| 92 wt% Cu - 8 wt% CeO2 | 80 wt% Cu - 20 wt% CeO2 | |
Density (g∙cm−3) | 8.12 ± 0.05 | 7.66 ± 0.03 | |
Specific gravity (%) | 92 | 88 | |
Electrical conductivity (%IACS) | 38 ± 5 | 15 ± 3 | |
Vickers Hardness (HV5) | 69 ± 2 | 88 ± 4 | |
Phase quantification (wt%) | Cu | 91.90 ± 0.05 | 82.75 ± 0.06 |
CeO2 | 8.1 ± 0.2 | 17.2 ± 0.2 | |
Crystallite size (nm) | Cu | 61.0 | 72.6 |
CeO2 | 40.1 | 49.0 | |
Cell parameter (nm) | Cu | 0.361825 ± 0.00009 | 0.36182 ± 0.0001 |
CeO2 | 0.54135 ± 0.0004 | 0.54149 ± 0.0003 | |
EDS (wt%) | Cu | 9.13 | 85.30 |
Ce | 6.58 | 13.30 | |
O | 0.28 | 1.55 |