TY - JOUR
T1 - The Effect of Increasing Nickel Content on the Microstructure, Hardness, and Corrosion Resistance of the CuFeTiZrNix High-Entropy Alloys
AU - Kuo, Po Cheng
AU - Chen, Sin Yi
AU - Yu, William
AU - Okumura, Ryo
AU - Iikubo, Satoshi
AU - Laksono, Andromeda Dwi
AU - Yen, Yee Wen
AU - Pasana, Alberto S.
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The authors acknowledge financial support from the National Taiwan University of Science and Technology?Kyushu Institute of Technology Joint Research Program (NTUST-Kyutech-108-03 & 109-02), the Ministry of Science and Technology, Taiwan (Grant No. MOST 108-2221-E-011-091 and MOST 109-2221-E-011-092), and the Applied Research Center for Thin-Film Metallic Glass from The Featured Areas Research Center Program within the framework of the Higher Education Sprout Project of the Ministry of Education (MOE) in Taiwan.
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N2 - In recent years, high-entropy alloys (HEAs) that contain fine grains of intermetallic compounds (IMCs) have gained increasing attention as they have been shown to exhibit both high mechanical strength and strong corrosion resistance. One such class of HEAs is that of CuFeTiZrNi alloys. In this study, we have investigated the effect of increasing Ni content on the microstructure, hardness, and corrosion resistance of the CuFeTiZrNix alloys (where x = 0.1, 0.3, 0.5, 0.8, 1.0 in a molar ratio). The alloys used in this study were prepared in an arc melting furnace and then annealed at 900◦ C. First-principles calculations of the bulk modulus were also performed for each alloy. The results revealed that increasing the Ni content had several effects. Firstly, the microstructure of the CuFeTiZrNix alloys changed from B2_BCC and Laves_C14 in the CuFeTiZrNi0.1 and CuFeTiZrNi0.3 alloys to FCC, B2_BCC, and Laves_C14 in the CuFeTiZrNi0.5 alloys; and to FCC, B2_BCC, Cu51 Zr14, and Laves_C14 in the CuFeTiZrNi0.8 and CuFeTiZrNi1.0 alloys. Secondly, IMCs arising from a combination of the refractory elements (Ti and Zr) and atomic size differences were found in the interdendritic region. Thirdly, as the Ni content in the CuFeTiZrNix alloys increased, the hardness decreased, but the corrosion resistance increased.
AB - In recent years, high-entropy alloys (HEAs) that contain fine grains of intermetallic compounds (IMCs) have gained increasing attention as they have been shown to exhibit both high mechanical strength and strong corrosion resistance. One such class of HEAs is that of CuFeTiZrNi alloys. In this study, we have investigated the effect of increasing Ni content on the microstructure, hardness, and corrosion resistance of the CuFeTiZrNix alloys (where x = 0.1, 0.3, 0.5, 0.8, 1.0 in a molar ratio). The alloys used in this study were prepared in an arc melting furnace and then annealed at 900◦ C. First-principles calculations of the bulk modulus were also performed for each alloy. The results revealed that increasing the Ni content had several effects. Firstly, the microstructure of the CuFeTiZrNix alloys changed from B2_BCC and Laves_C14 in the CuFeTiZrNi0.1 and CuFeTiZrNi0.3 alloys to FCC, B2_BCC, and Laves_C14 in the CuFeTiZrNi0.5 alloys; and to FCC, B2_BCC, Cu51 Zr14, and Laves_C14 in the CuFeTiZrNi0.8 and CuFeTiZrNi1.0 alloys. Secondly, IMCs arising from a combination of the refractory elements (Ti and Zr) and atomic size differences were found in the interdendritic region. Thirdly, as the Ni content in the CuFeTiZrNix alloys increased, the hardness decreased, but the corrosion resistance increased.
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U2 - 10.3390/ma15093098
DO - 10.3390/ma15093098
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85129096130
SN - 1996-1944
VL - 15
JO - Materials
JF - Materials
IS - 9
M1 - 3098
ER -