Tailoring microstructures of CoCrFeNiNb0.25 hypoeutectic high-entropy alloy by hot deformation

Xiao Rong Liu, Feng He, Jun Jie Li, Ying Ying Dang, Zhi Jun Wang, Jin Cheng Wang

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Abstract

CoCrFeNiNb0.25 hypoeutectic high-entropy alloy (HEA) has shown good mechanical properties. However, due to interdendritic eutectics, it is challenging to further optimize the microstructure through cold rolling and annealing. The current study showed that hot deformation effectively tailored the hypoeutectic microstructure. We investigated the hot deformation behavior and microstructure evolution of the dual-phase CoCrFeNiNb0.25 HEA at different temperatures from 800 to 1000 °C and different strain rates from 0.01 to 10.00 s−1. The systematic investigation showed the deformation activation energy around 500 kJ·mol−1. Microstructure with refined grains and uniformly distributed Laves phases can be obtained after 70% compression at 900 °C with a strain rate of 0.01 s−1. Graphical abstract: [Figure not available: see fulltext.]

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)2028-2037
Number of pages10
JournalRare Metals
Volume41
Issue number6
DOIs
StatePublished - Jun 2022

Keywords

  • High-entropy alloy
  • Hot deformation
  • Microstructure evolution

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