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Synthesis, Characterization and Thermal Stability of Nanocrystalline MgAlMnFeCu Low-Density High-Entropy Alloy

Transactions of the Indian Institute of Metals volume 74, pages 33–44 (2021)Cite this article

Abstract

An equiatomic quinary MgAlMnFeCu high-entropy alloy (HEA) has been synthesized successfully by mechanical alloying (MA). Phase evolution of MgAlMnFeCu HEA has been studied using X-ray diffraction (XRD), transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and energy-dispersive spectroscopy (EDS/XEDS). Milling up to 60 h leads to the formation of a mixture of two phases consisting of a BCC phase (a = 2.87 ± 0.02 Å) and ϒ-brass-type phase (a = 8.92 ± 0.03 Å), with ~ 2 μm powder particle size. The as-milled alloy after spark plasma sintering (SPS) at 900 °C exhibits an experimental density of 4.946 ± 0.13 g cc−1, which is 99.80% of the theoretical density. SPS leads to the formation of C15 Laves phase (MgCu2-type; a = 7.034 ± 0.02 Å) and B2 (AlFe-type; (a = 2.89 ± 0.02 Å) intermetallic along with the ϒ-brass-type phase. The SPSed sample has exceptional hardness value (~ 5.06 GPa), high compressive strength (~ 1612 MPa) and appreciable failure strain (~ 6.4%) coupled with relatively low density. Various thermodynamic parameters have been considered for understanding the phase evolution and their stability during MA.

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The authors would like to thank Profs. S Lele, R K Mandal, B S Murty and Dr. B Mukherjee for many stimulating discussions. The authors also thank Dr. R Manna for extending the facilities of the Advanced Research Centre for Iron and Steel (ARCIS) as its Coordinator.

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    Vivek Kumar Pandey, Yagnesh Shadangi, Vikas Shivam, Joysurya Basu, Kausik Chattopadhyay, B. N. Sarma & Nilay Krishna Mukhopadhyay

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Pandey, V.K., Shadangi, Y., Shivam, V. et al. Synthesis, Characterization and Thermal Stability of Nanocrystalline MgAlMnFeCu Low-Density High-Entropy Alloy. Trans Indian Inst Met 74, 33–44 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12666-020-02114-4

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Keywords

  • High-entropy alloy
  • Phase evolution
  • Spark plasma sintering
  • Low-density HEA
  • Mechanical properties