Design of a Seven-Component Eutectic High-Entropy Alloy

A eutectic high-entropy alloy with seven components (Fe, Ni, Cr, V, Co, Mn, and Nb) was designed via the melt route guided by CALPHAD predictions. Configurational entropy estimated for the two-phase microstructure qualifies it to be referred to as a high-entropy alloy. When the Nb content exceeded 9.7 at.pct, the microstructure changed from hypoeutectic with primary face-centered cubic phase to hypereutectic with primary Laves phase. (C) The Minerals, Metals & Materials Society and ASM International 2019