Journal
JOURNAL OF MATERIALS RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY-JMR&T
Volume 20, Issue -, Pages 1860-1872Publisher
ELSEVIER
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmrt.2022.08.018
Keywords
Medium -entropy alloy; Creep; Precipitate; Nanoindentation; Aging
Funding
- Key Project of Science and Technology in Shanxi Province of China [20181101016]
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In this study, the effect of aging on the creep resistance of a Fe-Cr-Ni medium-entropy alloy (MEA) was investigated. The precipitate evolution in the aged MEA was analyzed, and it was found that the nano-sized Cu-rich and NbC precipitates significantly improved the creep resistance after long-term aging.
Materials with high creep resistance are required for next-generation fossil and nuclear power plants. In this study, the effect of aging on the creep resistance of a Fe-Cr-Ni medium-entropy alloy (MEA) was investigated via a nanoindentation test. The precipitate evolution in the aged MEA was analyzed by the electron channeling contrast imaging (ECCI) technique. The volume fraction and size of the precipitates in different aging states were characterized and analyzed quantitatively. The strain rate sensitivity and activation volume were estimated to analyze the creep properties and mechanism. The precipitates of the MEA evolved with aging time, consisting of Z phases, M23C6 carbides, Cu-rich, and NbC particles. With the extension of aging time, the strain rate sensitivity first increased, then decreased, and finally tended to be stable. The creep behavior of the Fe-Cr-Ni MEA was controlled by the interaction between dislocation and precipitates. The Fe-Cr-Ni MEA has excellent creep resistance after long-term aging, benefiting from the nano-sized Cu -rich and NbC precipitates that significantly enlarged the dislocation pinning effect. The understandings obtained from this work could benefit the development and optimization of the creep-resistant MEAs.(c) 2022 The Author(s). 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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