Microstructure and mechanical properties of non-equiatomic Co25.4Cr15Fe37.9Mn3.5Ni16.8Si1.4 high-entropy alloy produced by wire-arc additive manufacturing

• Published in: Materials letters Vol. 312; p. 131675
• Main Authors: Osintsev, K.A., Konovalov, S.V., Gromov, V.E., Ivanov, Yu.F., Panchenko, I.A.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Amsterdam Elsevier B.V 01.04.2022; Elsevier BV
• Subjects: 3D printing; Additive manufacturing; Alloying elements; Compressive strength; Deformation and fracture; Dendritic structure; Dislocation density; Elongation; High entropy alloys; Manufacturing; Materials science; Mechanical properties; Metals and alloys; Microstructure; Nanoparticles; Tensile tests; Ultimate tensile strength; Welding; Wire; Metals and alloys; Additive manufacturing; Welding; Microstructure; Deformation and fracture; 3D printing
• ISSN: 0167-577X; 1873-4979
• DOI: 10.1016/j.matlet.2022.131675

•Co25.4Cr15Fe37.9Mn3.5Ni16.8Si1.4 alloy was produced by wire arc additive technology.•The microstructure consists mainly of FCC phase but also has CoCr nano phase.•The alloy has good mechanical properties.•The chemical are distributed homogeneously. This study employed wire arc additive manufacturing (WAAM) to fabricate non-equiatomic Co25.4Cr15Fe37.9Mn3.5Ni16.8Si1.4 high-entropy alloy (HEA). Microstructure, elemental distribution, and mechanical properties were investigated. The fabricated HEA has a dendrite structure composed mainly of the FCC phase and CoCr nanoparticles with 1.5–2.5 nm sizes. Energy-dispersive X-ray spectrometry analysis showed that elements are distributed homogeneously in the alloy. Transmission electron microscopy demonstrated the presence of randomly oriented residual dislocations with the density of 1.2∙1010 cm−2. Compressive and tensile tests showed ductile deformation behavior. The yield strength of the alloy is ∼ 279 MPa; ultimate tensile strength is ∼ 500 MPa, and elongation is ∼ 63%.