Study on metallurgical interface and grain refinement effect in AlMgSc alloy reinforced with HEAs particles formed by arc-direct energy deposition

Abstract

On the basis of the AlMgSc alloy formed by Arc-DED (Arc Directed Energy Deposition), we adopted a method of coaxially depositing powder and wire layer by layer to fabricate the AlMgSc alloy enhanced by (HEAs) High Entropy Alloys. The HEAs powder exhibited favorable metallurgical bonding with the α-Al matrix, and the elements such as Co, Fe, and Ni in the HEAs particles obviously diffused towards the matrix at the interface. The addition of HEAs powder significantly refined the microstructure. The average grain size of the AlMgSc alloy was 40.7 ± 13.9 μm, while that of the AlMgSc-HEAs alloy was 14.5 ± 4.9 μm, with a 64 % reduction in grain size. Compared with the AlMgSc alloy, the yield strength (YS) of the AlMgSc-HEAs alloy was increased by 9 %.