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A High-Entropy Alloy With Hierarchical Nanoprecipitates And Ultrahigh Strength, Zhiqiang Fu, Lin Jiang, Haiming Wen, For Full List Of Authors, See Publisher's Website.
A High-Entropy Alloy With Hierarchical Nanoprecipitates And Ultrahigh Strength, Zhiqiang Fu, Lin Jiang, Haiming Wen, For Full List Of Authors, See Publisher's Website.
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High-entropy alloys (HEAs) are a class of metallic materials that have revolutionized alloy design. They are known for their high compressive strengths, often greater than 1 GPa; however, the tensile strengths of most reported HEAs are limited. Here, we report a strategy for the design and fabrication of HEAs that can achieve ultrahigh tensile strengths. The proposed strategy involves the introduction of a high density of hierarchical intragranular nanoprecipitates. To establish the validity of this strategy, we designed and fabricated a bulk Fe25Co25Ni25Al10Ti115 HEA to consist of a principal face-centered cubic …
Effect Of Zr Additions On Thermal Stability Of Al-Cu Precipitates In As-Cast And Cold Worked Samples, Kyle Deane, Paul G. Sanders
Effect Of Zr Additions On Thermal Stability Of Al-Cu Precipitates In As-Cast And Cold Worked Samples, Kyle Deane, Paul G. Sanders
Michigan Tech Publications
While Zr is frequently added to Al alloys to control grain size with the formation of large (>1 μm) primary precipitates, little research has been conducted on the effect of nanoscale Al3Zr precipitates on Al alloys. By comparing the precipitation and corresponding strength evolution between Al-Cu-Zr alloys with different Zr concentrations, the effects of Zr on Al-Cu precipitation with and without primary Al3Zr precipitates can be observed. In the absence of these large precipitates, all Al3Zr phases can be formed, through high temperature aging treatments, as a dispersion of nanoprecipaites inside the Al …
The Natural Aging Effect On Hardenability In Al-Mg-Si: A Complex Interaction Between Composition And Heat Treatment Parameters, Alex Poznak, Violet Thole, Paul G. Sanders
The Natural Aging Effect On Hardenability In Al-Mg-Si: A Complex Interaction Between Composition And Heat Treatment Parameters, Alex Poznak, Violet Thole, Paul G. Sanders
Michigan Tech Publications
The technological relevance of Al-Mg-Si alloys has been rapidly growing over the last decade. Of particular interest to current and future applications is the problematic negative effect of prior natural aging on subsequent artificial age hardening. The influence of natural aging is dependent on both processing and compositional variables and has origins that are far from well-understood. This work examines the hardenability of 6000 series alloys under a wide range of conditions, paying particular attention to the natural aging effect. Experimental variables include alloy composition (Mg + Si, Mg/Si), cooling rate after solutionization, and duration of prior natural aging. Hardenability …