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Phase stability as a function of temperature in a refractory high-entropy alloy

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  17 July 2018

Vishal Soni ,
Bharat Gwalani ,
Oleg N. Senkov ,
Babu Viswanathan ,
Talukder Alam ,
Daniel B. Miracle  and
Rajarshi Banerjee
Vishal Soni
Affiliation:
Advanced Materials and Manufacturing Processes Institute, University of North Texas, Denton, Texas 76207, USA; and Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of North Texas, Denton, Texas 76207, USA
Bharat Gwalani
Affiliation:
Advanced Materials and Manufacturing Processes Institute, University of North Texas, Denton, Texas 76207, USA; and Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of North Texas, Denton, Texas 76207, USA
Oleg N. Senkov
Affiliation:
Materials and Manufacturing Directorate, Air Force Research Laboratory, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio 45433, USA; and Materials and Processes Division, UES Inc., Beavercreek, Ohio 45432, USA
Babu Viswanathan
Affiliation:
Materials and Manufacturing Directorate, Air Force Research Laboratory, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio 45433, USA; and Department of Materials Science and Engineering, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio 4310, USA
Talukder Alam
Affiliation:
Advanced Materials and Manufacturing Processes Institute, University of North Texas, Denton, Texas 76207, USA; and Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of North Texas, Denton, Texas 76207, USA
Daniel B. Miracle
Affiliation:
Materials and Manufacturing Directorate, Air Force Research Laboratory, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio 45433, USA
Rajarshi Banerjee*
Affiliation:
Advanced Materials and Manufacturing Processes Institute, University of North Texas, Denton, Texas 76207, USA; and Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of North Texas, Denton, Texas 76207, USA
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a)Address all correspondence to this author. e-mail: [email protected]
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Abstract

Refractory high-entropy alloys (RHEAs) have recently attracted much attention, primarily due to their mechanical properties at elevated temperatures. However, the equilibrium phase-stability of these alloy systems is not well established. The present investigation focuses on the phase stability of Al0.5NbTa0.8Ti1.5V0.2Zr RHEA at temperatures ranging from 600 to 1200 °C. The detailed phase characterization involves coupling of scanning electron microscopy, transmission electron microscopy, and atom probe tomography. The stable phases present at these temperatures are (i) 1200 °C—body-centered cubic (BCC) matrix with nano-B2 precipitates; (ii) 1000 °C and 800 °C—a BCC matrix phase with Al–Zr rich hexagonal closed packed intermetallic precipitates and, (iii) 600 °C—a BCC + B2 microstructure, comprising a continuous BCC matrix with discrete B2 precipitates. These results highlight the substantial changes in phase stability as a function of temperature in RHEAs, and high-entropy alloys in general, and also the importance of accounting for these changes especially while designing alloys for high temperature applications.

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alloyannealingmicrostructurephase equilibria
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Journal of Materials Research , Volume 33 , Issue 19: Focus Issue: Fundamental Understanding and Applications of High-Entropy Alloys , 14 October 2018 , pp. 3235 - 3246
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These authors contributed equally to this work.

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