J. Mater. Sci. Technol. ›› 2018, Vol. 34 ›› Issue (11): 2014-2021.DOI: 10.1016/j.jmst.2018.02.026
Special Issue: High Strength Alloys-2018; High Entropy Alloys 2018-2020
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Ruokang Song, Fan Ye, Chenxi Yang, Sujun Wu*()
Received:
2017-10-29
Revised:
2017-11-20
Accepted:
2017-12-05
Online:
2018-11-20
Published:
2018-11-26
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Ruokang Song, Fan Ye, Chenxi Yang, Sujun Wu. Effect of alloying elements on microstructure, mechanical and damping properties of Cr-Mn-Fe-V-Cu high-entropy alloys[J]. J. Mater. Sci. Technol., 2018, 34(11): 2014-2021.
Alloys | Sample name | Cr | Mn | Fe | V | Cu |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CrMnFeV | C0 | 25.0 | 25.0 | 25.0 | 25.0 | 0.0 |
CrMn0.3FeVCu0.06 | C1 | 29.8 | 8.9 | 29.8 | 29.8 | 1.7 |
CrMn0.5FeVCu0.10 | C2 | 27.8 | 13.8 | 27.8 | 27.8 | 2.8 |
CrMn0.7FeVCu0.14 | C3 | 26.0 | 18.3 | 26.0 | 26.0 | 3.7 |
CrMnFeVCu0.20 | C4 | 23.8 | 23.8 | 23.8 | 23.8 | 4.8 |
Table 1 The nominal chemical compositions (at.%) of the Cr-Mn-Fe-V-Cu HEAs.
Alloys | Sample name | Cr | Mn | Fe | V | Cu |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CrMnFeV | C0 | 25.0 | 25.0 | 25.0 | 25.0 | 0.0 |
CrMn0.3FeVCu0.06 | C1 | 29.8 | 8.9 | 29.8 | 29.8 | 1.7 |
CrMn0.5FeVCu0.10 | C2 | 27.8 | 13.8 | 27.8 | 27.8 | 2.8 |
CrMn0.7FeVCu0.14 | C3 | 26.0 | 18.3 | 26.0 | 26.0 | 3.7 |
CrMnFeVCu0.20 | C4 | 23.8 | 23.8 | 23.8 | 23.8 | 4.8 |
Fig. 2. SEM images of the Cr-Mn-Fe-V-Cu HEAs: (a) C0 alloy; (b) enlarged view of the fine particles in the area marked with a yellow circle in (a); (c) C1 alloy; (d) C2 alloy; (e) C3 alloy; (f) C4 alloy.
Fig. 3. TEM bright-field images and SAED patterns of the C0 and C1 alloys: (a) and (b) C0 alloy; (c) and (d) C1 alloy; (e) SAED pattern of the matrix and fine particle in (a), corresponding to a BCC phase and a BCC1 phase along [011] zone axis; (f) SAED pattern of the fine particle in (a) along [001] zone axis, indicating that the BCC1 phase is B2 ordered phase; (g) and (h) SAED patterns of the matrix and interdendritic phase in (c), corresponding to a BCC phase along[1ˉ?13]zone axis and an FCC phase along [011] zone axis, respectively.
Alloys | Phases | Cr | Mn | Fe | V | Cu |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C0 | BCC phase | 25.3 | 24.7 | 25.8 | 24.2 | - |
BCC1 phase | 22.5 | 26.5 | 23.6 | 27.4 | - | |
C1 | BCC phase | 33.0 | 6.9 | 28.7 | 29.9 | 1.5 |
FCC phase | 1.2 | 25.6 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 70.7 | |
C2 | BCC phase | 32.4 | 10.3 | 23.9 | 31.7 | 1.7 |
FCC phase | 1.0 | 27.0 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 70.1 | |
C3 | BCC phase | 31.5 | 13.8 | 23.5 | 29.1 | 2.1 |
FCC phase | 1.1 | 26.9 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 69.3 | |
C4 | BCC phase | 27.7 | 17.8 | 26.2 | 26.1 | 2.2 |
FCC phase | 0.9 | 27.4 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 69.4 |
Table 2 Chemical compositions (at.%) of the Cr-Mn-Fe-V-Cu high-entropy alloys determined by SEM-EDS.
Alloys | Phases | Cr | Mn | Fe | V | Cu |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C0 | BCC phase | 25.3 | 24.7 | 25.8 | 24.2 | - |
BCC1 phase | 22.5 | 26.5 | 23.6 | 27.4 | - | |
C1 | BCC phase | 33.0 | 6.9 | 28.7 | 29.9 | 1.5 |
FCC phase | 1.2 | 25.6 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 70.7 | |
C2 | BCC phase | 32.4 | 10.3 | 23.9 | 31.7 | 1.7 |
FCC phase | 1.0 | 27.0 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 70.1 | |
C3 | BCC phase | 31.5 | 13.8 | 23.5 | 29.1 | 2.1 |
FCC phase | 1.1 | 26.9 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 69.3 | |
C4 | BCC phase | 27.7 | 17.8 | 26.2 | 26.1 | 2.2 |
FCC phase | 0.9 | 27.4 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 69.4 |
Alloys | σy (MPa) | σmax (MPa) | εf (%) | Hardness (HV) |
---|---|---|---|---|
C0 | 727 | 946 | 53.8 | 383 |
C1 | 1273 | 1543 | 50.7 | 451 |
C2 | 1087 | 1562 | 49.2 | 473 |
C3 | 1068 | 1385 | 49.8 | 445 |
C4 | 862 | 1135 | 48.7 | 424 |
Table 3 Mechanical properties of the Cr-Mn-Fe-V-Cu HEAs at room temperature.
Alloys | σy (MPa) | σmax (MPa) | εf (%) | Hardness (HV) |
---|---|---|---|---|
C0 | 727 | 946 | 53.8 | 383 |
C1 | 1273 | 1543 | 50.7 | 451 |
C2 | 1087 | 1562 | 49.2 | 473 |
C3 | 1068 | 1385 | 49.8 | 445 |
C4 | 862 | 1135 | 48.7 | 424 |
Elements (radius, nm) | V | Cr | Mn | Fe | Cu |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
V (0.134) | - | -2 | -1 | -7 | 5 |
Cr (0.127) | -2 | - | 2 | -1 | 12 |
Mn (0.130) | -1 | 2 | - | 0 | 4 |
Fe (0.126) | -7 | -1 | 0 | - | 13 |
Cu (0.128) | 5 | 12 | 4 | 13 | - |
Table 4 Mixing enthalpies (kJ/mol) of unlike atomic pairs calculated by Miedema’s method [30].
Elements (radius, nm) | V | Cr | Mn | Fe | Cu |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
V (0.134) | - | -2 | -1 | -7 | 5 |
Cr (0.127) | -2 | - | 2 | -1 | 12 |
Mn (0.130) | -1 | 2 | - | 0 | 4 |
Fe (0.126) | -7 | -1 | 0 | - | 13 |
Cu (0.128) | 5 | 12 | 4 | 13 | - |
Alloys | δ (%) | Ω | ΔHmix (kJ/mol) | ΔS mix(JK-1mol-1) |
---|---|---|---|---|
C0 | 2.40 | 9.76 | -2.25 | 11.53 |
C1 | 2.69 | 7.99 | -2.81 | 11.36 |
C2 | 2.53 | 12.01 | -1.94 | 11.98 |
C3 | 2.46 | 18.89 | -1.25 | 12.33 |
C4 | 2.36 | 48.20 | -0.49 | 12.57 |
Table 5 Summary of parameters δ, Ω, ΔH mix and ΔS mix calculated by Eqs. (1), (2), (3), (4) for analyzing structure stability of the Cr-Mn-Fe-V-Cu HEAs.
Alloys | δ (%) | Ω | ΔHmix (kJ/mol) | ΔS mix(JK-1mol-1) |
---|---|---|---|---|
C0 | 2.40 | 9.76 | -2.25 | 11.53 |
C1 | 2.69 | 7.99 | -2.81 | 11.36 |
C2 | 2.53 | 12.01 | -1.94 | 11.98 |
C3 | 2.46 | 18.89 | -1.25 | 12.33 |
C4 | 2.36 | 48.20 | -0.49 | 12.57 |
Elements/ΔHf (meV) | V | Cr | Mn | Fe | Cu |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
V | 0 | -88 | -286 | -176 | 54 |
Cr | -88 | 0 | -110 | -8 | 108 |
Mn | -286 | -110 | 0 | 9 | 29 |
Fe | -176 | -8 | 9 | 0 | 65 |
Cu | 54 | 108 | 29 | 65 | 0 |
Alloys | C0 | C1 | C2 | C3 | C4 |
Enthalpy range (meV) | -137 -37 | -139 -37 | -145 -37 | -147 -37 | -147 -37 |
Table 6 Formation enthalpies (ΔHf) of the lowest energy structures of binary compounds containing the elements: V, Cr, Mn, Fe and Cu (calculated by Troparevsky’s approach [32]), and the specified enthalpy range for formation of single-phase structure in the HEAs concerned.
Elements/ΔHf (meV) | V | Cr | Mn | Fe | Cu |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
V | 0 | -88 | -286 | -176 | 54 |
Cr | -88 | 0 | -110 | -8 | 108 |
Mn | -286 | -110 | 0 | 9 | 29 |
Fe | -176 | -8 | 9 | 0 | 65 |
Cu | 54 | 108 | 29 | 65 | 0 |
Alloys | C0 | C1 | C2 | C3 | C4 |
Enthalpy range (meV) | -137 -37 | -139 -37 | -145 -37 | -147 -37 | -147 -37 |
Fig. 7. Compressive strength versus fracture strain for the investigated Cr-Mn-Fe-V-Cu HEAs in comparison with those of BCC and BCC + FCC structured HEAs in the literature [13,15,29,[32], [33], [34], [35], [36], [37]].
Fig. 8. (a) HRTEM image of BCC matrix of the C1 alloy; (b) the corresponding FFT pattern of the area marked with a yellow square in (a); (c) the inverse FFT image showing high dislocation density (‘T’ indicates the dislocation).
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