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Article

Effect of Solidification on Microstructure and Properties of FeCoNi(AlSi)0.2 High-Entropy Alloy Under Strong Static Magnetic Field

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State Key Laboratory of Solidification Processing, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi’an 710072, China
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Xi’an Superconducting Magnet Technology Co. Ltd., Xi’an 710018, China
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Northwest Institute for Nonferrous Metal Research, Xi’an 710016, China
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Laboratoire National des Champs Magnétiques Intenses (LNCMI), University Grenoble Alps, F-38000 Grenoble, France
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Laboratoire National des Champs Magnétiques Intenses (LNCMI), French National Center for Scientific Research (CNRS), F-38000 Grenoble, France
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Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Entropy 2018, 20(4), 275; https://doi.org/10.3390/e20040275
Submission received: 19 March 2018 / Revised: 30 March 2018 / Accepted: 30 March 2018 / Published: 12 April 2018

Abstract

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Strong static magnetic field (SSMF) is a unique way to regulate the microstructure and improve the properties of materials. FeCoNi(AlSi)0.2 alloy is a novel class of soft magnetic materials (SMMs) designed based on high-entropy alloy (HEA) concepts. In this study, a strong static magnetic field is introduced to tune the microstructure, mechanical, electrical and magnetic properties of FeCoNi(AlSi)0.2 high-entropy alloy. Results indicate that, with the increasing magnetic field intensity, the Vickers hardness and the saturation magnetization (Ms) increase firstly, and then decrease and reach the maximum at 5T, while the yield strength, the residual magnetization (Mr) and the coercivity (Hc) take the opposite trend. The resistivity values (ρ) are found to be enhanced by the increasing magnetic field intensity. The main reasons for the magnetic field on the above effects are interpreted by microstructure evolution (phase species and volume fraction), atomic-level structure and defects (vacancy and dislocation density).

1. Introduction

Over the past decades, high-entropy alloys (HEAs) in which their distinctive structures and excellent properties are being continuously explored have attracted extensive attention [1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10]. HEAs are a novel kind of alloys because they are different from conventional alloys that have one or two principal elements as main components. Yeh et al. firstly propose the concept of HEA and formally define it, which has five or more principal elements in equal or near-equal molar ratios [9]. High configurational entropy that decreases Gibbs free energy in HEAs retards formation of intermetallic compounds and stabilizes single solid solution phases, which include face-centered cubic (FCC), body-centered cubic (BCC), hexagonal cubic phase (HCP), and orthorhombic crystal structures [9,10]. Simple phase species provide convenient conditions for studying the microstructure and properties of HEAs.
With the development of superconducting technologies, the commercial superconducting magnet becomes more easily securable [11]. Strong static magnetic field (SSMF) has aroused extensive interest due to its unique function in materials processing. As a clean, non-contact and high-density energy, the magnetic field can act on the atomic scale of substances. As a result, it brings many unique impacts to the material processing, e.g., levitation [12], nucleation [13], phase transition thermodynamics [14,15], texturing and orientation [16,17,18], organizational refinement [19] and convection [20]. The effect of SSMF on the microstructure during solidification is bound to the properties of the material after solidification, such as mechanical properties [21], thermoelectric properties [21,22] and magnetic properties [23,24]. In the existing literature reports, the role of strong magnetic field in the solidification process focuses on pure metal [20,25], binary alloy system [15,16,17,25] and ternary alloy system [14,18,21,22,23]. Few articles have the application of SSMF during the solidification of HEAs. FeCoNi(AlSi)0.2 alloy is a novel class of soft magnetic materials (SMMs) based on HEAs. SMMs require high Ms, high ρ, low Hc and low Mr, in addition to good malleability [26]. Zhang et al. studied the effects of composition changes on microstructure and mechanical, electrical as well as magnetic properties of FeCoNi(AlSi)x HEA [27] Zuo et al. found that the microstructures and magnetic behaviors of FeCoNi(AlSi)0.2 HEA were affected by the Bridgman solidification [28]. In this report, SSMF is introduced during the solidification process of FeCoNi(AlSi)0.2 HEA, and its effect on the microstructure evolution and properties are studied.

2. Experiment and Method

2.1. Material Preparation

FeCoNi(AlSi)0.2 HEA ingots were prepared by arc-melting under an argon atmosphere. The raw elements were above 99.9 wt %. Each ingot was re-melted four times in order to gain a homogeneous distribution of elements. Then, the ingots were cut into blocks of about 10 g. Finally, each of them was packaged in a quartz tube in a vacuum.

2.2. Material Processing Equipment under SSMF

The experimental setup was a self-built 8-Tesla magnetic field material processing facility. Figure 1 showed the internal structure and working principle diagram of the solidification equipment under SSMF. The sample was placed in the position where the maximum magnetic field intensity and the maximum heating temperature coincided. A two-color pyrometer on top of the equipment was used to in situ measure the change of temperature. The magnetic field intensity was applied to 0T, 1T, 3T, 5T and 7T, respectively. The s-type thermocouple at the bottom of the test tube detected the temperature feedback to the temperature controller, which compared the temperature of the feedback with the temperature of the program to control the power of the power supply. The heating program was firstly heating at the heating rate of 0.3 °C/s, heated to 1450 °C, kept for 1 h, cooled to approximately 1200 °C at a rate of 1 °C/s and quenched in water.

2.3. Analysis and Characterization

As shown in Figure 2, the morphology of the samples looked like the “bullet”. They were cut along with the direction of “P” and “V”. In the following paper, the “P” and “V” surface represented the direction parallel to the magnetic field and perpendicular to the magnetic field, respectively. The types of crystal structure and phase were detected by X-ray diffractometer (XRD) (Dandong, China, Dandong Haoyuan Instrument Co. Ltd., DX-2700) with a Cu target under radiation from 20° to 100°. The microstructures that were parallel and perpendicular to the magnetic field direction were examined by a ZEISS SUPRA 55 field emission scanning electron microscope (SEM) (Shanghai, China, TESCAN) with the energy-dispersive spectrometry (EDS) (China, TESCAN) and a GX 71 Olympus metallographic microscope (Tokyo, Japan, Olympus). In addition, Ф 2 × 4 mm cylindrical specimens were prepared for compressive experiments at room temperature with a strain rate of 5 × 10−4 s−1. The hardness was measured by a Vickers hardness tester (St. Joseph, MI, USA, LECO) under a load of 200 g, held for 15 s. The electrical resistivity is tested by a four-probe resistivity tester (Xi’an, China, Xi’an HongHu Testing Instrument Co. Ltd.). The hysteresis loop is tested by a Lake Shore VSM 7307 (Shanghai, China, Shanghai Yihong Scientific Instrument Co. Ltd.) at room temperature.

3. Results and Discussion

3.1. X-ray Diffraction of FeCoNi(AlSi)0.2 Alloy

Figure 3 shows the XRD patterns of the samples under different magnetic field directions and intensities. The relative strength of the diffraction peaks in the XRD patterns parallel to the magnetic field (Figure 3a) are affected by the magnetic field intensity; however, the specimen is still a single FCC solid solution. Compared with the XRD patterns parallel to the magnetic field, the XRD pattern of the perpendicular direction to the magnetic field (Figure 3b) solidified at 7T reveals a minor peak besides the (111) face-centered-cubic (FCC) peak, which proved to be a body-centered-cubic (BCC) phase. It implies that the process of solidification at 7T can promote the formation of the BCC precipitates. The presence of the BCC phase has a potential impact on the performance of the material below.

3.2. Microstructure Characteristics of FeCoNi(AlSi)0.2 Alloy

The optical microstructure images of the FeCoNi(AlSi)0.2 alloy prepared after solidification under different magnetic field intensities are presented in Figure 4. It is obvious that the microstructure is composed of typical dendritic and interdendritic structures (labeled as “DR” and “ID” by arrows, respectively). Parallel to the magnetic field direction, the primary crystal axis solidified at 0T, 1T, 5T and 7T randomly orientates toward each direction. In particular, orientation of the primary crystal axis solidified at 3T is parallel to the direction of the magnetic field. The EDS results showed in Figure 5 suggest that the Ni, Si and Al in the ID region are rich, while the DR region is rich in Fe and Co. As can be seen from Table 1, the variation of each element atomic percentage of dendrite and interdendritic phase in the different directions of the magnetic field is approximately 1% after solidification under different magnetic field intensities. Therefore, the process of solidification under SSMF has a negligible effect on the diffusion of elements. The change of volume fraction of DR and ID calculated by Image Pro-Plus (IPP) (6.0.0.260) software is shown in Figure 6. With the increasing magnetic field intensity, the volume fraction of DR decreases firstly and then increases. The volume fraction of dendritic phase was the smallest at 5T. The change of volume fraction of ID is correspondingly the opposite. The change in volume fraction is consistent with the mechanical properties in the following sections.

3.3. Mechanical Properties of FeCoNi(AlSi)0.2 Alloy

The compressive engineering stress–strain curves of the FeCoNi(AlSi)0.2 alloys solidified under different magnetic field intensities are shown in Figure 7a. From the stress–strain curves, the alloys solidified under different magnetic field intensities exhibit good plasticity (exceeds 50% without fracture) and significant work hardening. Figure 7b shows that the yield strength decreases firstly and then increases, reaching 172 MPa at 5T. With the increasing magnetic field intensity, the yield strength of FeCoNi(AlSi)0.2 alloys show the same trends as the volume fraction of DR. The yield strength at 3T is slightly increased because the microstructure orientation at 3T is parallel to the direction of the magnetic field. In addition, the direction of the pressure applied in the compression test is along the direction of the magnetic field. Figure 8 shows the Vickers hardness values of the FeCoNi(AlSi)0.2 alloys solidified under SSMF. With the increasing magnetic field intensity, the Vickers hardness of FeCoNi(AlSi)0.2 alloys show the same trends as the volume fraction of ID. The Vickers hardness values increase firstly and then decrease, the maximum value is 190 HV and 187 HV at 5T in the parallel or perpendicular direction of the magnetic field, respectively.

3.4. Electrical Resistivity of FeCoNi(AlSi)0.2 Alloy

Figure 9 shows the electrical resistivity values of the specimen under SSMF tested by using the four-probe method. A small cylinder with a thickness of 3 mm is intersected on the sample after solidification under different magnetic field intensities. In addition, the axis of the small cylinder is parallel to the magnetic field direction. The calculation formula is below:
ρ V = R V S h   ,
where RV is resistance, S is the area of the electrode and h represents thickness of specimen (i.e., distance between two electrodes). The electrical resistivity of the silicon steel is 50–80 μΩ·cm [29]. The as-cast FeCoNi(AlSi)0.2 is 69.5 μΩ·cm [27]. Compared with the resistivity of the as-cast sample, the resistivity of the sample after solidification under different magnetic field intensities is greatly improved. This is because the solidification under SSMF will experience the process of high temperature quenching and rapid cooling in water, which will cause the defects of the metal to be far beyond the equilibrium concentration. In this experiment, the quenching temperature is close to the melting point, and the residual resistivity caused by the vacancy of the quenching “frozen” is shown below [30]:
Δ ρ = Ae E kT   ,
where E is the formation energy of vacancy, T is quenching temperature, A and k are constants. The influence of vacancy on residual resistivity is similar to that of impurity atom in metal, and their effect size is the same order of magnitude. Tian et al. found the influence of vacancy and dislocation on the residual resistivity in some pure metals, such as copper, silver, platinum, iron and so on [30]. With the increasing magnetic field intensity, the resistivity has always been increased. Wang et al. found that the magnetic field can induce an increase of dislocation density [19]. In addition, it is speculated that the change of resistivity can be caused by the increase of dislocation density due to the magnetic field. The discontinuous change at 7T may have some relation to the precipitated BCC phase. They still need to be verified by further experiments. High electrical resistivity can reduce the eddy-current loss, which is a wonderful requirement for SMMs particularly used in the high-frequency magnetic field [29]. Therefore, the solidification under different magnetic fields can improve the soft magnetic properties of FeCoNi(AlSi)0.2 HEA.

3.5. Magnetic Properties of FeCoNi(AlSi)0.2 Alloy

Magnetic properties of the samples solidified under SSMF are plotted in Figure 10. The maximum Ms of the vertical and parallel magnetic field direction is 121.7 emu/g and 97.7 emu/g at 5T, respectively. Hc also reaches its minimum value at 5T regardless of magnetic field direction. The corresponding values are 2.19 Oe and 2.29 Oe. In addition, the variation tendency of Mr is the same as that of Hc. Ms is mainly influenced by composition and atomic-level structures, and less sensitive to microstructures, such as the grain size and morphology [31]. In this experiment, the composition is the same, and the microstructure solidified under different magnetic field intensities is basically unchanged. The variation of Ms may be attributed to the influence of the magnetic field on the atomic-level structure of FeCoNi(AlSi)0.2 HEA. However, the specific influence mechanism still needs to be studied further. Different from Ms, Hc will be significantly affected by defects, grain size, heat treatment processes and so on [31]. It is apparent that the grain boundary impedes the movement of the domain wall. Therefore, larger grain size and lower grain boundary density have the lower Hc. The equation of Hc is shown below [32,33]:
H c 3 K B T c K 1 α M s 1 D   ,
where Hc is the coercivity, D the grain size, Ms the magnetization saturation, K1 the magneto-crystalline anisotropy, KB the Boltzmann constant, Tc the Curie temperature, and α the lattice constant. When the grain size is almost the same, the change trend of Hc may be related to Ms and K1 from this equation. When Ms reaches the maximum, the coercivity has the minimum value. In addition, the abnormal change of magnetic properties (Ms, Hc and Mr) at 7T may be related to the precipitated BCC phase. In the SMMs, high Ms, low Hc and low Mr are excellent results for use. In short, the magnetic behaviors of FeCoNi(AlSi)0.2 HEA are improved by the solidification under the magnetic field, and the soft magnetic properties of the alloy are further optimized.

4. Conclusions

In this study, the microstructure evolution and properties of FeCoNi(AlSi)0.2 HEA solidified under SSMF have been systematically investigated. We find that the solidification technology under magnetic field can be used to improve the soft magnetic properties of the alloy. The main conclusions are as follows:
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During the solidification of different magnetic field intensities, the alloy solidified up to 5T is still a single FCC phase, and has the maximum Vickers hardness values (190 HV and 187 HV in the parallel and perpendicular direction of the magnetic field, respectively) and the minimum yield strength value (172 MPa).
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The electrical resistivity increases with the magnetic field intensity, and the maximum value is 110 μΩ·cm at 7T.
(3)
The maximum saturation magnetization values of the vertical and parallel magnetic field direction are 121.7 emu/g and 97.7 emu/g at 5T. The minimum coercivity values are 2.19 Oe and 2.29 Oe at 5T, respectively.

Acknowledgments

The authors acknowledge the financial support from the Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 51690163 and 51774240), Shaanxi Science and Technology Co-ordination and Innovation Project (2016KTZDCY-01-03), and the Program of Introducing Talents of Discipline to Universities (No. B08040).

Author Contributions

Jiaxiang Wang, Jun Wang and Jinshan Li conceived and designed the experiments; Jiaxiang Wang and Jun Wang performed the experiments; Jiaxiang Wang, Fan Bu and Eric Beaugnon analyzed the data; Hongchao Kou, Pingxiang Zhang and Chao Li contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools; Jiaxiang Wang wrote the paper. All the authors contributed to the discussion and revision of the content.

Conflicts of Interest

The authors declare no conflict of interest.

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Figure 1. The internal structure and working principle diagram of the solidification equipment under strong static magnetic field.
Figure 1. The internal structure and working principle diagram of the solidification equipment under strong static magnetic field.
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Figure 2. The morphology of the samples solidified under different magnetic fields.
Figure 2. The morphology of the samples solidified under different magnetic fields.
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Figure 3. The XRD patterns of FeCoNi(AlSi)0.2 HEAs prepared under different magnetic fields: (a) //B; (b) ⊥B.
Figure 3. The XRD patterns of FeCoNi(AlSi)0.2 HEAs prepared under different magnetic fields: (a) //B; (b) ⊥B.
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Figure 4. The optical microstructures of FeCoNi(AlSi)0.2 HEAs solidified under different magnetic fields: (a) 0T; (b) 1T; (c) 3T; (d) 5T; (e) 7T.
Figure 4. The optical microstructures of FeCoNi(AlSi)0.2 HEAs solidified under different magnetic fields: (a) 0T; (b) 1T; (c) 3T; (d) 5T; (e) 7T.
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Figure 5. Chemical analysis by the EDS: (a) Distribution of elements in the DR region; (b) Distribution of elements in the ID region.
Figure 5. Chemical analysis by the EDS: (a) Distribution of elements in the DR region; (b) Distribution of elements in the ID region.
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Figure 6. The volume fraction of FeCoNi(AlSi)0.2 HEAs under different magnetic fields.
Figure 6. The volume fraction of FeCoNi(AlSi)0.2 HEAs under different magnetic fields.
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Figure 7. (a) The compressive engineering stress–strain curves of FeCoNi(AlSi)0.2 HEAs under different magnetic fields (The strain exceeds 50% without fracture); (b) The yield strength of FeCoNi(AlSi)0.2 HEAs under different magnetic fields.
Figure 7. (a) The compressive engineering stress–strain curves of FeCoNi(AlSi)0.2 HEAs under different magnetic fields (The strain exceeds 50% without fracture); (b) The yield strength of FeCoNi(AlSi)0.2 HEAs under different magnetic fields.
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Figure 8. The Vickers hardness of FeCoNi(AlSi)0.2 HEAs under different magnetic fields.
Figure 8. The Vickers hardness of FeCoNi(AlSi)0.2 HEAs under different magnetic fields.
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Figure 9. The electrical resistivity of FeCoNi(AlSi)0.2 HEAs under different magnetic fields.
Figure 9. The electrical resistivity of FeCoNi(AlSi)0.2 HEAs under different magnetic fields.
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Figure 10. Magnetic hysteresis loops of FeCoNi(AlSi)0.2 HEAs: (a) //B; (b) ⊥B; (c) the variation tendency of Ms; (d) the variation tendency of Hc; (e) the variation tendency of Mr.
Figure 10. Magnetic hysteresis loops of FeCoNi(AlSi)0.2 HEAs: (a) //B; (b) ⊥B; (c) the variation tendency of Ms; (d) the variation tendency of Hc; (e) the variation tendency of Mr.
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Table 1. Chemical analysis of FeCoNi(AlSi)0.2 HEAs at different regions or different magnetic fields.
Table 1. Chemical analysis of FeCoNi(AlSi)0.2 HEAs at different regions or different magnetic fields.
BAreaAlSiFeCo.Ni
As-castDR6.0635.30031.20730.25327.177
ID9.96314.77020.83023.05031.387
0TDR6.3704.74031.76030.41726.710
ID10.19314.57319.83022.05033.353
//DR6.4674.79331.91020.28326.547
ID10.98715.20019.73321.67732.400
1TDR6.4074.70732.03730.53326.317
ID10.92315.04319.48721.73032.823
//DR6.8004.80031.58330.34326.470
ID11.21714.95719.41321.54332.870
3TDR6.6774.62332.01330.39026.297
ID11.07715.32719.61721.64032.333
//DR6.7235.48330.93030.16026.707
ID11.31715.87319.17321.39732.240
5TDR6.3804.97331.14030.42327.083
ID9.83714.60020.05022.24333.267
//DR6.3434.87331.85730.34326.570
ID10.59714.42319.80322.11333.057
7TDR6.8075.02731.63030.13726.400
ID11.04614.88719.71321.46732.887
//DR6.8075.02731.63030.13726.400
ID11.04714.88719.71321.46732.887

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