Mechanical behavior of high-entropy alloys

W Li, D **e, D Li, Y Zhang, Y Gao, PK Liaw - Progress in Materials Science, 2021 - Elsevier
Research in the field of high-entropy alloys has been surging since the 2010s. As widely
acknowledged, research interests in this field are largely sparked by the enormous …

Nanoprecipitate‐strengthened high‐entropy alloys

L Liu, Y Zhang, J Han, X Wang, W Jiang… - Advanced …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Multicomponent high‐entropy alloys (HEAs) can be tuned to a simple phase with some
unique alloy characteristics. HEAs with body‐centered‐cubic (BCC) or hexagonal‐close …

High-entropy alloys with heterogeneous microstructure: processing and mechanical properties

P Sathiyamoorthi, HS Kim - Progress in Materials Science, 2022 - Elsevier
Engineering metallic materials are an essential class of materials for a variety of industrial
applications due to their competitive mechanical properties, especially strength and ductility …

Superior strength-ductility synergy and strain hardenability of Al/Ta co-doped NiCoCr twinned medium entropy alloy for cryogenic applications

DD Zhang, JY Zhang, J Kuang, G Liu, J Sun - Acta Materialia, 2021 - Elsevier
Metallic materials with outstanding cryogenic mechanical properties are highly demanded
for cryogenic engineering applications. Here we developed a novel (NiCoCr) 92 Al 6 Ta 2 …

Atomic faulting induced exceptional cryogenic strain hardening in gradient cell–structured alloy

Q Pan, M Yang, R Feng, AC Chuang, K An, PK Liaw… - Science, 2023 - science.org
Coarse-grained materials are widely accepted to display the highest strain hardening and
the best tensile ductility. We experimentally report an attractive strain hardening rate …

Designing structures with combined gradients of grain size and precipitation in high entropy alloys for simultaneous improvement of strength and ductility

S Qin, M Yang, P Jiang, J Wang, X Wu, H Zhou, F Yuan - Acta Materialia, 2022 - Elsevier
Suppressing the early strain localization at the nanostructured topmost layer is crucial for
achieving better tensile ductility in the gradient structure. Thus, structures with combined …

Strong and ductile FeNiCoAl-based high-entropy alloys for cryogenic to elevated temperature multifunctional applications

C Zhang, Q Yu, YT Tang, M Xu, H Wang, C Zhu, J Ell… - Acta Materialia, 2023 - Elsevier
The highly tunable properties of multi-principal element alloys, commonly known as high-
entropy alloys (HEAs), provide a remarkable potential for the development of superior …

The B2 phase-driven microstructural heterogeneities and twinning enable ultrahigh cryogenic strength and large ductility in NiCoCr-based medium-entropy alloy

DD Zhang, JY Zhang, J Kuang, G Liu, J Sun - Acta Materialia, 2022 - Elsevier
In this work, we designed heterogeneous (NiCoCr) 88 Al 10 Ta 2 (at.%) duplex medium-
entropy alloy (MEA) comprising the face-centered-cubic (FCC) matrix and the B2 phase …

Dual heterogeneous structures lead to ultrahigh strength and uniform ductility in a Co-Cr-Ni medium-entropy alloy

XH Du, WP Li, HT Chang, T Yang, GS Duan… - Nature …, 2020 - nature.com
Alloys with ultra-high strength and sufficient ductility are highly desired for modern
engineering applications but difficult to develop. Here we report that, by a careful controlling …

Shear band-driven precipitate dispersion for ultrastrong ductile medium-entropy alloys

TJ Jang, WS Choi, DW Kim, G Choi, H Jun… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
Precipitation strengthening has been the basis of physical metallurgy since more than 100
years owing to its excellent strengthening effects. This approach generally employs coherent …