scholarly journals Recent Advances in Additive Manufacturing of High Entropy Alloys and Their Nuclear and Wear-Resistant Applications

Metals ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (12) ◽  
pp. 1980
Author(s):  
Sonal Sonal ◽  
Jonghyun Lee
Keyword(s):  
Additive Manufacturing ◽  
High Performance ◽  
Composition Range ◽  
Extreme Environments ◽  
Advanced Materials ◽  
High Entropy Alloys ◽  
Wide Composition Range ◽  
High Entropy ◽  
Materials Engineering ◽  
Vast Area

Alloying has been very common practice in materials engineering to fabricate metals of desirable properties for specific applications. Traditionally, a small amount of the desired material is added to the principal metal. However, a new alloying technique emerged in 2004 with the concept of adding several principal elements in or near equi-atomic concentrations. These are popularly known as high entropy alloys (HEAs) which can have a wide composition range. A vast area of this composition range is still unexplored. The HEAs research community is still trying to identify and characterize the behaviors of these alloys under different scenarios to develop high-performance materials with desired properties and make the next class of advanced materials. Over the years, understanding of the thermodynamics theories, phase stability and manufacturing methods of HEAs has improved. Moreover, HEAs have also shown retention of strength and relevant properties under extreme tribological conditions and radiation. Recent progresses in these fields are surveyed and discussed in this review with a focus on HEAs for use under extreme environments (i.e., wear and irradiation) and their fabrication using additive manufacturing.

scholarly journals Process Optimization of High Entropy Alloys by Laser Additive Manufacturing

Authorea ◽  
2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Modupeola Dada ◽  
Patricia Popoola ◽  
Ntombi Mathe ◽  
Sisa Pityana ◽  
Samson Adeosun ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Additive Manufacturing ◽  
Process Optimization ◽  
High Entropy Alloys ◽  
Laser Additive Manufacturing ◽  
High Entropy

scholarly journals Additive Manufacturing of High-Entropy Alloys: A Review

Entropy ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 20 (12) ◽  
pp. 937 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shuying Chen ◽  
Yang Tong ◽  
Peter Liaw
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
Additive Manufacturing ◽  
High Efficiency ◽  
Mechanical Performance ◽  
Heating Temperature ◽  
Intermetallic Phase ◽  
Solid Solution Phase ◽  
High Entropy Alloys ◽  
Scanning Method ◽  
High Entropy

Owing to the reduced defects, low cost, and high efficiency, the additive manufacturing (AM) technique has attracted increasingly attention and has been applied in high-entropy alloys (HEAs) in recent years. It was found that AM-processed HEAs possess an optimized microstructure and improved mechanical properties. However, no report has been proposed to review the application of the AM method in preparing bulk HEAs. Hence, it is necessary to introduce AM-processed HEAs in terms of applications, microstructures, mechanical properties, and challenges to provide readers with fundamental understanding. Specifically, we reviewed (1) the application of AM methods in the fabrication of HEAs and (2) the post-heat treatment effect on the microstructural evolution and mechanical properties. Compared with the casting counterparts, AM-HEAs were found to have a superior yield strength and ductility as a consequence of the fine microstructure formed during the rapid solidification in the fabrication process. The post-treatment, such as high isostatic pressing (HIP), can further enhance their properties by removing the existing fabrication defects and residual stress in the AM-HEAs. Furthermore, the mechanical properties can be tuned by either reducing the pre-heating temperature to hinder the phase partitioning or modifying the composition of the HEA to stabilize the solid-solution phase or ductile intermetallic phase in AM materials. Moreover, the processing parameters, fabrication orientation, and scanning method can be optimized to further improve the mechanical performance of the as-built-HEAs.

Materials and manufacturing renaissance: Additive manufacturing of high-entropy alloys

2020 ◽  
Vol 35 (15) ◽  
pp. 1963-1983 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jinyeon Kim ◽  
Akane Wakai ◽  
Atieh Moridi
Keyword(s):  
Additive Manufacturing ◽  
High Entropy Alloys ◽  
High Entropy ◽  
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Abstract

Solid State Manufacture of High Entropy Alloys-Preliminary Studies

MRS Advances ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 2 (26) ◽  
pp. 1375-1380 ◽  
Author(s):  
M B D Ellis ◽  
G R Doughty
Keyword(s):  
Solid State ◽  
High Performance ◽  
Alloying Elements ◽  
Liquid Density ◽  
High Entropy Alloys ◽  
Next Generation ◽  
Molten Salt Electrolysis ◽  
High Entropy ◽  
State Diffusion ◽  
Environmentally Friendly Process

AbstractFor the past ten years Metalysis have produced tantalum, titanium and titanium alloy powders for high performance applications using their solid state salt electrolysis process. This low energy and environmentally friendly process is now being used to manufacture the next generation of High Entropy Alloys (HEAs).In most cases the manufacture of HEAs involves high temperatures which put all of the alloying elements into the liquid phase. This can lead to numerous problems and restrict the number of HEAs which can be made, particularly the alloys where one needs to combine low melting point elements with refractory elements and also where there are significant liquid density differences between the constituents causing melt segregation.The aim is to present the preliminary work carried out by Metalysis and to show how the solid state diffusion process based on molten salt electrolysis lends itself to the industrial scale manufacture of the next generation of HEAs. This study will focus on the HEAs whose constituent alloying elements have large differences in both their melting points and liquid densities, for example, chromium, niobium, tantalum, titanium and aluminum.

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