Interstitial atoms enable joint twinning and transformation induced plasticity in strong and ductile high-entropy alloys
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Li, Zhiming
Springer, Hauke
Gault, Baptiste
Raabe, Dierk
Tasan, Cemal
Date Issued
January 2017
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Scientific Reports
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Nature Publishing Group
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Li, Zhiming, Cemal Cem Tasan, Hauke Springer, Baptiste Gault, and Dierk Raabe. “Interstitial Atoms Enable Joint Twinning and Transformation Induced Plasticity in Strong and Ductile High-Entropy Alloys.” Scientific Reports 7 (January 12, 2017): 40704.
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Abstract
High-entropy alloys (HEAs) consisting of multiple principle elements provide an avenue for realizing exceptional mechanical, physical and chemical properties. We report a novel strategy for designing a new class of HEAs incorporating the additional interstitial element carbon. This results in joint activation of twinning- and transformation-induced plasticity (TWIP and TRIP) by tuning the matrix phase’s instability in a metastable TRIP-assisted dual-phase HEA. Besides TWIP and TRIP, such alloys benefit from massive substitutional and interstitial solid solution strengthening as well as from the composite effect associated with its dual-phase structure. Nanosize particle formation and grain size reduction are also utilized. The new interstitial TWIP-TRIP-HEA thus unifies all metallic strengthening mechanisms in one material, leading to twice the tensile strength compared to a single-phase HEA with similar composition, yet, at identical ductility.
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Materials Science and Engineering
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