Effects of Nb additions on the microstructure and mechanical property of CoCrFeNi high-entropy alloys

被引：401
作者：
Liu, W. H. [1 ,2 ]
He, J. Y. [2 ]
Huang, H. L. [2 ]
Wang, H. [2 ]
Lu, Z. P. [2 ]
Liu, C. T. [1 ]
机构：
[1] City Univ Hong Kong, Dept Mech & Biomed Engn, Ctr Adv Struct Mat, Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Peoples R China
[2] Univ Sci & Technol Beijing, State Key Lab Adv Met & Mat, Beijing 10083, Peoples R China
来源：
INTERMETALLICS | 2015年 / 60卷
基金：
中国国家自然科学基金;
关键词：
High entropy alloys; Phase stability; Microstructure; Mechanical properties; SOLID-SOLUTION PHASE; WEAR BEHAVIOR; STABILITY; DIFFUSION; ELEMENTS; MN;
D O I：
10.1016/j.intermet.2015.01.004
中图分类号：
O64 [物理化学（理论化学）、化学物理学];
学科分类号：
070304 ; 081704 ;
摘要：
A series of five-component CoCrFeNiNbx high entropy alloys (HEAs) were synthesized to investigate alloying effects of the large atom Nb on the structure and tensile properties. Microstructures of these alloys were examined using scanning electron microscopy and the phase evolution was characterized and compared using the Delta H-mix-delta and Delta X criteria. It was found that the microstructure changes from the initial single face-centered cubic (FCC) to duplex FCC plus hexagonal close-packed (HCP) structure with additions of Nb. The current alloy system exhibits a hypoeutectic structure and the volume fraction of the Nb-enriched Laves phase with the HCP structure increases with increasing the Nb content, which is mainly responsible for the increment in the yield and fracture strength. Particularly, the Nb-0.155 alloy containing a 9.3% Nb-enriched Laves phase exhibits the most promising mechanical properties with the yield strength and plastic strain as high as 321 MPa and 21.3%, respectively. The Delta H-mix-delta criteria well describe the phase selection for the thermally treated alloys, while the physical parameter Delta X fails to predict the appearance of the Nb-enriched Laves phase in this alloy system. (C) 2015 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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