Effect of lattice distortion on solid solution strengthening of BCC high-entropy alloys

An analytical model is established to study the influence of lattice distortion and fraction of Hf on the yield strength of the BCC TiNbTaZrHfx multi-component high entropy alloys (HEAs). Meanwhile, the mechanism of solid solution strengthening caused by lattice distortion is also discussed in the H...

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Published in:Journal of materials science & technology 2018-02, Vol.34 (2), p.349-354
Main Authors: Wang, Zhipeng, Fang, Qihong, Li, Jia, Liu, Bin, Liu, Yong
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Alloying design
High entropy alloy
Least resistance
Solid solution strengthening
Yield strength
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Summary:An analytical model is established to study the influence of lattice distortion and fraction of Hf on the yield strength of the BCC TiNbTaZrHfx multi-component high entropy alloys (HEAs). Meanwhile, the mechanism of solid solution strengthening caused by lattice distortion is also discussed in the HEA. The distorted unit cell is introduced to indicate the lattice distortion effects induced by the differences of the atomic size and shear modulus by doping other elements in Ti-based metal. The results show that the calculated values of the alloying yield strength considering the path of least resistance are obtained with regard to various grain sizes for the equiatomic TiNbTaZrHf HEA, which is well in line with the experimental results. Furthermore, it is predicted that the alloying yield strength is the largest value in the case of the same grain size for the Hf atomic fraction of 0.122. The meaningful modeling could provide a theoretical method to investigate the yield strength and alloying design of other BCC HEAs in the future.
ISSN:1005-0302
1941-1162
DOI:10.1016/j.jmst.2017.07.013