Enhanced pitting resistance for high-entropy alloys by precipitating nano-sized L12-strengthened phase

doi:10.1016/j.jmst.2024.04.051

Abstract

Abstract: Precipitation-strengthened HEAs exhibit outstanding integration of strength and toughness at ambient temperature. Nevertheless, precipitates generally reduce the localized corrosion resistance in aggressive solution environments. To solve this problem, a strategy of introducing nano-sized L1₂ precipitates in CoCrFeNiAlTi HEAs has been proposed in this work. Results demonstrate the pitting corrosion potential can be elevated from 258 mV_SCE to 603 mV_SCE by increasing the precipitate content to 38 wt.%. Such an improvement in localized corrosion resistance can be attributed to two aspects. Firstly, L1₂ precipitates tend to be dissolved during the corrosion process, which promotes the heterogeneous nucleation of protective Cr₂O₃ due to the rapid deposition of oxides/hydroxides of Al/Ti, and improves the passive film stability due to the Cr-rich FCC matrix. Secondly, the dissolution kinetic inside the pits can be suppressed on account of the enrichment of Cr element in the FCC matrix, thus inhibiting the pitting growth. In summary, the current work not only reveals the mechanisms of the nano-sized L1₂ precipitates upon the corrosion behavior, but also provides a strategy for designing corrosion-resistant HEA.

Key words: High entropy alloys, Precipitation, Passive films, Pitting corrosion

Tianrun Li, Debin Wang, Jingping Cui, Qi Wang, Suode Zhang, Jianqiang Wang. Enhanced pitting resistance for high-entropy alloys by precipitating nano-sized L1₂-strengthened phase[J]. J. Mater. Sci. Technol., 2025, 208: 53-66.

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