Materials Science Forum, Vol.495-497, 907-912, 2005
High tensile strength of drawn gold
This paper studies the microstructure of drawn gold wires to equivalent strain of 10 and to equivalent strain of 8.5 then heat-treated. The texture of gold wire drawn to strain of 10 is mainly composed of < 100 > and < 111 > fibers. Tensile strength of the gold wire increases with < 111 > fiber fraction, while the grain size does not appear to affect the tensile property. With an exception at heat treatment at 600 degrees C, the texture of gold wire drawn the strain of 8.5 is replaced with < 100 > fiber component by heat treatment process at 400 similar to 700 degrees C. Heat treatment at 600 degrees C produces < 110 > fiber or < 112 > fiber, depending upon annealing time.