In the present study,we selected solutes to be added to the Cr Co Ni medium-entropy alloy(MEA)based on the mismatch of self-diffusion activation energy(SDQ)between the alloying elements and constituent elements of the...In the present study,we selected solutes to be added to the Cr Co Ni medium-entropy alloy(MEA)based on the mismatch of self-diffusion activation energy(SDQ)between the alloying elements and constituent elements of the matrix,and then investigated their grain growth behavior and mechanical properties.Mo and Al were selected as the solutes for investigation primarily because they have higher and lower SDQ,respectively,than those of the matrix elements;a secondary factor was their higher and lower shear modulus.Their concentrations were fixed at 3 at.%each because previous work had shown these compositions to be single-phase solid solutions with the face-centered cubic structure.Three alloys were produced by arc melting,casting,homogenizing,cold rolling and annealing at various temperatures and times to produce samples with different grain sizes.They were(a)the base alloy Cr Co Ni,(b)the base alloy plus 3 at.%Mo,and(c)the base alloy plus 3 at.%Al.The activation energies for grain growth of the Cr Co Ni,Cr Co Ni-3Mo and CrCo Ni-3Al MEAs were found to be^251,~368 and^219 k J/mol,respectively,consistent with the notion that elements with higher SDQ(in this study Mo)retard grain growth(likely by a solute-drag effect),whereas those with lower values(Al)accelerate grain growth.The roomtemperature tensile properties show that Mo increases the yield strength by^40%but Al addition has a smaller strengthening effect consistent with their relative shear moduli.The yield strength as a function of grain size for the three single-phase MEAs follows the classical Hall-Petch relationship with much higher slopes(>600 MPaμm-0.5)than traditional solid solutions.This work shows that the grain growth kinetics and solid solution strengthening of the Cr Co Ni MEA can be tuned by selecting solute elements that have appropriate diffusion and physical properties.展开更多
The Cr Fe Co Ni high-entropy alloy(HEA)exhibits excellent mechanical properties at lower temperatures due to its low stacking-fault energy,however,its medium-and high-temperature strengths are still insufficient.In co...The Cr Fe Co Ni high-entropy alloy(HEA)exhibits excellent mechanical properties at lower temperatures due to its low stacking-fault energy,however,its medium-and high-temperature strengths are still insufficient.In consideration of the potential diversified applications,more strengthening approaches except for the previously proposed L12 phase hardening deserve further exploration due to its rapid coarsening tendency at high temperatures.Here,we achieved significant high-temperature strengthening of the cast Cr Fe Co Ni HEA by in-situ precipitation of highly thermostable carbides.Alloys with 0.5 at.%and 1 at.%niobium and carbon were prepared by simple casting processes,i.e.drop cast,solute solution and aging.A highly thermostable microstructure was formed,which comprises very coarse grains accompanied with extensive thermostable carbide precipitates embedded,including submicrometer coherent Nb C particles in grain interiors and intergranular coherent M_(23)C_(6)carbides.This high thermostability of microstructure,which is beneficial for the high-temperature loading,is ascribed to the synergy of lacking growth driving force and Zenner pinning effect by the carbides.Tensile properties tested at 673,873 and1073 K show that the yield strength and ultimate tensile strength are significantly increased by Nb/C doping,along with the elongation escalation at higher temperatures.The strengthening is mainly due to the precipitation hardening of carbide particles.展开更多
基金the U.S.Department of Energy,Office of Science,Basic Energy Sciences,Materials Sciences and Engineering Division,E.P.Georgethe National Nature Science Foundation of China(No.51971099)+3 种基金the open fund of State Key Laboratory for Advanced Metals and Materials(No.2018-ZD03),X.W.Liuthe National Nature Science Foundation of China(No.51975425),L.C.Zengthe open fund of State Key Laboratory of Materials Processing and Die&Mould Technology(P2019-005),H.Duthe Research and Development Program of Jiangxi Academy of Sciences(No.2020-YZD-23),Q.Hu。
文摘In the present study,we selected solutes to be added to the Cr Co Ni medium-entropy alloy(MEA)based on the mismatch of self-diffusion activation energy(SDQ)between the alloying elements and constituent elements of the matrix,and then investigated their grain growth behavior and mechanical properties.Mo and Al were selected as the solutes for investigation primarily because they have higher and lower SDQ,respectively,than those of the matrix elements;a secondary factor was their higher and lower shear modulus.Their concentrations were fixed at 3 at.%each because previous work had shown these compositions to be single-phase solid solutions with the face-centered cubic structure.Three alloys were produced by arc melting,casting,homogenizing,cold rolling and annealing at various temperatures and times to produce samples with different grain sizes.They were(a)the base alloy Cr Co Ni,(b)the base alloy plus 3 at.%Mo,and(c)the base alloy plus 3 at.%Al.The activation energies for grain growth of the Cr Co Ni,Cr Co Ni-3Mo and CrCo Ni-3Al MEAs were found to be^251,~368 and^219 k J/mol,respectively,consistent with the notion that elements with higher SDQ(in this study Mo)retard grain growth(likely by a solute-drag effect),whereas those with lower values(Al)accelerate grain growth.The roomtemperature tensile properties show that Mo increases the yield strength by^40%but Al addition has a smaller strengthening effect consistent with their relative shear moduli.The yield strength as a function of grain size for the three single-phase MEAs follows the classical Hall-Petch relationship with much higher slopes(>600 MPaμm-0.5)than traditional solid solutions.This work shows that the grain growth kinetics and solid solution strengthening of the Cr Co Ni MEA can be tuned by selecting solute elements that have appropriate diffusion and physical properties.
基金financially supported by the National Nature Science Foundation of China(Nos.51971099 and 11805171)。
文摘The Cr Fe Co Ni high-entropy alloy(HEA)exhibits excellent mechanical properties at lower temperatures due to its low stacking-fault energy,however,its medium-and high-temperature strengths are still insufficient.In consideration of the potential diversified applications,more strengthening approaches except for the previously proposed L12 phase hardening deserve further exploration due to its rapid coarsening tendency at high temperatures.Here,we achieved significant high-temperature strengthening of the cast Cr Fe Co Ni HEA by in-situ precipitation of highly thermostable carbides.Alloys with 0.5 at.%and 1 at.%niobium and carbon were prepared by simple casting processes,i.e.drop cast,solute solution and aging.A highly thermostable microstructure was formed,which comprises very coarse grains accompanied with extensive thermostable carbide precipitates embedded,including submicrometer coherent Nb C particles in grain interiors and intergranular coherent M_(23)C_(6)carbides.This high thermostability of microstructure,which is beneficial for the high-temperature loading,is ascribed to the synergy of lacking growth driving force and Zenner pinning effect by the carbides.Tensile properties tested at 673,873 and1073 K show that the yield strength and ultimate tensile strength are significantly increased by Nb/C doping,along with the elongation escalation at higher temperatures.The strengthening is mainly due to the precipitation hardening of carbide particles.
