Computational discovery of ultra-strong, stable, and lightweight refractory multi-principal element alloys. Part I: design principles and rapid down-selection
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Abstract Refractory metal-based multi-principal element alloys (MPEAs) are compelling materials for high-temperature (1000–2000 K) structural applications. However, only a minuscule fraction of their vast and heterogeneous compositional design space has been explored, leaving many potentially interesting alloys undiscovered. In this two-part work, a large region of the 11-element Al-Cr-Fe-Hf-Mo-Nb-Ta-Ti-V-W-Zr design space is computationally explored to identify refractory MPEAs with simultaneously high yield strength or specific yield strength and body-centered cubic (BCC) solid solution stability. In Part I, two case studies illuminate key factors and considerations in the yield strength versus phase stability tradeoff, provide guidelines for narrowing the expansive design space, and identify many candidates predicted to be stronger than refractory MPEAs reported to date, with BCC phase stability. Our findings indicate that medium entropy ternary alloys can outperform alloys with more elements and highlight the importance of exploring regions away from the equiatomic center of composition space.
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OpenAlex topics: High Entropy Alloys Studies · High-Temperature Coating Behaviors · Additive Manufacturing Materials and Processes
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