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Title: Phase stabilization and oxidation of a continuous composition spread multi-principal element (AlFeNiTiVZr)1-xCrx alloy

Abstract

Multi-Principal Element Alloys (MPEA) have been hypothesized to maintain a stable single alloy phase and resist corrosion at high temperatures, which are desirable in various functional applications, including material of turbine blades. However, studies into oxidation resistant alloys have been constrained to individual MPEA systems or a limited selection of compositions within those systems. Here, High-Throughput Experimental (HTE) techniques were utilized to rapidly assess phase stability and resistance to oxidation of an (AlFeNiTiVZr)1-xCrx continuous composition spread (CCS) thin-film alloy system. High-throughput synchrotron diffraction and Raman spectroscopy were used to identify phases, especially high symmetry structures and oxides, as a function of annealing time and composition. The formation of two distinct phase regions, R1 and R2, across the CCS was observed. One of these phase regions, R2, exhibited a stable high symmetry BCC-like phase at Cr concentrations greater than 25.4 at%, and grew a passivating mixed metal surface oxide; whereas, the R1 phase region, decomposed on oxidation to multiple oxides and reacted with the substrate to form silicides. The passivating mixed metal oxide layer appears to prevent destabilization of the (AlFeNiTiVZr)1-xCrx MPEA BCC solid solution. Furthermore, at longer annealing times the passivating phase was seen only above 29.2 at% Cr. Highmore » Cr-doped (AlFeNiTiVZr)1-xCrx appear to be a good candidate for high temperature, oxidation-resistant structural alloys.« less

Authors:
 [1]; ORCiD logo [1];  [2]; ORCiD logo [3];  [4];  [4];  [5];  [3]
  1. Univ. of South Carolina, Columbia, SC (United States); Univ. of South Carolina, Columbia, SC (United States). SmartState Center for the Strategic Approaches to the Generation of Electricity
  2. AccuStrata Inc., Rockville, MD (United States)
  3. SLAC National Accelerator Lab., Menlo Park, CA (United States). Stanford Synchrotron Radiation Lightsource (SSRL)
  4. Univ. of Maryland, College Park, MD (United States)
  5. National Inst. of Standards and Technology (NIST), Gaithersburg, MD (United States)
Publication Date:
Research Org.:
SLAC National Accelerator Lab., Menlo Park, CA (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES)
OSTI Identifier:
1774933
Grant/Contract Number:  
AC02-76SF00515
Resource Type:
Accepted Manuscript
Journal Name:
Journal of Alloys and Compounds
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 861; Journal ID: ISSN 0925-8388
Publisher:
Elsevier
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
36 MATERIALS SCIENCE; Metals and alloys; thin films; optical spectroscopy; x-ray diffraction; phase transitions; oxidation

Citation Formats

Ruiz-Yi, Benjamin, Williams, Travis, Bunn, Jonathan Kenneth, Ren, Fang, Hasan, Naila Al, Takeuchi, Ichiro, Hattrick-Simpers, Jason, and Mehta, Apurva. Phase stabilization and oxidation of a continuous composition spread multi-principal element (AlFeNiTiVZr)1-xCrx alloy. United States: N. p., 2020. Web. doi:10.1016/j.jallcom.2020.158565.
Ruiz-Yi, Benjamin, Williams, Travis, Bunn, Jonathan Kenneth, Ren, Fang, Hasan, Naila Al, Takeuchi, Ichiro, Hattrick-Simpers, Jason, & Mehta, Apurva. Phase stabilization and oxidation of a continuous composition spread multi-principal element (AlFeNiTiVZr)1-xCrx alloy. United States. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jallcom.2020.158565
Ruiz-Yi, Benjamin, Williams, Travis, Bunn, Jonathan Kenneth, Ren, Fang, Hasan, Naila Al, Takeuchi, Ichiro, Hattrick-Simpers, Jason, and Mehta, Apurva. Wed . "Phase stabilization and oxidation of a continuous composition spread multi-principal element (AlFeNiTiVZr)1-xCrx alloy". United States. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jallcom.2020.158565. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1774933.
@article{osti_1774933,
title = {Phase stabilization and oxidation of a continuous composition spread multi-principal element (AlFeNiTiVZr)1-xCrx alloy},
author = {Ruiz-Yi, Benjamin and Williams, Travis and Bunn, Jonathan Kenneth and Ren, Fang and Hasan, Naila Al and Takeuchi, Ichiro and Hattrick-Simpers, Jason and Mehta, Apurva},
abstractNote = {Multi-Principal Element Alloys (MPEA) have been hypothesized to maintain a stable single alloy phase and resist corrosion at high temperatures, which are desirable in various functional applications, including material of turbine blades. However, studies into oxidation resistant alloys have been constrained to individual MPEA systems or a limited selection of compositions within those systems. Here, High-Throughput Experimental (HTE) techniques were utilized to rapidly assess phase stability and resistance to oxidation of an (AlFeNiTiVZr)1-xCrx continuous composition spread (CCS) thin-film alloy system. High-throughput synchrotron diffraction and Raman spectroscopy were used to identify phases, especially high symmetry structures and oxides, as a function of annealing time and composition. The formation of two distinct phase regions, R1 and R2, across the CCS was observed. One of these phase regions, R2, exhibited a stable high symmetry BCC-like phase at Cr concentrations greater than 25.4 at%, and grew a passivating mixed metal surface oxide; whereas, the R1 phase region, decomposed on oxidation to multiple oxides and reacted with the substrate to form silicides. The passivating mixed metal oxide layer appears to prevent destabilization of the (AlFeNiTiVZr)1-xCrx MPEA BCC solid solution. Furthermore, at longer annealing times the passivating phase was seen only above 29.2 at% Cr. High Cr-doped (AlFeNiTiVZr)1-xCrx appear to be a good candidate for high temperature, oxidation-resistant structural alloys.},
doi = {10.1016/j.jallcom.2020.158565},
journal = {Journal of Alloys and Compounds},
number = ,
volume = 861,
place = {United States},
year = {Wed Dec 30 00:00:00 EST 2020},
month = {Wed Dec 30 00:00:00 EST 2020}
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