IntermetallicsPub Date : 2025-03-27DOI: 10.1016/j.intermet.2025.108764
Yanjie Ren , Ziteng Wang , Lang Gan , Wei Chen , Wei Qiu , Yuhang Zhao
{"title":"Tailored laser power in selective laser melting for enhanced high-temperature oxidation resistance of CoCrNi medium-entropy alloys","authors":"Yanjie Ren , Ziteng Wang , Lang Gan , Wei Chen , Wei Qiu , Yuhang Zhao","doi":"10.1016/j.intermet.2025.108764","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.intermet.2025.108764","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Developing medium-entropy alloys (MEAs) with consistent and predictable microstructures and compositions is crucial for their application in specific high-temperature and corrosive environments. In this work, a series of CoCrNi MEAs is prepared by adjusting the laser power (175–250 W) of selective laser melting (SLM). All SLM-fabricated samples exhibit greater oxidation resistance than that of the rolled alloy, attributed to their higher grain boundary densities. The oxide scales formed on SLM-fabricated samples comprise a continuous Cr<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub> layer, whereas those on the rolled sample feature an inner Cr<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub> layer with an outer (Co, Ni)Cr<sub>2</sub>O<sub>4</sub> spinel structure. Among the samples, sample III, produced at a laser power of 225 W, exhibits an increased proportion of high-angle grain boundary (HAGB), which can facilitate Cr outward diffusion, and a reduced proportion of low-angle grain boundary (LAGB) and <100> preferred orientation, which can hinder oxygen inward diffusion. These unique characteristics of sample III facilitate the formation of a protective oxide films, thereby reducing mass gain and resulting in enhanced high-temperature corrosion resistance.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":331,"journal":{"name":"Intermetallics","volume":"182 ","pages":"Article 108764"},"PeriodicalIF":4.3,"publicationDate":"2025-03-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143714216","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
IntermetallicsPub Date : 2025-03-26DOI: 10.1016/j.intermet.2025.108762
Y.Y. Sun , Y.H. Gao , Y.B. Wang , Y. Huang , M.C. Jian , F.C. Wang , Y. Li , L. Fu , X. Jin , H.B.C. Yin , J. Xu , S.D. Feng , J.Q. Wang , J.T. Huo , M. Gao
{"title":"Designing B2-phase ordered Cu-Pd-Ag-Ru microfiber with strength-conductivity combination via melt-extraction and isothermal annealing","authors":"Y.Y. Sun , Y.H. Gao , Y.B. Wang , Y. Huang , M.C. Jian , F.C. Wang , Y. Li , L. Fu , X. Jin , H.B.C. Yin , J. Xu , S.D. Feng , J.Q. Wang , J.T. Huo , M. Gao","doi":"10.1016/j.intermet.2025.108762","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.intermet.2025.108762","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Copper alloys are widely used in the electrical and electronic devices due to their excellent electrical and thermal conductivity. However, the trade-off relationship between strength and conductivity limits their application in the electrical contacts and circuit leads. In this study, an experimental strategy based on melt extraction and appropriate post-heat treatment was proposed to design one kind of B2-phase ordered Cu-Pd-Ag-Ru microfiber. It was found that this microfiber displays the excellent comprehensive performance of the strength and the conductivity. In comparison with the cast alloy, the strength for the designed microfiber is increased by 2.75 times and there appears the 70 % enhancement for the electrical conductivity. The strengthening mechanisms can be attributed to the phase transition from FCC to B2 phase, grain refinement, and the formation of Ru and Ag precipitates. Furthermore, the significant improvement in electrical conductivity is primarily due to the introduction of the B2 ordered phase and the elongation of longitudinal grains. The current study not only provides one kind of excellent copper alloys for the electrical contacts and circuit leads, but also offers a new strategy for surmounting the strength-conductivity trade-off in metals.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":331,"journal":{"name":"Intermetallics","volume":"182 ","pages":"Article 108762"},"PeriodicalIF":4.3,"publicationDate":"2025-03-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143697764","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
IntermetallicsPub Date : 2025-03-26DOI: 10.1016/j.intermet.2025.108763
T. Larimian , V. Chaudhary , R.K. Gupta , R.V. Ramanujan , T. Borkar
{"title":"Amorphization and energy maps of mechanically alloyed FeSiB-based alloys","authors":"T. Larimian , V. Chaudhary , R.K. Gupta , R.V. Ramanujan , T. Borkar","doi":"10.1016/j.intermet.2025.108763","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.intermet.2025.108763","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>In this research work, the effect of different mechanical alloying processing parameters such as ball-to-powder weight ratio (BPR), size of the milling balls, rotation speed, and milling duration on the amorphization of an elemental blend of iron (Fe), silicon (Si), and boron (B) have been studied. FeSiB powder alloys were obtained by mechanically alloying of elemental powders for 10, 20, and 30 h with a rotation speed of 700 rpm, stearic acid as process control agent (PCA), and the ball-to-powder ratio of 5:1, 10:1, and 15:1. The resultant powders were then consolidated using the spark plasma sintering (SPS) technique. The effect of SPS processing parameters on mechanical and magnetic properties was studied. For samples milled under the same conditions, the saturation magnetization of the samples sintered at higher temperatures was proven to be higher. Moreover, the effect of heat treating the amorphous powder alloy before SPS processing was studied. The results showed an increase in the saturation magnetization of the heat-treated samples but also an increase in coercivity. Finally, the energy maps were drawn for mechanically alloyed FeSiB-based samples milled under different conditions to find the window for the total energy and minimum energy of a single ball that would give us an amorphous structure useful for magnetic properties.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":331,"journal":{"name":"Intermetallics","volume":"182 ","pages":"Article 108763"},"PeriodicalIF":4.3,"publicationDate":"2025-03-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143697763","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
IntermetallicsPub Date : 2025-03-25DOI: 10.1016/j.intermet.2025.108761
Hongbo Yang , Shuan Li , Shuang Wang , Daogao Wu , Dongyang Tang , Xiaowei Zhang , Xin Liu , Jiamin Zhong , Minglei Xu
{"title":"The microstructure, texture and grain refinement mechanism of cold-rolled AlNdTi alloy target: Large deformation promotes dynamic recrystallization","authors":"Hongbo Yang , Shuan Li , Shuang Wang , Daogao Wu , Dongyang Tang , Xiaowei Zhang , Xin Liu , Jiamin Zhong , Minglei Xu","doi":"10.1016/j.intermet.2025.108761","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.intermet.2025.108761","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>In this work, the high pure AlNdTi alloys (<span><math><mrow><mo>></mo></mrow></math></span> 99.99 wt%) were rolled to a total of 20 %, 40 %, 60 % and 80 % thickness reduction with a reduction of 2 mm during each pass by a two-high mill rolling machine with the roll diameter of 500 mm. Moreover, a comprehensive investigation was carried out to study their microstructure, phase distribution, misorientation, texture and microhardness properties. As a result, with the cold-rolled deformation increasing, the grain size of AlNdTi alloy reaches its minimum value of 18 μm at 80 % deformation. Meanwhile, the development of phase distribution shows that the reticular distribution state of <span><math><mrow><mi>α</mi></mrow></math></span>-Al<sub>11</sub>Nd<sub>3</sub> remains unchanged, but some microcracks appear on its surface after large rolling deformation. In addition, the misorientation results show that proportion of recrystallized grains in 80 % rolled AlNdTi alloy is as high as 43.2 %, while the proportion of deformed zone is only 12.5 %. Moreover, the percentage of high-angles of 80 % rolled sample is 34.2 % and the average misorientation angle is 16.8 <span><math><mrow><mo>°</mo></mrow></math></span>. Besides, the subgrains with the diameter of 1∼2 <span><math><mrow><mi>μ</mi></mrow></math></span> m and recrystallized grains with the diameter of 3∼5 μm observed by TEM provide direct evidence that dynamic recrystallization occurred in high-purity AlNdTi alloys during rolling deformed process. And the grain refinement mechanism was analyzed and discussed. Furthermore, the texture development of AlNdTi alloy with various rolling deformation was analyzed in detail. Besides, 80 % rolled AlNdTi alloy has the largest hardness of 45 HV, while the microhardness of as-cast AlNdTi alloy is only 23 HV. In a word, these results can provide a new perspective on the control of microstructure, phase distribution, texture evolution, etc. of cold-rolled AlNdTi alloy target in liquid crystal display industry. Moreover, it is beneficial for clarify the generation of dynamic recrystallization on the plastic deformation behavior of this alloy target.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":331,"journal":{"name":"Intermetallics","volume":"182 ","pages":"Article 108761"},"PeriodicalIF":4.3,"publicationDate":"2025-03-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143696559","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
IntermetallicsPub Date : 2025-03-25DOI: 10.1016/j.intermet.2025.108750
A.E. Perrin , W. Zhong , Y. Osetskiy , A. Plotkowski , C.B. Joslin , K. An , Jong Keum , G.M. Veith , R.R. Dehoff , Y. Yang
{"title":"Relative phase stability of L12 and DO22/DO23 structures in Al3Nb, Al3Zr and Al3V compounds","authors":"A.E. Perrin , W. Zhong , Y. Osetskiy , A. Plotkowski , C.B. Joslin , K. An , Jong Keum , G.M. Veith , R.R. Dehoff , Y. Yang","doi":"10.1016/j.intermet.2025.108750","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.intermet.2025.108750","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The relative stability of the different tri-aluminide (Al<sub>3</sub>M) phases in three binary systems (M = Zr, Nb and V) was assessed for their potential to form fine cubic L1<sub>2</sub> precipitates in additively manufactured alloys. Supersaturated thin films of Al-(8–30) at% M were sputtered and heat treated during in-situ x-ray diffraction (XRD) measurements to observe the temperature ranges of stability for each phase. As-sputtered films were then processed with laser tracks simulating additive manufacturing solidification conditions, and the formation of phases in the laser tracks was correlated with density functional theory (DFT) and nucleation rate calculations. We found that the metastable L1<sub>2</sub> structure is highly competitive with the stable DO<sub>23</sub> structure in the Al-Zr system, but much less stable than the DO<sub>22</sub> structure in the Al-Nb system, and both the DO<sub>22</sub> and Al<sub>8</sub>V<sub>5</sub> structure in the Al-V system. These experimental results were found to be in good agreement with the DFT and kinetic calculations, as we determined that the metastable L1<sub>2</sub> in Al-Zr only requires a small amount of undercooling to favor its nucleation over the stable DO<sub>23</sub>, suggesting additive manufacturing can be a viable pathway to develop Al-Zr alloys strengthened by a high volume fraction of L1<sub>2</sub> Al<sub>3</sub>Zr phase.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":331,"journal":{"name":"Intermetallics","volume":"182 ","pages":"Article 108750"},"PeriodicalIF":4.3,"publicationDate":"2025-03-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143696558","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
IntermetallicsPub Date : 2025-03-25DOI: 10.1016/j.intermet.2025.108758
Yufeng Xia , Xiao Du , Yang Zeng , Haonan Zou , Wenbing Yang , Deyu Zheng
{"title":"Twining evolution and dynamic recrystallization mechanism in GH4706 alloy during hot deformation","authors":"Yufeng Xia , Xiao Du , Yang Zeng , Haonan Zou , Wenbing Yang , Deyu Zheng","doi":"10.1016/j.intermet.2025.108758","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.intermet.2025.108758","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The dynamic recrystallization (DRX) mechanisms and microstructural evolution of the GH4706 alloy are investigated through isothermal constant strain rate hot compression experiments. The experiments are conducted under different deformation parameters. The effects of different deformation parameters on the substructure, grain boundary (GB), misorientation and twinning are systematically studied. The results indicate that T (Temperature), <span><math><mrow><mover><mi>ε</mi><mo>˙</mo></mover></mrow></math></span> (strain rate), and ε (strain) significantly influence the DRX mechanism and microstructural evolution of GH4706 alloy. As ε increases, Σ3 twin boundaries deviate from their specific orientation. However, new twin structures are formed during the recrystallized grain growth process, with high T and low <span><math><mrow><mover><mi>ε</mi><mo>˙</mo></mover></mrow></math></span> being more conducive to twin formation. Additionally, discontinuous dynamic recrystallization (DDRX) behavior is identified across all deformation parameters, establishing DDRX as the prime process of DRX in the GH4706 alloy. Continuous dynamic recrystallization (CDRX) typically occurs within grains as an auxiliary nucleation mechanism, particularly active at lower T, higher ε and higher <span><math><mrow><mover><mi>ε</mi><mo>˙</mo></mover></mrow></math></span>. Meanwhile, twin boundaries provide ideal nucleation sites for DDRX and CDRX grains, thereby accelerating the recrystallization process via twin-induced dynamic recrystallization (TDRX).</div></div>","PeriodicalId":331,"journal":{"name":"Intermetallics","volume":"182 ","pages":"Article 108758"},"PeriodicalIF":4.3,"publicationDate":"2025-03-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143696557","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Effect of Ti on the structure and mechanical properties of TixVNbMo (x=0.5, 1.0, 1.5, 2.0) refractory high-entropy alloys: A combined first principles and experimental study","authors":"Yan Li, Shilong Liang, Junjie Gong, Wei Wu, Yongxin Wang, Zheng Chen","doi":"10.1016/j.intermet.2025.108760","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.intermet.2025.108760","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The effect of Ti content on the Ti<sub>x</sub>VNbMo (x = 0.5, 1.0, 1.5, 2.0) refractory high-entropy alloys (RHEAs) was systematically studied by combining experimental and theoretical calculations, focusing on phase composition, microstructure and mechanical properties. All the Ti<sub>x</sub>VNbMo RHEAs have a BCC single-phase solid solution structure, and the lattice constant increases with the increase of Ti content. Thermodynamic and kinetic stability are confirmed through analyses of enthalpy of formation, cohesive energy, and phonon spectrum. With the increase of Ti content, the hardness, yield strength and elastic modulus gradually decrease, and all alloys are anisotropic. Ti2.0 alloy exhibits the best plasticity, while Ti0.5 alloy has the highest specific yield strength. The main strengthening mechanism of Ti<sub>x</sub>VNbMo RHEAs is solid solution strengthening. The electronic structure of Ti<sub>x</sub>VNbMo RHEAs was analyzed by COHP, and the results showed that the higher the Ti content, the weaker the internal bonding force, which leads to a decrease in compressive strength. Overall, this study provides insights into the microstructure and mechanical behavior of the Ti<sub>x</sub>VNbMo RHEAs from multiple scales, which is crucial for their potential applications.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":331,"journal":{"name":"Intermetallics","volume":"181 ","pages":"Article 108760"},"PeriodicalIF":4.3,"publicationDate":"2025-03-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143686917","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
IntermetallicsPub Date : 2025-03-24DOI: 10.1016/j.intermet.2025.108757
Rutong Wan , Zhilin Long , Yuxuan Cui , Lidong You
{"title":"Achieving controllable strength-plasticity balance in metallic glass: Potential energy gradient","authors":"Rutong Wan , Zhilin Long , Yuxuan Cui , Lidong You","doi":"10.1016/j.intermet.2025.108757","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.intermet.2025.108757","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Metallic glasses (MGs) have long been plagued by a dilemma concerning their strength and plasticity. This has restricted the potential applications of these materials. Inspired by the concept of gradient materials, we have devised a novel strategy to address this challenge by leveraging potential energy gradients. In this study, we have designed three distinct types of MGs, each exhibiting controllable step potential energy gradients. Extensive molecular dynamics simulations have demonstrated that potential energy gradient MGs, characterized by a spatial gradient distribution of free volume, possess a \"shear band deflection\" ability. This free-volume gradient structure promotes the branching and deflection of shear bands, disperses deformation, and delays damage, thereby conferring additional plasticity to the gradient MGs. Concurrently, the high icosahedral content in potential energy gradient MGs contributes to their strength. The simultaneous enhancement of strength and plasticity can be modulated by altering the direction and step amplitude of the potential energy gradient, indicating that the long-standing trade-off between strength and plasticity in MGs can be addressed by controllable potential energy gradients.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":331,"journal":{"name":"Intermetallics","volume":"181 ","pages":"Article 108757"},"PeriodicalIF":4.3,"publicationDate":"2025-03-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143686916","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Superconductivity in Ba5Ir7Ge4 derived from MgCu2-type Laves phase BaIr2","authors":"Terunari Koshinuma , Hiroshi Fujihisa , Yoshito Gotoh , Izumi Hase , Kenji Kawashima , Shigeyuki Ishida , Hiroshi Eisaki , Hiraku Ogino , Taichiro Nishio , Akira Iyo","doi":"10.1016/j.intermet.2025.108748","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.intermet.2025.108748","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>We successfully synthesized the new compound Ba<sub>5</sub>Ir<sub>7</sub>Ge<sub>4</sub> at ambient pressure by adding Ge to BaIr<sub>2</sub>, which is a high-pressure stable MgCu<sub>2</sub>-type Laves phase. Rietveld analysis revealed that Ba<sub>5</sub>Ir<sub>7</sub>Ge<sub>4</sub> crystallizes by replacing part of the Ir<sub>4</sub> tetrahedra in BaIr<sub>2</sub> with Ge<sub>4</sub>Ir tetrahedra, forming in a network of corner-sharing Ge<sub>4</sub>Ir and Ir<sub>3</sub>Ge tetrahedra. While BaIr<sub>2</sub> has a cubic structure, Ba<sub>5</sub>Ir<sub>7</sub>Ge<sub>4</sub> adopts a new prototype structure with a tetragonal space group <em>I</em>4<sub>1</sub>/<em>a</em> (no.88) (<em>a</em> = 12.9726(2) Å, <em>c</em> = 8.2703(2) Å). Our experiments demonstrated that Ba<sub>5</sub>Ir<sub>7</sub>Ge<sub>4</sub> is a type-II superconductor with a transition temperature (<em>T</em><sub>c</sub>) of 3.2 K, which is slightly higher than that of BaIr<sub>2</sub>. Electronic structure calculations show that the density of states (DOS) at the Fermi energy is primarily contributed by the <em>d</em> states in the Ir atoms forming the Ir<sub>3</sub>Ge tetrahedra. Despite having smaller DOS at the Fermi level, Ba<sub>5</sub>Ir<sub>7</sub>Ge<sub>4</sub> exhibits a slightly higher <em>T</em><sub>c</sub> than that of BaIr<sub>2</sub>, which can be attributed to its higher Debye temperature.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":331,"journal":{"name":"Intermetallics","volume":"181 ","pages":"Article 108748"},"PeriodicalIF":4.3,"publicationDate":"2025-03-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143686915","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"First-principles and experimental study on structure and properties of CuCrCoFeNixTi high entropy alloy","authors":"ChongYang Wang, Xiaohong Yang, Xiaoyong Sun, Haiyang Kang, Peng Xiao","doi":"10.1016/j.intermet.2025.108735","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.intermet.2025.108735","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>CuCrCoFeNixTi(x = 0, 0.5, 1, 1.5, 2.0) high entropy alloys (HEAs) were designed and the solid solution structure model were established based on the first principles. Lattice constant, phase structure, elastic properties, state density and differential charge density of the HEAs were obtained. The simulation results show that the heat of formation of the alloys are negative. With the increases of Ni content, the density of HEA increases, the lattice constant decreases, the Poisson ratio increases, the G/B value decreases and the Cauchy pressure increases. It indicates that the HEAs change from brittleness to toughness. The differential charge density maps show that the charge distributions in the HEAs are relatively uniform, and the metal bond characteristics are presented. The state density diagrams show that CuCrCoFeNi<sub>2</sub>Ti has the highest peak state density, which indicates that its metal properties are higher and its toughness is better. Finally, the CuCrCoFeNi<sub>x</sub>Ti HEAs were prepared by vacuum arc melting and the homogenization was carried out. The microstructures of the alloys were observed and the compression tests were conducted. The results show that the XRD patterns obtained by experiment are similar to those of simulation, and CuCrCoFeNi<sub>x</sub>Ti HEAs are mainly composed of FCC phase structure. As the Ni content increases, the microstructures of HEAs were more homogeneous, the compressive strength increased from 710.3 MPa to 1878.5 MPa, and the elongation rate increased from 4.9 % to 14.7 %. The fracture morphologies of CuCrCoFeNi<sub>x</sub>Ti HEAs present a quasi-cleavage fracture, which are mainly manifested in cleavage steps and tearing edges.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":331,"journal":{"name":"Intermetallics","volume":"181 ","pages":"Article 108735"},"PeriodicalIF":4.3,"publicationDate":"2025-03-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143686885","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}