Journal
JOURNAL OF MATERIALS RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY-JMR&T
Volume 17, Issue -, Pages 498-506Publisher
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jmrt.2022.01.013
Keywords
High-entropy alloy; First-principles calculations; Thermodynamic property; Formation energy; Electronic entropy; Fracture energy
Funding
- National Natural Science Foundation of China [52171115]
- Natural Science Foundation of Hunan Province [2021JJ40035]
- China Postdoctoral Science Foundation [2020M682546]
- Scientific Research Projects of Hunan Education Department [20B166]
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This study theoretically investigates the thermodynamic and fracture properties of CrFeCoNiMnx (0 <= x <= 3) high-entropy alloys (HEAs) using first-principles calculations and a quasi-harmonic Debye model. The results reveal the thermodynamic stability of the alloys' crystal structure, the favorable formation of a solid solution structure with the addition of Mn, and a positive correlation between configuration entropy and formation energy. Increasing Mn content enhances the interatomic bonding strength and makes the alloy's crystal structure less expandable.
Thermodynamic and fracture properties of CrFeCoNiMnx (0 <= x <= 3) high-entropy alloys (HEAs) are theoretically investigated by first-principles calculations based on density func-tional theory and quasi-harmonic Debye model, and the atomic disorder of crystal cell is modeled via special quasi-random structure (SQS) approach. In which, alloying element Mn and temperature are used as control variables, and then relevant parameters, e.g., formation energy, vibrational entropy, specific heat capacity, thermal expansion coefficient, and fracture energy, are calculated and discussed. The results reveal that the crystal structure of alloys is thermodynamic stability due to having negative formation energy, and the addition of Mn is more conducive to the formation of solid solution structure of five-element alloys than that of quaternary alloy in the CrFeCoNiMnx (0 <= x <= 3) HEAs. Meanwhile, configuration entropy is positively correlated with formation energy, both of them promote the generation of stable single-phase solid solution of HEAs. Thermionic excitation has a greater effect on the electronic entropy of equiatomic HEAs at high temperature. With increasing Mn content, the crystal structure of alloy is more difficult to expand, and the fracture energy of cell is greater in the [100] [010], and [001] directions, indicating that the strength of interatomic bonding increases gradually with the increase of Mn content for CrFeCoNiMnx (0 <= x <= 3) HEAs. The present results provide a valuable theoretical reference for further study ther-modynamic and fracture properties of CrFeCoNiMnx (0 <= x <= 3) HEAs. (c) 2022 Published by Elsevier B.V.This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/).
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