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Tailoring microstructures of CoCrFeNiNb0.25 hypoeutectic high-entropy alloy by hot deformation

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CoCrFeNiNb0.25 hypoeutectic high-entropy alloy (HEA) has shown good mechanical properties. However, due to interdendritic eutectics, it is challenging to further optimize the microstructure through cold rolling and annealing. The current study showed that hot deformation effectively tailored the hypoeutectic microstructure. We investigated the hot deformation behavior and microstructure evolution of the dual-phase CoCrFeNiNb0.25 HEA at different temperatures from 800 to 1000 °C and different strain rates from 0.01 to 10.00 s−1. The systematic investigation showed the deformation activation energy around 500 kJ·mol−1. Microstructure with refined grains and uniformly distributed Laves phases can be obtained after 70% compression at 900 °C with a strain rate of 0.01 s−1.

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CoCrFeNiNb0.25 亚共晶高熵合金 (HEA) 显示出了良好的力学性能。然而, 枝晶间共晶的存在使通过冷轧和退火进一步优化微观组织困难。本研究发现热变形能有效地调控亚共晶微观组织。本文研究了双相CoCrFeNiNb0.25 HEA在温度800 oC至1000 oC和应变速率0.01 s−1至10.00 s−1下的热变形行为和微观组织演化。研究表明CoCrFeNiNb0.25 HEA的变形激活能量为 ~ 500 kJ·mol−1。在900 oC, 应变速率为 0.01 s−1时, 压缩 70% 后, 获得的微观组织具有细小晶粒和均匀分布的 Laves 相。

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This work was financially supported by the National Key R&D Program of China (No. 2018YFC0310400) and the Research Fund of the State Key Laboratory of Solidification Processing, China (Nos. 2020-TS-06 and 2021-TS-02).

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Liu, XR., He, F., Li, JJ. et al. Tailoring microstructures of CoCrFeNiNb0.25 hypoeutectic high-entropy alloy by hot deformation. Rare Met. 41, 2028–2037 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12598-021-01932-9

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