J. Mater. Sci. Technol. ›› 2023, Vol. 134: 178-188.DOI: 10.1016/j.jmst.2022.05.060

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Dynamic mechanical properties, deformation and damage mechanisms of eutectic high-entropy alloy AlCoCrFeNi2.1 under plate impact

S.P. Zhaoa, Z.D. Fenga, L.X. Lia, X.J. Zhaob, L. Lub, S. Chena, N.B. Zhanga,b,*(), Y. Caia,*(), S.N. Luob   

  1. aThe Peac Institute of Multiscale Sciences, Chengdu, China
    bKey Laboratory of Advanced Technologies of Materials, Ministry of Education, Southwest Jiaotong University, Chengdu, China
  • Received:2022-04-28 Revised:2022-05-17 Accepted:2022-05-18 Published:2023-01-20 Online:2023-01-10
  • Contact: N.B. Zhang,Y. Cai
  • About author:caiy@pims.ac.cn (Y. Cai).
    * E-mail addresses: nbzhang@pims.ac.cn (N.B. Zhang),

Abstract:

Shock compression and spallation of a eutectic high-entropy alloy (HEA) AlCoCrFeNi2.1 with lamellar structure are investigated via plate impact loading with free-surface velocity measurements. The as-cast and postmortem samples are characterized with transmission electron microscopy, electron back-scatter diffraction and scanning electron microscopy. An accurate Hugoniot equation of state is determined. After shock compression to 12 GPa, both the L12 and B2 phases retain their ordered structures. Dense dislocations in the {111} slip planes, stacking faults and deformation twins are found in the L12 phase, along with fewer dislocations in the {110} slip bands in the B2 phase. Shock-induced deformation twinning within the L12 phase of this HEA is observed as a new deformation mechanism under various loading conditions. For spallation, both ductile and brittle damage modes are observed. The micro voids and cracks prefer to nucleate at the phase boundaries chiefly, then in the B2 phase. Under similar shock stress, the spall strength of AlCoCrFeNi2.1 HEA is about 40% higher than those of other reported dual-phase HEAs due to the high stability of its semi-coherent phase boundaries.

Key words: High-entropy, alloy, Hugoniot, Spall, damage, Microstructure