Coherent precipitation and stability of cuboidal nanoparticles in body-centered-cubic Al0.4Nb0.5Ta0.5TiZr0.8 refractory high entropy alloy

Qing Wang*, Jincan Han, Yufeng Liu, Zhongwei Zhang, Chuang Dong, Peter K. Liaw

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Abstract

The present work developed a new body-centered-cubic (BCC)-based Al0.4Nb0.5Ta0.5TiZr0.8 refractory high entropy alloy with coherent precipitation. The formation of cuboidal nanoprecipitates with a size of 25~50 nm in an 873 K-aged alloy is ascribed to a moderate lattice misfit. A Zr5Al3 phase also coexists with B2 in a same particle shape due to similar chemical compositions, in which Ti is enriched in B2 but not in Zr5Al3. The BCC/B2 coherency would be deteriorated with increasing the aging temperature, leaving coarse Zr5Al3 alone. Besides, there exist two kinds of BCC phases due to the segregations of Nb/Ta and Ti/Zr.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)40-45
Number of pages6
JournalScripta Materialia
Volume190
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Jan 2021

Keywords

  • Aging
  • High entropy alloy
  • Microstructure
  • Phase transformation
  • Precipitation

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