The role of copper in transforming CuxCoCrNiAl high-entropy alloys for enhanced strength and ductility

IF 4.8 2区材料科学 Q1 MATERIALS SCIENCE, CHARACTERIZATION & TESTING

Materials Characterization Pub Date : 2025-03-25 DOI:10.1016/j.matchar.2025.114973

Fa-Chang Zhao , Guo-Ning Ji , Xing-Ming Zhao, Rong-Da Zhao, Fu-Fa Wu

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Abstract

This study conducted a detailed analysis of the microstructure evolution and mechanical properties of a series of Cu_xCoCrNiAl high-entropy alloys (HEAs) to assess the influence of Cu content on HEAs. The findings indicated that with increasing Cu content, the alloy's phase structure changed from FCC1 + FCC2 (AlCu) + BCC to FCC phase. As the Cu content rose from 20 % to 80 %, the hardness of the alloy decreased progressively from 515 HV to 135 HV, and the ultimate tensile strength reduced from 1335 MPa to 524 MPa. The fracture mechanism shifted from a mixed brittle-ductile fracture to a ductile fracture. Consequently, the Cu₄CoCrNiAl HEA (CA50) demonstrated superior overall mechanical properties, with hardness, yield strength, ultimate tensile strength, and elongation measured at 321 HV, 556 MPa, 846 MPa, and 16.4 %, respectively. This research is significant for the advancement of engineering and structural materials with outstanding mechanical properties.

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Materials Characterization 工程技术-材料科学：表征与测试

CiteScore

7.60

自引率

8.50%

发文量

746

审稿时长

36 days

期刊介绍： Materials Characterization features original articles and state-of-the-art reviews on theoretical and practical aspects of the structure and behaviour of materials. The Journal focuses on all characterization techniques, including all forms of microscopy (light, electron, acoustic, etc.,) and analysis (especially microanalysis and surface analytical techniques). Developments in both this wide range of techniques and their application to the quantification of the microstructure of materials are essential facets of the Journal. The Journal provides the Materials Scientist/Engineer with up-to-date information on many types of materials with an underlying theme of explaining the behavior of materials using novel approaches. Materials covered by the journal include: Metals & Alloys Ceramics Nanomaterials Biomedical materials Optical materials Composites Natural Materials.