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Enhanced tensile properties and wear resistance of additively manufactured CoCrFeMnNi high-entropy alloy at cryogenic temperature

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Here, bulk CoCrFeMnNi high-entropy alloy was prepared via laser melting deposition, and its microstructure and mechanical properties at room and cryogenic temperature were investigated by a series of microstructural characterizations and mechanical tests. The results showed that the as-built samples possessed a single fcc phase and highly dense microstructures. Compared to the mechanical properties at room temperature, tensile properties, microhardness and wear resistance of the as-built samples showed a significant enhancement at cryogenic temperature, which was attributed to the deformation mechanism converting from dislocation slipping to deformation twinning at cryogenic temperature. The formation of deformation nanotwins significantly improved the deformation resistance in cryogenic conditions, and the sliding wear in the liquid nitrogen could decrease the oxygen concentration, suppress the generation of oxide particles and thus enhance the wear resistance.

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本文采用激光熔化沉积技术制备了块体CoCrFeMnNi高熵合金, 并通过一系列组织表征和力学试验研究了其室温和低温下的组织和力学性能。结果表明,制备的样品具有单一的面心立方结构和致密的微观结构。与室温相比, 低温下的拉伸性能、显微硬度和耐磨性均有显著提高, 这与其低温下变形机制由位错滑移向变形孪生转变有关。变形纳米孪晶的形成显著提高了低温变形抗力, 液氮条件下的滑动磨损进一步降低了氧浓度, 抑制了氧化物颗粒的生成, 从而提高了其耐磨性。

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This study was financially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Nos. 52171154, 52071118, 51871076 and 51827801) and the National Key Research and Development Program of China (No. 2018YFB1105200).

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Li, HG., Che, PC., Yang, XK. et al. Enhanced tensile properties and wear resistance of additively manufactured CoCrFeMnNi high-entropy alloy at cryogenic temperature. Rare Met. 41, 1210–1216 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12598-021-01867-1

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