scholarly journals The formation and stability of bulk amorphous and high entropy alloys

2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 51-57
Author(s):  
Attila Szabó ◽  
Krisztián Bán ◽  
József Hlinka ◽  
Judit Pásztor ◽  
Antal Lovas
Keyword(s):  
Amorphous Alloys ◽  
Configurational Entropy ◽  
Temperature Stability ◽  
High Entropy Alloy ◽  
Alloy Formation ◽  
High Entropy Alloys ◽  
High Temperature Stability ◽  
High Entropy ◽  
Phase Stabilization ◽  
Fcc Phase

Abstract Two kinds of phase stabilization mechanism are discussed and compared: the first is characteristic of the formation of bulk amorphous alloys, in which the high supercooling ability of multicomponent liquids is responsible for the glassy phase stabilization. Here the hindered nucleation of crystalline phases is the center phenomenon. The origin of this hindering is the slowing atomic mobility in the supercooling melt. In contrast the melt supercooling is negligible during the high entropy alloy formation. It is believed that stability of the crystalline single fcc phase is the consequence of the characteristic of high configurational entropy at high temperatures. However, the significance of this entropy-dominated stabilization is overestimated in several references. It has been concluded that transition metal contraction (arising from the d electron participation in the overall bonding state) does also contribute to the high temperature stability of fcc single phase in the high entropy alloys.

scholarly journals Bulk high-entropy nitrides and carbonitrides

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Olivia F. Dippo ◽  
Neda Mesgarzadeh ◽  
Tyler J. Harrington ◽  
Grant D. Schrader ◽  
Kenneth S. Vecchio
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
High Temperature ◽  
Configurational Entropy ◽  
Temperature Stability ◽  
High Hardness ◽  
Valence Electron Concentration ◽  
High Temperature Stability ◽  
High Entropy ◽  
Rule Of Mixtures ◽  
Traditional Ceramics

AbstractHigh-entropy ceramics have potential to improve the mechanical properties and high-temperature stability over traditional ceramics, and high entropy nitrides and carbonitrides (HENs and HECNs) are particularly attractive for high temperature and high hardness applications. The synthesis of 5 bulk HENs and 4 bulk HECNs forming single-phase materials is reported herein among 11 samples prepared. The hardness of HENs and HECNs increased by an average of 22% and 39%, respectively, over the rule-of-mixtures average of their monocarbide and mononitride precursors. Similarly, elastic modulus values increased by an average of 17% in nitrides and 31% in carbonitrides over their rule-of-mixtures values. The enhancement in mechanical properties is tied to an increase in the configurational entropy and a decrease in the valence electron concentration, providing parameters for tuning mechanical properties of high-entropy ceramics.

Effect of the Annealing Treatment on the Microstructure, Microhardness and Corrosion Behaviour of Al0.3CrFe1.5MnNi0.5 High-Entropy Alloys

2013 ◽  
Vol 748 ◽  
pp. 79-85 ◽  
Author(s):  
L.C. Tsao ◽  
C.S. Chen ◽  
Kuo Huan Fan ◽  
Yen Teng Huang
Keyword(s):  
Corrosion Behaviour ◽  
Dendritic Structure ◽  
Annealing Treatment ◽  
Age Hardening ◽  
High Entropy Alloy ◽  
Second Phase ◽  
High Entropy Alloys ◽  
High Entropy ◽  
Fcc Phase ◽  
Bcc Phase

In this study, an Al0.3CrFe1.5MnNi0.5high entropy alloy was synthesized by arc-melting in Ar. The as-cast alloy ingot was heat treated for 8 h at 650-750°C and then cooled in furnace to investigate the effects of age treatment on the microstructure, hardness and corrosion behaviour. The microstructure of as-cast sample has a typical rich-Cr BCC structure of dendrites, rich-Ni FCC interdendrite phases and a small fraction of cross-like rich-Ni FCC phase within the majority dendritic structure. During annealing treatment at 650°C, the cross-like FCC phase (β-FCC) gradually decreased, dendritic rich-Cr BCC phase transfers to Cr5Fe6Mn8phase, and the AlNi phase precipitated within the matrix dendrites. The interdendritic β1-FCC phases gradually decomposed and transfers to second-phase (β2FCC), and the AlNi precipitated phase coarsen during annealing at 750°C. In addition, Cr5Fe6Mn8phase gradually transfers to rich-Cr BCC phase during slow-cooling process. These precipitation phases in the grain matrix are the main age hardening mechanism. The potentiodynamic polarization of the Al0.3CrFe1.5MnNi0.5high entropy alloys, obtained in 3.5% NaCl solutions, clearly revealed that the corrosion resistance increases and the passive region decreases as annealing temperature increasing.

Investigation of Thermo-Mechanical Processing and Mechanical Properties of CoCrFeNiMn High Entropy Alloy for Peripheral Vascular Stent Application

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Karthik Alagarsamy ◽  
Aleksandra Fortier ◽  
Rajiv Mishra ◽  
Nilesh Kumar
Keyword(s):  
Temperature Stability ◽  
Fatigue Properties ◽  
High Entropy Alloy ◽  
Mechanical Processing ◽  
Peripheral Vascular ◽  
High Temperature Stability ◽  
Vascular Stent ◽  
High Entropy ◽  
New Class ◽  
Increased Strength

High entropy alloys (HEAs) are a new class of metallic materials with five or more principal alloying elements. Due to this distinct concept of alloying, the HEAs exhibit unique properties compared to conventional alloys. The outstanding properties of HEAs include increased strength, superior wear resistance, high temperature stability, increased fatigue properties, good corrosion and oxidation resistance. Such characteristics of HEAs have generated significant interest among the scientific community however, their application is yet to be explored. This paper discusses the mechanical and microstructural behavior of CoCrFeNiMn HEA subjected to thermo-mechanical processing, and its potential application in peripheral vascular stent implants that are prone to high failure rate. Results show that CoCrFeNiMn has characteristics that can potentially find use in peripheral vascular stent implants and extend their life-cycle.

Fundamental Core Effects in Transition Metal High-Entropy Alloys: “High-Entropy” and “Sluggish Diffusion” Effects

2021 ◽  
Vol 29 ◽  
pp. 75-93
Author(s):  
Abhishek Mehta ◽  
Yong Ho Sohn
Keyword(s):  
High Temperature ◽  
Temperature Stability ◽  
High Temperature Strength ◽  
High Entropy Alloys ◽  
High Temperature Stability ◽  
High Entropy ◽  
Diffusion Effects ◽  
Initial Work ◽  
Entropy Effect ◽  
Sluggish Diffusion

High entropy alloys (HEAs) are equimolar multi-principal-element alloys (MPEAs) that are different from traditional solvent-based multicomponent alloys based on the concept of alloy design. Based on initial work by Yeh and co-workers, HEAs were postulated to exhibit four “core” effects: high entropy, sluggish diffusion, lattice distortion, and cocktail effect. Out of these four proposed core effects, “high entropy” and “sluggish diffusion” effects were most debated in the literature as these core effects directly affect the thermodynamic and kinetic understanding of HEAs. The initial work on HEAs by several researchers utilized these effects to indirectly support the experimentally observed “unique” properties, without independent investigation of these core effects. The presumed implications of these core effects resulted in justification or generalization of properties to all HEAs, e.g., all HEAs should exhibit high temperature stability based on high entropy effect, high temperature strength owing to limited grain growth, good diffusion barrier application due to sluggish diffusion kinetics, etc. However, many recent studies have challenged these core effects, and suggested that not all HEAs were observed to exhibit these core effects.

Effect of Cold Rolling on the Microstructure and Hardness of Al5Cr12Fe35Mn28Ni20 High Entropy Alloy

2018 ◽  
Vol 917 ◽  
pp. 241-245 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sally Elkatatny ◽  
Mohamed Abdel Hady Gepreel ◽  
Atef Hamada
Keyword(s):  
Cold Rolling ◽  
Phase Structure ◽  
Rolling Reduction ◽  
High Entropy Alloy ◽  
High Entropy Alloys ◽  
Characterization Methods ◽  
High Entropy ◽  
Cold Rolling Reduction ◽  
Fcc Phase ◽  
Dendritic Structures

The microstructure and hardness changes of a non-equiatomic Al5Cr12Fe35Mn28Ni20high-entropy-alloys (HEA) with cold rolling are presented here. Using a variety of characterization methods, it is shown that the alloy is single FCC phase structure which doesn't change with cold rolling up to90%CR. With increasing the cold rolling reduction ratio, the hardness increased and the dendritic structures are broken and refined.

scholarly journals In-Situ Alloy Formation of a WMoTaNbV Refractory Metal High Entropy Alloy by Laser Powder Bed Fusion (PBF-LB/M)

Materials ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (11) ◽  
pp. 3095
Author(s):  
Florian Huber ◽  
Dominic Bartels ◽  
Michael Schmidt
Keyword(s):  
Electron Microscopy ◽  
Refractory Metal ◽  
High Entropy Alloy ◽  
Alloy Formation ◽  
High Entropy Alloys ◽  
Powder Bed Fusion ◽  
Laser Powder Bed Fusion ◽  
Powder Bed ◽  
High Entropy

High entropy or multi principal element alloys are a promising and relatively young concept for designing alloys. The idea of creating alloys without a single main alloying element opens up a wide space for possible new alloy compositions. High entropy alloys based on refractory metals such as W, Mo, Ta or Nb are of interest for future high temperature applications e.g., in the aerospace or chemical industry. However, producing refractory metal high entropy alloys by conventional metallurgical methods remains challenging. For this reason, the feasibility of laser-based additive manufacturing of the refractory metal high entropy alloy W20Mo20Ta20Nb20V20 by laser powder bed fusion (PBF-LB/M) is investigated in the present work. In-situ alloy formation from mixtures of easily available elemental powders is employed to avoid an expensive atomization of pre-alloyed powder. It is shown that PBF-LB/M of W20Mo20Ta20Nb20V20 is in general possible and that a complete fusion of the powder mixture without a significant number of undissolved particles is achievable by in-situ alloy formation during PBF-LB/M when selecting favorable process parameter combinations. The relative density of the samples with a dimension of 6 × 6 × 6 mm3 reaches, in dependence of the PBF-LB/M parameter set, 99.8%. Electron backscatter diffraction (EBSD) and transmission electron microscopy (TEM) measurements confirm the presence of a single bcc-phase. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) images show a dendritic and/or cellular microstructure that can, to some extent, be controlled by the PBF-LB/M parameters.

Microstructure and Corrosion Properties Investigations of AlCrNiCuMn High-Entropy Alloy

2015 ◽  
Vol 1128 ◽  
pp. 127-133
Author(s):  
Iulia Florea ◽  
Gheorghe Buluc ◽  
Romeu Chelariu ◽  
Elena Raluca Baciu ◽  
Ioan Carcea
Keyword(s):  
Electron Microscopy ◽  
Configurational Entropy ◽  
Microstructural Characterization ◽  
Electron Gun ◽  
High Entropy Alloy ◽  
High Entropy Alloys ◽  
Corrosion Properties ◽  
High Entropy ◽  
Disordered Structures ◽  
Corrosion Resistance Property

Using new high entropy alloy with chemical formula AlCrNiCuMn produced by high technology (induction melt method), in manufacture of new composite materials will enable the creation of new structures resistant to stress used dynamic collective protection. Specify that High Entropy Alloys are characterized as alloys consisting of approximate equal concentrations of at least five metallic elements and are claimed to favor close-packed, disordered structures due to high configurational entropy. In this study, we investigate the microstructure and corrosion properties of AlCrNiCuMn high-entropy alloys. The type of high entropy alloys manufactured was a five-component alloy of AlCrNiCuMn. The microstructure and corrosion resistance property of high-entropy alloys AlCrNiCuMn were determined by scanning electron microscopy and electrochemical workstation. Microstructural characterization was performed by electron microscopy on LMHII VegaTescan equipment using a secondary electron detector (SE) at a voltage of 30 kV electron gun.

scholarly journals Visualizing temperature-dependent phase stability in high entropy alloys

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniel Evans ◽  
Jiadong Chen ◽  
George Bokas ◽  
Wei Chen ◽  
Geoffroy Hautier ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Phase Stability ◽  
Temperature Stability ◽  
Barycentric Coordinates ◽  
High Entropy Alloys ◽  
High Temperature Stability ◽  
High Entropy ◽  
Spatial Dimensions ◽  
Thermodynamic Conditions ◽  
Inverse Hull ◽  
Multi Phase

AbstractHigh entropy alloys (HEAs) contain near equimolar amounts of five or more elements and are a compelling space for materials design. In the design of HEAs, great emphasis is placed on identifying thermodynamic conditions for single-phase and multi-phase stability regions, but this process is hindered by the difficulty of navigating stability relationships in high-component spaces. Traditional phase diagrams use barycentric coordinates to represent composition axes, which require (N – 1) spatial dimensions to represent an N-component system, meaning that HEA systems with N > 4 components cannot be readily visualized. Here, we propose forgoing barycentric composition axes in favor of two energy axes: a formation-energy axis and a ‘reaction energy’ axis. These Inverse Hull Webs offer an information-dense 2D representation that successfully captures complex phase stability relationships in N ≥ 5 component systems. We use our proposed diagrams to visualize the transition of HEA solid-solutions from high-temperature stability to metastability upon quenching, and identify important thermodynamic features that are correlated with the persistence or decomposition of metastable HEAs.

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%.

A review on phase prediction in high entropy alloys

2021 ◽  
pp. 095440622110089
Author(s):  
Vinay Kumar Soni ◽  
S Sanyal ◽  
K Raja Rao ◽  
Sudip K Sinha
Keyword(s):  
Solid Solution ◽  
Phase Formation ◽  
Single Phase ◽  
High Entropy Alloy ◽  
High Entropy Alloys ◽  
Modeling Tools ◽  
High Entropy ◽  
Recent Developments ◽  
Phase Prediction ◽  
The Stability

The formation of single phase solid solution in High Entropy Alloys (HEAs) is essential for the properties of the alloys therefore, numerous approach were proposed by many researchers to predict the stability of single phase solid solution in High Entropy Alloy. The present review examines some of the recent developments while using computational intelligence techniques such as parametric approach, CALPHAD, Machine Learning etc. for prediction of various phase formation in multicomponent high entropy alloys. A detail study of this data-driven approaches pertaining to the understanding of structural and phase formation behaviour of a new class of compositionally complex alloys is done in the present investigation. The advantages and drawbacks of the various computational are also discussed. Finally, this review aims at understanding several computational modeling tools complying the thermodynamic criteria for phase formation of novel HEAs which could possibly deliver superior mechanical properties keeping an aim at advanced engineering applications.

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