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Study of the Structure and Properties of a High-Entropy AlCoCrFeNi Alloy after Electron-Beam Processing

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Using wire-arc additive manufacturing (WAAM), we produced samples of Al–Co–Cr–Fe–Ni high-entropy alloy (HEA) with a grain size of 4–15 µm. Inclusions of the second phase were found along the boundaries and in the volume of the grains. The near-boundary volumes of the alloy (volumes located along grain boundaries) are enriched in chromium and iron atoms, the volume of grains is enriched in nickel and aluminum atoms, and cobalt is quasi-uniformly distributed in the alloy. The inclusions of an elongated shape are enriched in chromium, iron, and oxygen atoms and may be carbides. Microhardness, modulus of elasticity, and tribological properties of the alloy are determined and the stretch curves are analyzed. Irradiation of the HEA with a pulsed electron beam is accompanied by the release of grain boundaries from precipitates of the second phase, which indicates the homogenization of the material. High-speed crystallization of the molten surface layer of HEA samples is accompanied by the formation of a columnar structure with a submicrometer-nanocrystalline structure. The electron-beam processing decreases the microhardness of the surface layer of the alloy with a thickness of up to 90 µm, which may be due to the relaxation of internal stress fields formed in the initial material during its manufacture. Irradiation of a high-entropy alloy with an intense pulsed electron beam improves the strength and plasticity of the material, increasing the compressive strength by 1.1–1.6 times.

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This work was supported by the Russian Science Foundation, project no. 20-19-00452.

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  1. Institute of High Current Electronics, Siberian Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences, 634055, Tomsk, Russia

    Yu. F. Ivanov

  2. Siberian State Industrial University, 654007, Novokuznetsk, Russia

    V. E. Gromov, S. V. Konovalov, Yu. A. Shliarova & I. A. Panchenko

  3. Samara National Research University, 443086, Samara, Russia

    K. A. Osintsev

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Ivanov, Y.F., Gromov, V.E., Konovalov, S.V. et al. Study of the Structure and Properties of a High-Entropy AlCoCrFeNi Alloy after Electron-Beam Processing. Phys. Solid State 64, 372–378 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1134/S1063783422080042

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