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Title: High-entropy Al0.3CoCrFeNi alloy fibers with high tensile strength and ductility at ambient and cryogenic temperatures

Abstract

High-entropy alloys (HEAs) are multi-component systems based on novel alloy composition designs with entropy maximization. They feature an array of unique mechanical properties when compared with traditional alloys. In this study, HEA fibers with diameters ranging from 1 to 3.15 mm in diameter, with the composition of Al0.3CoCrFeNi (atomic percent, at.%), were successfully fabricated by hot-drawing, followed by microstructural characterization using scanning-electron microscopy (SEM) and transmission-electron microscopy (TEM). The compositional variations within and between fibers were determined using energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy in TEM along with atomic-probe tomography (APT). These analyses revealed a homogeneous face-centered cubic (FCC) structure in the as-cast material, while post processing (e.g., forging and wire drawing) produced nanosized B2 particles in an FCC matrix. Electron back-scatter diffraction (EBSD) was used to determine the evolution of the texture and grain boundary character after processing of the fibers. The tensile strength and plasticity of the fibers were determined at both 298 K (1207 MPa/7.8%) and 77 K (1600 MPa/17.5%). Detailed TEM analyses revealed that the improvement of mechanical properties at 77 K (i.e. increased strength and ductility) is due to a change in deformation mechanisms from the planar slip of dislocations to nano-twinning. Such properties could be beneficial formore » cryogenic applications.« less

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  1. Univ. of Science and Technology Beijing (China). State Key Lab. for Advanced Metals and Materials
  2. Nanjing Univ. of Science and Technology (China). Herbert Gleiter Inst. of Nanoscience
  3. Case Western Reserve Univ., Cleveland, OH (United States). Dept. of Materials Science and Engineering
  4. Univ. of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN (United States). Dept. of Materials Science and Engineering
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Univ. of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE Office of Fossil Energy (FE)
OSTI Identifier:
1533455
Alternate Identifier(s):
OSTI ID: 1398622
Grant/Contract Number:  
FE0008855; FE0011194; FE0024054
Resource Type:
Accepted Manuscript
Journal Name:
Acta Materialia
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 123; Journal ID: ISSN 1359-6454
Publisher:
Elsevier
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
36 MATERIALS SCIENCE; high-entropy alloy; fibers; tensile strength and ductility; cryogenic behavior; nano-twinning

Citation Formats

Li, Dongyue, Li, Chengxin, Feng, Tao, Zhang, Yidong, Sha, Gang, Lewandowski, John J., Liaw, Peter K., and Zhang, Yong. High-entropy Al0.3CoCrFeNi alloy fibers with high tensile strength and ductility at ambient and cryogenic temperatures. United States: N. p., 2016. Web. doi:10.1016/j.actamat.2016.10.038.
Li, Dongyue, Li, Chengxin, Feng, Tao, Zhang, Yidong, Sha, Gang, Lewandowski, John J., Liaw, Peter K., & Zhang, Yong. High-entropy Al0.3CoCrFeNi alloy fibers with high tensile strength and ductility at ambient and cryogenic temperatures. United States. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actamat.2016.10.038
Li, Dongyue, Li, Chengxin, Feng, Tao, Zhang, Yidong, Sha, Gang, Lewandowski, John J., Liaw, Peter K., and Zhang, Yong. Sat . "High-entropy Al0.3CoCrFeNi alloy fibers with high tensile strength and ductility at ambient and cryogenic temperatures". United States. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actamat.2016.10.038. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1533455.
@article{osti_1533455,
title = {High-entropy Al0.3CoCrFeNi alloy fibers with high tensile strength and ductility at ambient and cryogenic temperatures},
author = {Li, Dongyue and Li, Chengxin and Feng, Tao and Zhang, Yidong and Sha, Gang and Lewandowski, John J. and Liaw, Peter K. and Zhang, Yong},
abstractNote = {High-entropy alloys (HEAs) are multi-component systems based on novel alloy composition designs with entropy maximization. They feature an array of unique mechanical properties when compared with traditional alloys. In this study, HEA fibers with diameters ranging from 1 to 3.15 mm in diameter, with the composition of Al0.3CoCrFeNi (atomic percent, at.%), were successfully fabricated by hot-drawing, followed by microstructural characterization using scanning-electron microscopy (SEM) and transmission-electron microscopy (TEM). The compositional variations within and between fibers were determined using energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy in TEM along with atomic-probe tomography (APT). These analyses revealed a homogeneous face-centered cubic (FCC) structure in the as-cast material, while post processing (e.g., forging and wire drawing) produced nanosized B2 particles in an FCC matrix. Electron back-scatter diffraction (EBSD) was used to determine the evolution of the texture and grain boundary character after processing of the fibers. The tensile strength and plasticity of the fibers were determined at both 298 K (1207 MPa/7.8%) and 77 K (1600 MPa/17.5%). Detailed TEM analyses revealed that the improvement of mechanical properties at 77 K (i.e. increased strength and ductility) is due to a change in deformation mechanisms from the planar slip of dislocations to nano-twinning. Such properties could be beneficial for cryogenic applications.},
doi = {10.1016/j.actamat.2016.10.038},
journal = {Acta Materialia},
number = ,
volume = 123,
place = {United States},
year = {Sat Oct 29 00:00:00 EDT 2016},
month = {Sat Oct 29 00:00:00 EDT 2016}
}

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