Min Ji Jang

Compressive deformation behavior of CrMnFeCoNi high-entropy alloy

The compressive deformation behavior of a single phase CrMnFeCoNi high-entropy alloy (HEA) is investigated using experimental and theoretical approaches. The equiaxed microstructures are observed using optical microscope, electron backscattered diffraction, and synchrotron X-ray diffraction (XRD) techniques. Compressive results reveal that the CrMnFeCoNi HEA has a high strain-hardening exponent in spite of its large grain size due to increased dislocation density and severe lattice distortion. The compressive texture of the HEA resembles those of typical FCC metals. The phenomenological dislocation-based constitutive model well describes the compressive deformation behavior. The predicted dislocation density is in good quantitative agreement with the experimental value measured using whole-profile fitting of synchrotron XRD peaks. It can be confirmed from the experimental and theoretical findings that the deformation mechanism of the CrMnFeCoNi HEA is the conventional dislocation glide and mechanical twinning is negligible contrary to general belief.

Constitutive modeling of deformation behavior of high-entropy alloys with face-centered cubic crystal structure

ABSTRACT A constitutive model based on the dislocation glide and deformation twinning is adapted to face-centered cubic high-entropy alloys (HEAs) as exemplified by the CrMnFeCoNi system. In this model, the total dislocation density is considered as the only internal variable, while the evolution equation describing its variation during plastic deformation is governed by the volume fraction of twinned material. The suitability of the model for describing the strain hardening behavior of HEAs was verified experimentally through compression tests on alloy CrMnFeCoNi and its microstructure characterization by electron backscatter diffraction and X-ray diffraction using synchrotron radiation. GRAPHICAL ABSTRACT IMPACT STATEMENT We adopted a constitutive model based on dislocation density and twin volume fraction evolution, to analyze the deformation behavior of the high-entropy alloy CrMnFeCoNi theoretically.

On the strain rate-dependent deformation mechanism of CoCrFeMnNi high-entropy alloy at liquid nitrogen temperature

ABSTRACT In the present work, the deformation mechanisms of the CoCrFeMnNi high-entropy alloy at 77 K were investigated using thermal activation analyses. The strain rate jump test was performed to estimate strain rate sensitivity and the activation volume of the alloy. Transmission electron microscopy analyses were performed to identify the evolution of twins at low temperatures. The insensitivity of activation volume to strain observed in the CoCrFeMnNi alloy at 77 K was different from the observed increase in the activation volume with strain at room temperature, which occurred due to the shearing of nanoscale inhomogeneities, such as co-clusters and short-range orders. GRAPHICAL ABSTRACT IMPACT STATEMENT The insensitivity of the activation volume to plastic strain in the CoCrFeMnNi alloy at 77 K can be attributed to the increasing fraction of mechanical twinning with strain.

Deep Drawing Behavior of CoCrFeMnNi High-Entropy Alloys

Herein, the deep drawability and deep drawing behavior of an equiatomic CoCrFeMnNi HEA and its microstructure and texture evolution are first studied for future applications. The CoCrFeMnNi HEA is successfully drawn to a limit drawing ratio (LDR) of 2.14, while the planar anisotropy of the drawn cup specimen is negligible. The moderate combination of strain hardening exponent and strain rate sensitivity and the formation of deformation twins in the edge region play important roles in successful deep drawing. In the meanwhile, the texture evolution of CoCrFeMnNi HEA has similarities with conventional fcc metals.

Microstructural and Finite Element Analysis of Creep Failure in Dissimilar Weldment Between 9Cr and 2.25Cr Heat-Resistant Steels

Microstructural analysis and the creep failure mechanism of dissimilar weldment between ASTM A213 T92 (9Cr1.5W0.5MoVNbTi) and T22 (2.25Cr1Mo) heat-resistant steels are reported. The low-Cr part that has high carbon activity shows a depletion of C during postweld heat treatment. In particular, the soft carbon-depleted zone (CDZ) with the lowest hardness is surrounded by strong weld metal (WM) and the T22 heat-affected zone (HAZ). Load-displacement curves obtained by nanoindentation experiments are used to extract true stress–strain curves of the WM, the CDZ, and the T22 HAZ by using finite element methods (FEMs). Because of the mechanical properties of each region, the soft CDZ confined between harder regions is exposed to multiaxial stress. Therefore, creep voids actively form and coalesce in this CDZ and lead to macroscopic brittle fracture.