scholarly journals Effects of Cr Content on Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of AlCoCrxFeNi High-Entropy Alloy

2018 ◽  
Vol 2018 ◽  
pp. 1-7 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tao-Tsung Shun ◽  
Wei-Jhe Hung

In this study, we investigated the effects of Cr content on the crystal structure, microstructure, and mechanical properties of four AlCoCrxFeNi (x = 0.3, 0.5, 0.7, and 1.0, in molar ratio) high-entropy alloys. AlCoCr0.3FeNi alloy contains duplex phases, which are ordered BCC phase and FCC phase. As the Cr content increases to x = 1.0, the FCC phase disappears and the microstructure exhibits a spinodal structure formed by a BCC phase and an ordered BCC phase. This result indicates that Cr is a BCC former in AlCoCrxFeNi alloys. With increasing Cr content, the alloy hardness increases from HV415 to HV498. AlCoCr0.3FeNi, AlCoCr0.5FeNi, and AlCoCr0.7FeNi exhibit a high compressive fracture strain of about 0.24 because of the formation of the FCC phase in the BCC matrix. Moreover, the highest yield stress of 1394 MPa and compressive strength of 1841 MPa presented by AlCoCrFeNi alloy are due to the existence of a nano-net-like spinodal structure.

Entropy ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 22 (1) ◽  
pp. 2 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ya-Chu Hsu ◽  
Chia-Lin Li ◽  
Chun-Hway Hsueh

CoCrFeMnNiAlx (x = 0, 0.07, 0.3, 0.6, 1.0, 1.3) high-entropy alloy films (HEAFs) were processed by co-sputtering of CoCrFeMnNi alloy and Al targets. The effects of Al content on the microstructures and mechanical properties of HEAFs were studied. The XRD results indicated that the crystalline structure changed from the single face-centered cubic (FCC) phase for x = 0 and 0.07 to duplex FCC + body-centered cubic (BCC) phases for x = 0.3 and 0.6, and eventually, to a single BCC phase for x = 1.0 and 1.3, which agreed with the corresponding selected-area electron diffraction patterns. Also, nanotwins were observed in the FCC phase. Mechanical properties of films were studied using nanoindentation and micropillar compression tests. The hardness increased from 5.71 GPa at x = 0 to 8.74 GPa at x = 1.3. The compressive yield strength increased from 1.59 GPa to 3.73 GPa; however, the fracture strain decreased from 20.91% (no fracture) to 13.78% with the increasing Al content. Both nanotwins and BCC phase contributed to the strengthening effects for CoCrFeMnNiAlx HEAFs. Also, compared to the bulk CoCrFeMnNiAlx counterpart, the film exhibited much higher hardness and strength because of the much smaller grain size and the presence of nanotwins.


2021 ◽  
Vol 55 (6) ◽  
Author(s):  
Mingxing Ma ◽  
Liang Zhao ◽  
Zhi-xin Wang ◽  
Shang-zhi Li ◽  
Chen Dong

CoCuNiTi high-entropy alloy coatings with an equal molar ratio were prepared on 45 steel substrates using the laser-cladding method. The effect of CeO2 doping on phase structure, microstructure and corrosion behavior of CoCuNiTi coatings were investigated by X-ray diffraction, optical microscope, scanning electron microscope, and electrochemical workstation. The results show that the phase structure of CoCuNiTi coating doped with 1 w/% CeO2 is transformed from the original dual-phase structure of FCC main phase and BCC phase to the dual-phase structure of BCC main phase and FCC phase, mainly because CeO2 addition helps to improve the temperature gradient and solidification rate during solidification, reduce the nucleation resistance and the diffusion distance of the alloying elements, and provide a liquid environment with longer time, lower viscosity and higher diffusion rate. The microstructure of the two coatings is composed of BCC-phase dendrite and FCC-phase interdendrite. The widths of the primary dendrites of the columnar dendrites in CoCuNiTi cladding layer before and after CeO2 doping are about 8.10 µm and 6.51 µm, respectively. The CoCuNiTi coating doped with 1 w/% CeO2 has the smallest corrosion current density, the largest capacitive reactance arc radius and polarization resistance, and the best corrosion resistance in 3.5 w/% NaCl solution, which is mainly due to making the alloy structure refined and the element distribution uniform after the CeO2 addition.


Materials ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (10) ◽  
pp. 2665
Author(s):  
Che-Fu Lee ◽  
Tao-Tsung Shun

In this study, effects of the replacement of Co with Ni on the microstructure, mechanical properties, and age hardening of high-entropy alloys of AlCo1−xCrFeNi1+x (x = molar ratio; x = 0, 0.5, 1, denoted as X0, X0.5, and X1, respectively) were investigated. These three alloys exhibited a dendritic structure comprising an ordered BCC matrix, a BCC phase, and an FCC or an ordered FCC phase. From X0 to X1 alloys, the yield stress and compressive stress decreased from 1202 and 1790 MPa to 693 and 1537 MPa, respectively. However, fracture strain increased from 0.15 to 0.42. Peak age hardening at 600 °C for the X0 alloy was due to the precipitation of the (Cr,Fe)-rich σ phase. Peak age hardening for the X0.5 and X1 alloys was observed at 500 °C because of the precipitation of the σ phase and BCC phase, respectively.


2017 ◽  
Vol 61 (1) ◽  
pp. 117-123 ◽  
Author(s):  
TianDang Huang ◽  
Li Jiang ◽  
ChangLiang Zhang ◽  
Hui Jiang ◽  
YiPing Lu ◽  
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NANO ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 13 (09) ◽  
pp. 1850100 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rui-Feng Zhao ◽  
Bo Ren ◽  
Guo-Peng Zhang ◽  
Zhong-Xia Liu ◽  
Jian-Jian Zhang

The CrCuFeMnNi high entropy alloy (HEA) powder was synthesized by mechanical alloying. The effects of milling time and subsequent annealing on the structure evolution, thermostability and magnetic property were investigated. After 50[Formula: see text]h of milling, the CrCuFeMnNi HEA powder consisted of a major FCC phase and a small amount of BCC phase. The crystallite size and strain lattice of 50[Formula: see text]h-ball-milled CrCuFeMnNi HEA powder were 12[Formula: see text]nm and 1.02%, respectively. The powder exhibited refined morphology and excellent chemical homogeneity. The supersaturated solid solution structure of the as-milled HEA powder transformed into FCC1, FCC2, a small amount of BCC and [Formula: see text] phase in annealed state. Most of the BCC phase decomposed into FCC (mainly FCC2 phase) and [Formula: see text] phases, and the dynamic phase transition was almost in equilibrium at 900[Formula: see text]C. The saturated magnetization and coercivity force of the 50[Formula: see text]h-ball-milled CrCuFeMnNi HEA powder were respectively 16.1[Formula: see text]emu/g and 56.2[Formula: see text]Oe.


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