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.

scholarly journals Age Heat Treatment of Al0.5CoCrFe1.5NiTi0.5 High-Entropy Alloy

Metals ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 91
Author(s):  
Che-Fu Lee ◽  
Tao-Tsung Shun
Keyword(s):  
Cast Alloy ◽  
Dendritic Structure ◽  
Age Hardening ◽  
High Entropy Alloy ◽  
Σ Phase ◽  
High Entropy ◽  
The Matrix ◽  
B2 Phase ◽  
Fcc Phase ◽  
Bcc Phase

In this study, Al0.5CoCrFe1.5NiTi0.5 high-entropy alloy was heat-treated from 500 °C to 1200 °C for 24 h to investigate age-hardening phenomena and microstructure evolution. The as-cast alloy, with a hardness of HV430, exhibited a dendritic structure comprising an (Fe,Cr)-rich FCC phase and a (Ni,Al,Ti)-rich B2 phase, and the interdendrite exhibited a spinodal decomposed structure comprising an (Fe,Cr)-rich BCC phase and a (Ni,Al,Ti)-rich B2 phase. Age hardening and softening occurred at 500 °C to 800 °C and 900 °C to 1100 °C, respectively. We observed optimal age hardening at 700 °C, and alloy hardness increased to HV556. The hardening was attributed to the precipitation of the σ phase, and the softening was attributed to the dissolution of the σ phase back into the matrix and coarsening of the microstructure. The appearance of fine Widmanstätten precipitates formed by the (Al,Ti)-rich BCC phase and (Ni,Al,Ti)-rich B2 phase at 1200 °C led to secondary hardening.

scholarly journals Effects of the Replacement of Co with Ni on the Microstructure, Mechanical Properties, and Age Hardening of AlCo1−xCrFeNi1+x High-Entropy Alloys

Materials ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (10) ◽  
pp. 2665
Author(s):  
Che-Fu Lee ◽  
Tao-Tsung Shun
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
Fracture Strain ◽  
Dendritic Structure ◽  
Age Hardening ◽  
Molar Ratio ◽  
High Entropy Alloys ◽  
Σ Phase ◽  
High Entropy ◽  
Fcc Phase ◽  
Bcc Phase

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.

Microstructures and Wear Resistance of Al1.5CrFeNiTi0.5 and Al1.5CrFeNiTi0.5W0.5 High Entropy Alloy Coatings Manufactured by Laser Cladding

2019 ◽  
Vol 956 ◽  
pp. 154-159 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hui Liang ◽  
Bing Yang Gao ◽  
Ya Ning Li ◽  
Qiu Xin Nie ◽  
Zhi Qiang Cao
Keyword(s):  
Wear Resistance ◽  
Laser Cladding ◽  
Dendritic Structure ◽  
Laves Phase ◽  
High Entropy Alloy ◽  
Second Phase ◽  
Laves Phases ◽  
High Entropy ◽  
Two Phases ◽  
Bcc Phase

For the purpose of expanding the application scope of HEA coating manufactured on the surface modification of materials, in this work, the Al1.5CrFeNiTi0.5 and Al1.5CrFeNiTi0.5W0.5 HEA coatings were successfully manufactured using laser cladding method on SUS304. The microstructures and wear resistance of coatings are researched systematically. It is found that the W0 and W0.5 HEA coatings all exhibit the dendritic structure, which are constituted by BCC phases and Laves phases. With W element addition, the phase structures of W0.5 coating remain unchanged. W is dissolved in both two phases, but the solid solubility in Laves phase is higher compared to that in BCC phase. W0.5 coating with the highest microhardness of 848.34 HV, and the W0 coating with the microhardness of 811.45 HV, both of whose microhardness are four times more than that of SUS304 substrate. Among all samples, the W0.5 coating shows the optimal wear performance because of its larger content of hard second phase ( Laves phase).

scholarly journals Phase Evolution, Microstructure and Mechanical Property of AlCoCrFeNiTi High-Entropy Alloy Coatings Prepared by Mechanical Alloying and Laser Cladding

Metals ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (10) ◽  
pp. 1036
Author(s):  
Weijie Yu ◽  
Yun Wang ◽  
Ruitao Li ◽  
Junhong Mao
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Alloying ◽  
Laser Cladding ◽  
Steel Substrate ◽  
Phase Evolution ◽  
High Entropy Alloy ◽  
Second Phase ◽  
Face Centered Cubic ◽  
High Entropy ◽  
Fcc Phase ◽  
Bcc Phase

AlCoCrFeNiTi high-entropy alloy coatings (HEACs) were prepared by mechanical alloying (MA) and laser cladding (LC) process on H13 hot-working die steel substrate. Phase evolution, microstructure, and mechanical properties of the alloyed powder and HEACs were investigated in detail. The final milling AlCoCrFeNiTi coating powders exhibited simple body centered cubic (BCC) phase and mean granular size of less than 4 μm. With the increase of heat input of the laser, partial BCC phase transformed into minor face centered cubic (FCC) phase during LC. AlCoCrFeNiTi HEACs showed excellent metallurgical bonding with the substrate, and few defects. Moreover, the microhardness of AlCoCrFeNiTi HEACs reached 1069 HV due to the existence of the hard oxidation and the second phase grains, which are about five times that of the substrate. The laser surface cladding HEACs exhibited deteriorated tensile property compared with that of the substrate and the fracture generally occurred in the region of HEACs. The fracture mechanism of AlCoCrFeNiTi HEACs was dominated by the comprehensive influence of brittle fracture and ductile fracture.

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.

scholarly journals Эволюция структуры AlCoCrFeNi высокоэнтропийного сплава при облучении импульсным электронным пучком

2021 ◽  
Vol 91 (12) ◽  
pp. 1971
Author(s):  
Ю.Ф. Иванов ◽  
В.Е. Громов ◽  
С.В. Коновалов ◽  
Ю.А. Шлярова
Keyword(s):  
Materials Science ◽  
Structural Phase ◽  
Dendritic Structure ◽  
High Entropy Alloy ◽  
Second Phase ◽  
Initial State ◽  
High Entropy ◽  
Electron Beam Processing ◽  
Distribution Of Elements ◽  
Physical Materials

By the methods of modern physical materials science the change in structural-phase state of AlCoCrFeNi high-entropy alloy (HEA) of nonequiatomic composition obtained by the methods of wire arc additive technology (WAAM) after irradiation by electron beams with energy density of (10-30) J/cm2, durality of 50 μs, frequency 0.3 Hz is studied. In the initial state the alloy had a dendritic structure indicating the inhomogeneous distribution of elements. It is shown that electron beam processing forms the structure of high-velocity cellular crystallization with cell size of 100-200 nm, along boundaries of which the nanodimensional (15-30 nm) inclusions of the second phase enriched in Cr and Fe atoms are located.

scholarly journals Magnetic Properties and Microstructure of FeCoNi(CuAl)0.8Snx (0 ≤ x ≤ 0.10) High-Entropy Alloys

Entropy ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 20 (11) ◽  
pp. 872 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhong Li ◽  
Chenxu Wang ◽  
Linye Yu ◽  
Yong Gu ◽  
Minxiang Pan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Magnetic Properties ◽  
High Entropy Alloys ◽  
Face Centered Cubic ◽  
High Tc ◽  
Soft Magnets ◽  
High Entropy ◽  
Face Centered ◽  
Fcc Phase ◽  
Bcc Phase ◽  
Curie Temperatures

The present work exhibits the effects of Sn addition on the magnetic properties and microstructure of FeCoNi(CuAl)0.8Snx (0 ≤ x ≤ 0.10) high-entropy alloys (HEAs). The results show all the samples consist of a mixed structure of face-centered-cubic (FCC) phase and body-centered-cubic (BCC) phase. The addition of Sn promotes the formation of BCC phase, and it also affects the shape of Cu-rich nano-precipitates in BCC matrix. It also shows that the Curie temperatures (Tc) of the FCC phase and the saturation magnetization (Ms) of the FeCoNi(CuAl)0.8Snx (0 ≤ x ≤ 0.10) HEAs increase greatly while the remanence (Br) decreases after the addition of Sn into FeCoNi(CuAl)0.8 HEA. The thermomagnetic curves indicate that the phases of the FeCoNi(CuAl)0.8Snx (0 ≤ x ≤ 0.10) HEAs will transform from FCC with low Tc to BCC phase with high Tc at temperature of 600–700 K. This work provides a new idea for FeCoNi(CuAl)0.8Snx (0 ≤ x ≤ 0.10) HEAs for their potential application as soft magnets to be used at high temperatures.

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
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
Molar Ratio ◽  
High Entropy Alloy ◽  
High Entropy ◽  
Cr Content ◽  
Microstructure And Mechanical Properties ◽  
Alloy Hardness ◽  
Fcc Phase ◽  
Bcc Phase ◽  
Feni Alloys

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.

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 Brute Force Composition Scanning with a CALPHAD Database to Find Low Temperature Body Centered Cubic High Entropy Alloys

Entropy ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 20 (12) ◽  
pp. 911 ◽  
Author(s):  
T. Klaver ◽  
D. Simonovic ◽  
M. Sluiter
Keyword(s):  
Low Temperature ◽  
Grid Point ◽  
Ternary Alloys ◽  
High Entropy Alloy ◽  
High Entropy Alloys ◽  
Body Centered Cubic ◽  
High Entropy ◽  
Increasing Temperature ◽  
Bcc Phase

We used the Thermo-Calc High Entropy Alloy CALPHAD database to determine the stable phases of AlCrMnNbTiV, AlCrMoNbTiV, AlCrFeTiV and AlCrMnMoTi alloys from 800 to 2800 K. The concentrations of elements were varied from 1–49 atom%. A five- or six-dimensional grid is constructed, with stable phases calculated at each grid point. Thermo-Calc was used as a massive parallel tool and three million compositions were calculated, resulting in tens of thousands of compositions for which the alloys formed a single disordered body centered cubic (bcc) phase at 800 K. By filtering out alloy compositions for which a disordered single phase persists down to 800 K, composition ‘islands’ of high entropy alloys are determined in composition space. The sizes and shapes of such islands provide information about which element combinations have good high entropy alloy forming qualities as well as about the role of individual elements within an alloy. In most cases disordered single phases are formed most readily at low temperature when several elements are almost entirely excluded, resulting in essentially ternary alloys. We determined which compositions lie near the centers of the high entropy alloy islands and therefore remain high entropy islands under small composition changes. These island center compositions are predicted to be high entropy alloys with the greatest certainty and make good candidates for experimental verification. The search for high entropy islands can be conducted subject to constraints, e.g., requiring a minimum amount of Al and/or Cr to promote oxidation resistance. Imposing such constraints rapidly diminishes the number of high entropy alloy compositions, in some cases to zero. We find that AlCrMnNbTiV and AlCrMoNbTiV are relatively good high entropy alloy formers, AlCrFeTiV is a poor high entropy alloy former, while AlCrMnMoTi is a poor high entropy alloy former at 800 K but quickly becomes a better high entropy alloy former with increasing temperature.

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