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Title: Local structures of high-entropy alloys (HEAs) on atomic scales: An overview

Abstract

The high-entropy alloys (HEAs), containing several elements mixed in equimolar or near-equimolar ratios, have shown exceptional engineering properties. Local structures on atomic level are essential to understand the mechanical behaviors and related mechanisms. In this paper, the local structure and stress on the atomic level are reviewed by the pair-distribution function (PDF) of neutron-diffraction data, ab-initio-molecular-dynamics (AIMD) simulations, and atomic-probe microscopy (APT).

Authors:
 [1];  [2];  [3];  [2];  [1]
  1. Univ. of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN (United States)
  2. Univ. of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN (United States); Oak Ridge National Lab., Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
  3. Univ. of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN (United States); Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA (United States)
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Research Org.:
Univ. of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN (United States); Univ. of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, IL (United States); Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE Office of Fossil Energy (FE); USDOE Office of Science (SC)
OSTI Identifier:
1224525
Alternate Identifier(s):
OSTI ID: 1222568
Grant/Contract Number:  
FE0011194; AC05-00OR22725
Resource Type:
Accepted Manuscript
Journal Name:
JOM. Journal of the Minerals, Metals & Materials Society
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 67; Journal Issue: 10; Journal ID: ISSN 1047-4838
Publisher:
Springer
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
36 MATERIALS SCIENCE; high-entropy alloys; atomic structure; atomic probe tomography; neutron diffraction; ab initio modeling

Citation Formats

Diao, Haoyan, Santodonato, Louis J., Tang, Zhi, Egami, Takeshi, and Liaw, Peter K. Local structures of high-entropy alloys (HEAs) on atomic scales: An overview. United States: N. p., 2015. Web. doi:10.1007/s11837-015-1591-5.
Diao, Haoyan, Santodonato, Louis J., Tang, Zhi, Egami, Takeshi, & Liaw, Peter K. Local structures of high-entropy alloys (HEAs) on atomic scales: An overview. United States. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11837-015-1591-5
Diao, Haoyan, Santodonato, Louis J., Tang, Zhi, Egami, Takeshi, and Liaw, Peter K. Sat . "Local structures of high-entropy alloys (HEAs) on atomic scales: An overview". United States. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11837-015-1591-5. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1224525.
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title = {Local structures of high-entropy alloys (HEAs) on atomic scales: An overview},
author = {Diao, Haoyan and Santodonato, Louis J. and Tang, Zhi and Egami, Takeshi and Liaw, Peter K.},
abstractNote = {The high-entropy alloys (HEAs), containing several elements mixed in equimolar or near-equimolar ratios, have shown exceptional engineering properties. Local structures on atomic level are essential to understand the mechanical behaviors and related mechanisms. In this paper, the local structure and stress on the atomic level are reviewed by the pair-distribution function (PDF) of neutron-diffraction data, ab-initio-molecular-dynamics (AIMD) simulations, and atomic-probe microscopy (APT).},
doi = {10.1007/s11837-015-1591-5},
journal = {JOM. Journal of the Minerals, Metals & Materials Society},
number = 10,
volume = 67,
place = {United States},
year = {Sat Aug 29 00:00:00 EDT 2015},
month = {Sat Aug 29 00:00:00 EDT 2015}
}

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