Chemical and structural characteristics of copper added high entropy alloys for corrosive applications

High entropy alloys are a new generation of materials that have attracted the interest of many scientists due to their unusual properties. Corrosion destroys more than 3% of the world's gross domestic product. In contrast to classical alloy design philosophy, high entropy alloys (HEAs) have uni...

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Main Authors: Laurentiu Florin Mosinoiu, Arcadii Sobetkii, Beatrice Adriana Serban, Laura Madalina Cursaru, Alexandru Cristian Matei, Mihai Ghita, Nicoleta Vitan, Stefania Caramarin, Dumitru Mitrica, Alexander Pogrebnjak, Bogdan Postolnyi
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author Laurentiu Florin Mosinoiu
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Beatrice Adriana Serban
Laura Madalina Cursaru
Alexandru Cristian Matei
Mihai Ghita
Nicoleta Vitan
Stefania Caramarin
Dumitru Mitrica
Alexander Pogrebnjak
Bogdan Postolnyi
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Beatrice Adriana Serban
Laura Madalina Cursaru
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Nicoleta Vitan
Stefania Caramarin
Dumitru Mitrica
Alexander Pogrebnjak
Bogdan Postolnyi
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description High entropy alloys are a new generation of materials that have attracted the interest of many scientists due to their unusual properties. Corrosion destroys more than 3% of the world's gross domestic product. In contrast to classical alloy design philosophy, high entropy alloys (HEAs) have unique microstructures in which several elements are randomly arranged solid solutions. This article presents two alloy systems (CuCrFeMnNi with 5 wt% Cu and CuCrFeMnNi with 10 wt% Cu) that contain readily available and inexpensive raw materials and have the potential to form solid solution structures. A modeling program (MatCalc) was used to simulate phase formation by CALPHAD and non-equilibrium solidification. The selected alloys were fabricated in an induction furnace. Physical-chemical and microstructural characterization was performed on selected compositions. The crystal structure of the alloy was determined by X-ray diffraction method. The modelling and experimental results showed a solid solution-based structure in the cast samples. The structures for 5 wt% and 10 wt% alloys showed similar phase configuration. The alloy with higher Cu percentage generated higher microhardness but lower corrosion resistance in the as-cast state.
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spelling doaj-art-5a9ce6a226ca40d79a12dcb2aca4e5e02025-08-20T03:16:18ZengElsevierJournal of Materials Research and Technology2238-78542025-03-01356261626810.1016/j.jmrt.2025.02.241Chemical and structural characteristics of copper added high entropy alloys for corrosive applicationsLaurentiu Florin Mosinoiu0Arcadii Sobetkii1Beatrice Adriana Serban2Laura Madalina Cursaru3Alexandru Cristian Matei4Mihai Ghita5Nicoleta Vitan6Stefania Caramarin7Dumitru Mitrica8Alexander Pogrebnjak9Bogdan Postolnyi10National R&D Institute for Nonferrous and Rare Metals—IMNR, 102 Biruintei Blvd, Ilfov, Pantelimon, 077145, RomaniaNational R&D Institute for Nonferrous and Rare Metals—IMNR, 102 Biruintei Blvd, Ilfov, Pantelimon, 077145, RomaniaNational R&D Institute for Nonferrous and Rare Metals—IMNR, 102 Biruintei Blvd, Ilfov, Pantelimon, 077145, RomaniaNational R&D Institute for Nonferrous and Rare Metals—IMNR, 102 Biruintei Blvd, Ilfov, Pantelimon, 077145, RomaniaNational R&D Institute for Nonferrous and Rare Metals—IMNR, 102 Biruintei Blvd, Ilfov, Pantelimon, 077145, RomaniaNational R&D Institute for Nonferrous and Rare Metals—IMNR, 102 Biruintei Blvd, Ilfov, Pantelimon, 077145, RomaniaNational R&D Institute for Nonferrous and Rare Metals—IMNR, 102 Biruintei Blvd, Ilfov, Pantelimon, 077145, RomaniaNational R&D Institute for Nonferrous and Rare Metals—IMNR, 102 Biruintei Blvd, Ilfov, Pantelimon, 077145, RomaniaNational R&D Institute for Nonferrous and Rare Metals—IMNR, 102 Biruintei Blvd, Ilfov, Pantelimon, 077145, Romania; Corresponding author.National R&D Institute for Nonferrous and Rare Metals—IMNR, 102 Biruintei Blvd, Ilfov, Pantelimon, 077145, Romania; Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava, Faculty of Material Science and Technology in Trnava, Institute Materials, 91724, Trnava, Slovak Republic; Sumy State University, 116 Kharkivska st., 40007, Sumy, UkraineNational R&D Institute for Nonferrous and Rare Metals—IMNR, 102 Biruintei Blvd, Ilfov, Pantelimon, 077145, Romania; Sumy State University, 116 Kharkivska st., 40007, Sumy, Ukraine; Institute of Physics for Advanced Materials, Nanotechnology and Photonics, Faculty of Sciences of the University of Porto, 4169-007, Porto, PortugalHigh entropy alloys are a new generation of materials that have attracted the interest of many scientists due to their unusual properties. Corrosion destroys more than 3% of the world's gross domestic product. In contrast to classical alloy design philosophy, high entropy alloys (HEAs) have unique microstructures in which several elements are randomly arranged solid solutions. This article presents two alloy systems (CuCrFeMnNi with 5 wt% Cu and CuCrFeMnNi with 10 wt% Cu) that contain readily available and inexpensive raw materials and have the potential to form solid solution structures. A modeling program (MatCalc) was used to simulate phase formation by CALPHAD and non-equilibrium solidification. The selected alloys were fabricated in an induction furnace. Physical-chemical and microstructural characterization was performed on selected compositions. The crystal structure of the alloy was determined by X-ray diffraction method. The modelling and experimental results showed a solid solution-based structure in the cast samples. The structures for 5 wt% and 10 wt% alloys showed similar phase configuration. The alloy with higher Cu percentage generated higher microhardness but lower corrosion resistance in the as-cast state.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2238785425004880High entropy alloysStructural characterizationCorrosion resistanceModeling
spellingShingle Laurentiu Florin Mosinoiu
Arcadii Sobetkii
Beatrice Adriana Serban
Laura Madalina Cursaru
Alexandru Cristian Matei
Mihai Ghita
Nicoleta Vitan
Stefania Caramarin
Dumitru Mitrica
Alexander Pogrebnjak
Bogdan Postolnyi
Chemical and structural characteristics of copper added high entropy alloys for corrosive applications
Journal of Materials Research and Technology
High entropy alloys
Structural characterization
Corrosion resistance
Modeling
title Chemical and structural characteristics of copper added high entropy alloys for corrosive applications
title_full Chemical and structural characteristics of copper added high entropy alloys for corrosive applications
title_fullStr Chemical and structural characteristics of copper added high entropy alloys for corrosive applications
title_full_unstemmed Chemical and structural characteristics of copper added high entropy alloys for corrosive applications
title_short Chemical and structural characteristics of copper added high entropy alloys for corrosive applications
title_sort chemical and structural characteristics of copper added high entropy alloys for corrosive applications
topic High entropy alloys
Structural characterization
Corrosion resistance
Modeling
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2238785425004880
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