Phase diagrams and elastic properties of the Fe-Cr-Al alloys: A first-principles based study

Ruirui Wang, Xiao Zhang, Huaiyu Wang, Jun Ni*

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Abstract

The phase diagrams and elastic properties of the Fe-Cr-Al alloys in full-temperature and all-compositional ranges are calculated. By combining first-principles calculations and cluster variation method, binary and ternary phase diagrams are obtained. A new ternary ordered phase B32 which is different from ternary extension of binary phases appears in the ternary section around temperature of 600 K. The binary FeAl phases show an extremely high solubility for Cr, while the binary CrAl phase solid solution has a low solubility for Fe. By combining first-principles calculations and cluster expansion method, the bulk modulus, shear modulus and Poisson's ratio are calculated. The shear modulus and Poisson's ratio show a strong ordering dependency, while the ordering dependency in bulk modulus is weak. Disordered Fe-Cr alloys with a little Al solvent shows ductile property, the Al-rich corner has brittle property.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)55-65
Number of pages11
JournalCalphad: Computer Coupling of Phase Diagrams and Thermochemistry
Volume64
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Mar 2019
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Elastic properties
  • First-principles calculations
  • Phase diagrams
  • Ternary alloy system

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