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Effect of Ultrasonic Vibration Surface Plastic Deformation Forces on Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of a Medium Entropy Alloy

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In this work, a gradient twin structure of a CrCoNi medium entropy alloy (MEA) was constructed by using the ultrasonic vibration surface friction treatment (UV-SFT) under different deformation forces. As for such a gradient twin structure, its overall and specific structures were characterized with the optical microscopy (OM) and transmission electron microscopy (TEM), respectively. The microhardness as well as tensile mechanical properties of such a constructed CrCoNi MEA with gradient twin structures were tested, and its strain hardening ability was evaluated and analyzed. As for a CrCoNi MEA, experimental results show that the UV-SFT successfully leads to its gradient twin structure with similar layers under different deformation forces, which can be divided into three regions: (1) a transition zone, (2) a severe plastic deformation zone, and (3) a nano-grain zone. The UV-SFT process of 300, 450, and 750 N enhances the microhardness value by 2.44 times, 2.55 times, and 2.77 times that of the core and significantly improves the engineering yield strength (from 209.8 ± 5.0 to 450.5 ± 10.0 MPa, 575.1 ± 5.0, and 610.7 ± 5.0 MPa), engineering ultimate tensile strength (from 474.8 ± 3.0 to 649.3 ± 5.0, 713.7 ± 5.0 MPa, and 803.4 ± 5.0), true yield strength (from 214.7 ± 5.0 to 497.7 ± 10.0, 593.5 ± 10.0, and 627.3 ± 10.0 MPa), as well as true ultimate tensile strength (from 965.6 ± 2.0 to 1100.0 ± 5.0, 1175.9 ± 5.0, and 1340.5 ± 5.0 MPa), respectively. The most noteworthy improvement is that the surface plastic deformation of ultrasonic vibration does not reduce the plasticity of the CrCoNi MEA, which ensures its favorable mechanical properties and fracture toughness.

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Acknowledgments

The present work has been financially supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China Project (Grant No.: 12102340), Young Scientific Research and Innovation Team of the Xi'an Shiyou University (Grant No.: 2019QNKYCXTD14), State Key Laboratory of Metastable Materials Science and Technology (Grant No.: 202111), State Key Lab of Advanced Metals and Materials (Grant No.: 2021-Z06), Opening project fund of Materials Service Safety Assessment Facilities (Grant No.: MSAF-2021-101), China Scholarship Council Foundation (Grant No.: 202208615046), and Postgraduate Innovation and Practical Ability Training Program of the Xi'an Shiyou University (Grant No.: YCS21211057). The authors also acknowledge a Discovery Grant and a Collaborative Research and Development (CRD) Grant from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) of Canada to D. Yang.

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  1. School of Material Science and Engineering, Xi’an Shiyou University, Xi’an, 710065, Shaanxi, China

    Yuntao Xi, Xuewei Zhao, Lei Wang & Shubin Lei

  2. Petroleum Systems Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science, University of Regina, Regina, SK, S4S 0A2, Canada

    Yuntao Xi & Daoyong Yang

  3. State Key Lab of Advanced Metals and Materials, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing, 100083, China

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    Zhaohui Ran

  7. China Railway First Survey and Design, Institute Group Co., Ltd., Xi’an, 710043, Shaanxi, China

    Jiangtao Ji

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Xi, Y., Zhao, X., Wang, L. et al. Effect of Ultrasonic Vibration Surface Plastic Deformation Forces on Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of a Medium Entropy Alloy. J. of Materi Eng and Perform 32, 4712–4723 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11665-022-07410-2

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