Probing the Respective Strengthening Mechanism of High-entropy (CoCrFeNi/CoCrFeNiMn) and Single-principle-element (Cu-4Al) Alloys

Liwen Fan, Jian Zhou*, Xiaotian Fang*, Yanfei Wang, Xiaolong Ma, Ming-Hung Tsai, Yuntian Zhu*

*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

The strengthening mechanism of high-entropy alloys (CoCrFeNi/CoCrFeNiMn) is investigated and compared with a single-principle-element alloy (Cu-4Al) with similar stacking fault energy. Hall-Petch effect dominates the strain hardening of both alloys during progressive grain refinement to the ultrafine regime. Moreover, the high density of Lomer-Cottrell locks offers unique and extra hardening to ultrafine-grained high-entropy alloys. © 2023 Elsevier B.V.
Original languageEnglish
Article number172185
JournalJournal of Alloys and Compounds
Volume969
Online published15 Sept 2023
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 25 Dec 2023

Research Keywords

  • Deformation mechanism
  • High-entropy alloys
  • Lomer-Cottrell locks
  • Mechanical properties

RGC Funding Information

  • RGC-funded

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