Effect of serrated grain boundary on tensile and creep properties of a precipitation strengthened high entropy alloy

In this study, tensile and creep deformation of a high-entropy alloy processed by selective laser melting (SLM) has been investigated; hot ductility drop was identified at first, and the loss of ductility at elevated temperature was associated with intergranular fracture. By modifying the grain boun...

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Main Authors: Jhuo-Lun Lee, Pei-Te Wang, Kai-Chi Lo, Pai-Keng Shen, Nien-Ti Tsou, Koji Kakehi, Hideyuki Murakami, Che-Wei Tsai, Stéphane Gorsse, An-Chou Yeh
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author Jhuo-Lun Lee
Pei-Te Wang
Kai-Chi Lo
Pai-Keng Shen
Nien-Ti Tsou
Koji Kakehi
Hideyuki Murakami
Che-Wei Tsai
Stéphane Gorsse
An-Chou Yeh
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Pei-Te Wang
Kai-Chi Lo
Pai-Keng Shen
Nien-Ti Tsou
Koji Kakehi
Hideyuki Murakami
Che-Wei Tsai
Stéphane Gorsse
An-Chou Yeh
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description In this study, tensile and creep deformation of a high-entropy alloy processed by selective laser melting (SLM) has been investigated; hot ductility drop was identified at first, and the loss of ductility at elevated temperature was associated with intergranular fracture. By modifying the grain boundary morphology from straight to serration, the hot ductility drop issue has been resolved successfully. The serrated grain boundary could be achieved by reducing the cooling rate of solution heat treatment, which allowed the coarsening of L12 structured γ′ precipitates to interfere with mobile grain boundaries, resulting in undulation of the grain boundary morphology. Tensile and creep tests at 650°C were conducted, and serrated grain boundary could render a significant increase in tensile fracture strain and creep rupture life by a factor of 3.5 and 400, respectively. Detailed microstructure analysis has indicated that serrated grain boundary could distribute strains more evenly than that of straight morphology. The underlying mechanism of deformation with grain boundary serration was further demonstrated by molecular dynamic simulation, which has indicated that serrated grain boundaries could reduce local strain concentration and provide resistance against intergranular cracking. This is the first study to tackle the hot ductility drop issue in a high-entropy alloy fabricated by SLM; it can provide a guideline to develop future high-entropy alloys and design post heat treatment for elevated temperature applications.
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spelling doaj-art-a6b25c0b87cb479bb736cc20f4cb88d52025-08-20T03:40:17ZengTaylor & Francis GroupScience and Technology of Advanced Materials1468-69961878-55142023-12-0124110.1080/14686996.2022.2158043Effect of serrated grain boundary on tensile and creep properties of a precipitation strengthened high entropy alloyJhuo-Lun Lee0Pei-Te Wang1Kai-Chi Lo2Pai-Keng Shen3Nien-Ti Tsou4Koji Kakehi5Hideyuki Murakami6Che-Wei Tsai7Stéphane Gorsse8An-Chou Yeh9High Entropy Materials Center, National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu, Taiwan (ROC)Department of Materials Science and Engineering, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu, Taiwan (ROC)High Entropy Materials Center, National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu, Taiwan (ROC)Department of Materials Science and Engineering, National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu, Taiwan (ROC)Department of Materials Science and Engineering, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu, Taiwan (ROC)Department of Mechanical Engineering, Tokyo Metropolitan University, Hachiojishi, Tokyo, JapanResearch Center for Structural Materials, National Institute for Materials Science, Tsukuba, JapanHigh Entropy Materials Center, National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu, Taiwan (ROC)CNRS, University of Bordeaux, Bordeaux INP, ICMCB, UMR 5026, Pessac, FranceHigh Entropy Materials Center, National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu, Taiwan (ROC)In this study, tensile and creep deformation of a high-entropy alloy processed by selective laser melting (SLM) has been investigated; hot ductility drop was identified at first, and the loss of ductility at elevated temperature was associated with intergranular fracture. By modifying the grain boundary morphology from straight to serration, the hot ductility drop issue has been resolved successfully. The serrated grain boundary could be achieved by reducing the cooling rate of solution heat treatment, which allowed the coarsening of L12 structured γ′ precipitates to interfere with mobile grain boundaries, resulting in undulation of the grain boundary morphology. Tensile and creep tests at 650°C were conducted, and serrated grain boundary could render a significant increase in tensile fracture strain and creep rupture life by a factor of 3.5 and 400, respectively. Detailed microstructure analysis has indicated that serrated grain boundary could distribute strains more evenly than that of straight morphology. The underlying mechanism of deformation with grain boundary serration was further demonstrated by molecular dynamic simulation, which has indicated that serrated grain boundaries could reduce local strain concentration and provide resistance against intergranular cracking. This is the first study to tackle the hot ductility drop issue in a high-entropy alloy fabricated by SLM; it can provide a guideline to develop future high-entropy alloys and design post heat treatment for elevated temperature applications.https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/14686996.2022.2158043Selective laser meltinghigh-entropy alloyshot ductility dropstensile creep propertiesserrated grain boundary
spellingShingle Jhuo-Lun Lee
Pei-Te Wang
Kai-Chi Lo
Pai-Keng Shen
Nien-Ti Tsou
Koji Kakehi
Hideyuki Murakami
Che-Wei Tsai
Stéphane Gorsse
An-Chou Yeh
Effect of serrated grain boundary on tensile and creep properties of a precipitation strengthened high entropy alloy
Science and Technology of Advanced Materials
Selective laser melting
high-entropy alloys
hot ductility drops
tensile creep properties
serrated grain boundary
title Effect of serrated grain boundary on tensile and creep properties of a precipitation strengthened high entropy alloy
title_full Effect of serrated grain boundary on tensile and creep properties of a precipitation strengthened high entropy alloy
title_fullStr Effect of serrated grain boundary on tensile and creep properties of a precipitation strengthened high entropy alloy
title_full_unstemmed Effect of serrated grain boundary on tensile and creep properties of a precipitation strengthened high entropy alloy
title_short Effect of serrated grain boundary on tensile and creep properties of a precipitation strengthened high entropy alloy
title_sort effect of serrated grain boundary on tensile and creep properties of a precipitation strengthened high entropy alloy
topic Selective laser melting
high-entropy alloys
hot ductility drops
tensile creep properties
serrated grain boundary
url https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/14686996.2022.2158043
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