scholarly journals Design and Production of a New FeCoNiCrAlCu High-Entropy Alloy: Influence of Powder Production Method on Sintering

Materials ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (15) ◽  
pp. 4342
Author(s):  
Eduardo Reverte ◽  
Monique Calvo-Dahlborg ◽  
Ulf Dahlborg ◽  
Monica Campos ◽  
Paula Alvaredo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Atomic Radius ◽  
Production Method ◽  
High Entropy Alloy ◽  
X Ray Diffraction ◽  
Vacuum Sintering ◽  
High Entropy ◽  
Powder Production ◽  
Production Techniques ◽  
Fcc Phase ◽  
Domain Iii

The structure of FeCoNiCrAl1.8Cu0.5 high-entropy alloys (HEA) obtained by two different routes has been studied. The selection of the composition has followed the Hume–Rothery approach in terms of number of itinerant electrons (e/a) and average atomic radius to control the formation of specific phases. The alloys were obtained either from a mixture of elemental powders or from gas-atomised powders, being consolidated in both cases by uniaxial pressing and vacuum sintering at temperatures of 1200 °C and 1300 °C. The characterization performed in the sintered samples from both types of powder includes scanning electron microscopy, X-ray diffraction, differential thermal analysis, and density measurements. It was found that the powder production techniques give similar phases content. However, the sintering at 1300 °C destroys the achieved phase stability of the samples. The phases identified by all techniques and confirmed by Thermo-Calc calculations are the following: a major Co-Ni-Al-rich (P1) BCC phase, which stays stable after 1300 °C sintering and homogenising TT treatments; a complex Cr-Fe-rich (P2) B2 type phase, which transforms into a sigma phase after the 1300 °C sintering and homogenising TT treatments; and a very minor Al-Cu-rich (P3) FCC phase, which also transforms into Domain II and Domain III phases during the heating at 1300 °C and homogenising TT treatments.

An Evaluation of Microstructure and Hardness Properties of Zr Added FeNiAlCoCr High Entropy Alloys

2016 ◽  
Vol 846 ◽  
pp. 20-26 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rafidah Razuan ◽  
Mohamad Kamal Harun ◽  
Mahesh Talari
Keyword(s):  
High Entropy Alloy ◽  
X Ray Diffraction ◽  
X Ray ◽  
High Entropy ◽  
Arc Melting ◽  
Melting Technique ◽  
Fcc Phase ◽  
Xrd Patterns ◽  
Hardness Values ◽  
Fesem Micrographs

High Entropy Alloy (HEA) with at least 5 elements with equimolar ratios were developed to investigate the characteristics of Zr added in FeNiAlCoCrZrx (x=0.0, 0.2, 0.4, 0.6, 0.8 and 1.0). HEAs were prepared by arc melting technique in Ar atmosphere and were remelted five times to ensure homogeneity. The microstructure and phase constitution of these alloys are examined by X-Ray diffraction (XRD) and Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM). The results show that addition of Zr to FeNiAlCoCr HEA resulted in multiple solid solution phases viz., BCC1, BCC2, FCC1 and FCC2 as evidenced by XRD patterns. Furthermore, presence of both BCC and FCC phases at higher Zr additions suggests that Zr did not preferentially promoted the solidification of either BCC or FCC phase. It can be observed from the FESEM micrographs that with different Zr additions, solidified microstructures of FeNiAlCoCrZrx alloys varied between completely eutectic microstructures to proeutectic and eutectic phase mixtures. From FESEM micrographs it can be suggested that different Zr contents have resulted in different solidification modes. Hardness of Zr added samples is higher compared to base HEA which is FeNiAlCoCr. It was observed that hardness values are higher when proeutectic phases were present compared to completely eutectic FeNiAlCoCrZr alloy (x=0.1).

scholarly journals Preparation of high-entropy carbides by different sintering techniques

2021 ◽  
Vol 56 (19) ◽  
pp. 11237-11247 ◽  
Author(s):  
Johannes Pötschke ◽  
Manisha Dahal ◽  
Mathias Herrmann ◽  
Anne Vornberger ◽  
Björn Matthey ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Grain Size ◽  
Single Phase ◽  
X Ray Diffraction ◽  
Vacuum Sintering ◽  
X Ray ◽  
High Entropy ◽  
Mean Grain Size ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Gas Pressure Sintering ◽  
Hardness Values

AbstractDense (Hf, Ta, Nb, Ti, V)C- and (Ta, Nb, Ti, V, W)C-based high-entropy carbides (HEC) were produced by three different sintering techniques: gas pressure sintering/sinter–HIP at 1900 °C and 100 bar Ar, vacuum sintering at 2250 °C and 0.001 bar as well as SPS/FAST at 2000 °C and 60 MPa pressure. The relative density varied from 97.9 to 100%, with SPS producing 100% dense samples with both compositions. Grain size measurements showed that the substitution of Hf with W leads to an increase in the mean grain size of 5–10 times the size of the (Hf, Ta, Nb, Ti, V,)C samples. Vacuum-sintered samples showed uniform grain size distribution regardless of composition. EDS mapping revealed the formation of a solid solution with no intermetallic phases or element clustering. X-ray diffraction analysis showed the structure of mostly single-phase cubic high-entropy carbides. Hardness measurements revealed that (Hf, Ta, Nb, Ti, V)C samples possess higher hardness values than (Ta, Nb, Ti, V, W)C samples.

scholarly journals A Study of Thin Film Resistors Prepared Using Ni-Cr-Si-Al-Ta High Entropy Alloy

2015 ◽  
Vol 2015 ◽  
pp. 1-7 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ruei-Cheng Lin ◽  
Tai-Kuang Lee ◽  
Der-Ho Wu ◽  
Ying-Chieh Lee
Keyword(s):  
Annealing Temperature ◽  
Phase Evolution ◽  
Amorphous Structure ◽  
High Entropy Alloy ◽  
X Ray Diffraction ◽  
Temperature Coefficient Of Resistance ◽  
X Ray ◽  
High Entropy ◽  
Transmission Electron ◽  
Thin Film Resistors

Ni-Cr-Si-Al-Ta resistive thin films were prepared on glass and Al2O3substrates by DC magnetron cosputtering from targets of Ni0.35-Cr0.25-Si0.2-Al0.2casting alloy and Ta metal. Electrical properties and microstructures of Ni-Cr-Si-Al-Ta films under different sputtering powers and annealing temperatures were investigated. The phase evolution, microstructure, and composition of Ni-Cr-Si-Al-Ta films were characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), and Auger electron spectroscopy (AES). When the annealing temperature was set to 300°C, the Ni-Cr-Si-Al-Ta films with an amorphous structure were observed. When the annealing temperature was at 500°C, the Ni-Cr-Si-Al-Ta films crystallized into Al0.9Ni4.22, Cr2Ta, and Ta5Si3phases. The Ni-Cr-Si-Al-Ta films deposited at 100 W and annealed at 300°C which exhibited the higher resistivity 2215 μΩ-cm with −10 ppm/°C of temperature coefficient of resistance (TCR).

scholarly journals Effect of Copper Addition on the AlCoCrFeNi High Entropy Alloys Properties via the Electroless Plating and Powder Metallurgy Technique

Crystals ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (5) ◽  
pp. 540
Author(s):  
Mohamed Ali Hassan ◽  
Hossam M. Yehia ◽  
Ahmed S. A. Mohamed ◽  
Ahmed Essa El-Nikhaily ◽  
Omayma A. Elkady
Keyword(s):  
Compressive Strength ◽  
Powder Metallurgy ◽  
Atomic Radius ◽  
The Other ◽  
High Entropy Alloy ◽  
Coating Process ◽  
High Entropy Alloys ◽  
Powder Metallurgy Technique ◽  
Copper Metal ◽  
High Entropy

To improve the AlCoCrFeNi high entropy alloys’ (HEAs’) toughness, it was coated with different amounts of Cu then fabricated by the powder metallurgy technique. Mechanical alloying of equiatomic AlCoCrFeNi HEAs for 25 h preceded the coating process. The established powder samples were sintered at different temperatures in a vacuum furnace. The HEAs samples sintered at 950˚C exhibit the highest relative density. The AlCoCrFeNi HEAs model sample was not successfully produced by the applied method due to the low melting point of aluminum. The Al element’s problem disappeared due to encapsulating it with a copper layer during the coating process. Because the atomic radius of the copper metal (0.1278 nm) is less than the atomic radius of the aluminum metal (0.1431 nm) and nearly equal to the rest of the other elements (Co, Cr, Fe, and Ni), the crystal size powder and fabricated samples decreased by increasing the content of the Cu wt%. On the other hand, the lattice strain increased. The microstructure revealed that the complete diffusion between the different elements to form high entropy alloy material was not achieved. A dramatic decrease in the produced samples’ hardness was observed where it decreased from 403 HV at 5 wt% Cu to 191 HV at 20 wt% Cu. On the contrary, the compressive strength increased from 400.034 MPa at 5 wt% Cu to 599.527 MPa at 15 wt% Cu with a 49.86% increment. This increment in the compressive strength may be due to precipitating the copper metal on the particles’ surface in the nano-size, reducing the dislocations’ motion, increasing the stiffness of produced materials. The formability and toughness of the fabricated materials improved by increasing the copper’s content. The thermal expansion has increased gradually by increasing the Cu wt%.

Phase Transition of As-Milled and Annealed CrCuFeMnNi High-Entropy Alloy Powder

NANO ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 13 (09) ◽  
pp. 1850100 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rui-Feng Zhao ◽  
Bo Ren ◽  
Guo-Peng Zhang ◽  
Zhong-Xia Liu ◽  
Jian-Jian Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Phase Transition ◽  
Solution Structure ◽  
Milling Time ◽  
Structure Evolution ◽  
High Entropy Alloy ◽  
Chemical Homogeneity ◽  
High Entropy ◽  
Dynamic Phase Transition ◽  
Fcc Phase ◽  
Bcc Phase

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.

Surface hardening of FCC phase high-entropy alloy system by powder-pack boriding

2019 ◽  
Vol 371 ◽  
pp. 389-394 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thomas Lindner ◽  
Martin Löbel ◽  
Benjamin Sattler ◽  
Thomas Lampke
Keyword(s):  
Surface Hardening ◽  
Alloy System ◽  
High Entropy Alloy ◽  
High Entropy ◽  
Fcc Phase

scholarly journals Effect of Mn Addition on the Microstructures and Mechanical Properties of CoCrFeNiPd High Entropy Alloy

Entropy ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 21 (3) ◽  
pp. 288
Author(s):  
Yiming Tan ◽  
Jinshan Li ◽  
Jun Wang ◽  
Hongchao Kou
Keyword(s):  
Intermetallic Compound ◽  
Interface Energy ◽  
High Entropy Alloy ◽  
Strengthening Effect ◽  
Face Centered Cubic ◽  
Liquid Interfaces ◽  
High Entropy ◽  
Single Face ◽  
Face Centered ◽  
Fcc Phase

CoCrFeNiPdMnx (x = 0, 0.2, 0.4, 0.6, 0.8) high entropy alloys (HEAs) were prepared and characterized. With an increase in Mn addition, the microstructures changed from dendrites (CoCrFeNiPd with a single face-centered-cubic (FCC) phase) to divorced eutectics (CoCrFeNiPdMn0.2 and CoCrFeNiPdMn0.4), to hypoeutectic microstructures (CoCrFeNiPdMn0.6), and finally to seaweed eutectic dendrites (CoCrFeNiPdMn0.8). The addition of Mn might change the interface energy anisotropy of both the FCC/liquid and MnPd-rich intermetallic compound/liquid interfaces, thus forming the seaweed eutectic dendrites. The hardness of the FCC phase was found to be highly related to the solute strengthening effect, the formation of nanotwins and the transition from CoCrFeNiPd-rich to CoCrFeNi-rich FCC phase. Hierarchical nanotwins were found in the MnPd-rich intermetallic compound and a decrease in either the spacing of primary twins or secondary twins led to an increase in hardness. The designing rules of EHEAs were discussed and the pseudo binary method was revised accordingly.

scholarly journals Effect of V and Ti on the Oxidation Resistance of WMoTaNb Refractory High-Entropy Alloy at High Temperatures

Metals ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 41
Author(s):  
Shuaidan Lu ◽  
Xiaoxiao Li ◽  
Xiaoyu Liang ◽  
Wei Yang ◽  
Jian Chen
Keyword(s):  
Oxidation Resistance ◽  
High Temperatures ◽  
Elevated Temperatures ◽  
Early Stage ◽  
Mass Gain ◽  
High Entropy Alloy ◽  
High Entropy Alloys ◽  
X Ray Diffraction ◽  
X Ray ◽  
High Entropy

Alloying with V and Ti elements effectively improves the strength of WMoTaNb refractory high entropy alloys (RHEAs) at elevated temperatures. However, their effects on the oxidation resistance of WMoTaNb RHEAs are unknown, which is vitally important to their application at high temperatures. In this work, the effect of V and Ti on the oxidation behavior of WMoTaNb RHEA at 1000 °C was investigated using a thermogravimetric system, X-ray diffraction and scanning electron microscopy. The oxidation of all alloys was found to obey a power law passivating oxidation at the early stage. The addition of V aggravates the volatility of V2O5, MoO3 and WO3, and leads to disastrous internal oxidation. The addition of Ti reduces the mass gain in forming the full coverage of passivating scale and prolongs the passivation duration of alloys.

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