Effect of Niobium on Microstructure and Properties of the CoCrFeNb_xNi High Entropy Alloys

作     者：Hui Jiang Li Jiang Dongxu Qiao Yiping Lu Tongmin Wang Zhiqiang Cao Tingju Li Hui Jiang Li Jiang Dongxu Qiao Yiping Lu Tongmin Wang Zhiqiang Cao Tingju Li

作者机构：Key Laboratory of Solidification Control and Digital Preparation Technology （Liaoning Province） School of Materials Science and Engineering Dalian University of Technology Dalian 116024. China 

出 版 物：《Journal of Materials Science & Technology》 (材料科学技术（英文版）)

年 卷 期：2017年第33卷第7期

页      面：712-717页

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学科分类：08[工学] 080502[工学-材料学] 0805[工学-材料科学与工程（可授工学、理学学位）] 

基　　金：supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Nos. 51134013, and 51471044) funds for the central universities, key laboratory of basic research projects of Liaoning Province Department of Education (No. LZ2014007) the Natural Science Foundation of Liaoning Province (No. 2014028013) 

主　　题：Alloy design Microstructure Mechanical properties Wear resistance 

摘      要：A series of CoCrFeNb_xNi（x values in molar ratio, x = 0, 0.25, 0.45, 0.5, 0.75, 1.0 and 1.2） high entropy alloys（HEAs） was prepared to investigate the alloying effect of Nb on the microstructures and mechanical properties. The results indicate that the prepared CoCrFeNb_xNi（x 〉 0） HEAs consist of a simple FCC solid solution phase and a Laves phase. The microstructures of the alloys change from an initial single-phase FCC solid solution structure（x = 0） to a hypoeutectic microstructure（x = 0.25）, then to a full eutectic microstructure（x = 0.45） and finally to a hypereutectic microstructure（0.5 〈 x 〈 1.2）. The compressive test results show that the Nb0.45（x = 0.45） alloy with a full eutectic microstructure possesses the highest compressive fracture strength of 2558 MPa and a fracture strain of 27.9%. The CoCrFeNi alloy exhibits an excellent compressive ductility, which can reach 50% height reduction without fracture. The Nb0.25 alloy with a hypoeutectic structure exhibits a larger plastic strain of 34.8%. With the increase of Nb content, increased hard/brittle Laves phase leads to a decrease of the plasticity and increases of the Vickers hardness and the wear resistance. The wear mass loss, width and depth of wear scar of the Nb1.2（x = 1.2） alloy with a hypereutectic structure are the lowest among all alloy systems, indicating that the wear resistance of the Nb1.2 alloy is the best one.