Enhanced irradiation tolerance of a medium entropy alloy via precipitation and dissolution of nanoprecipitates
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High/medium entropy alloys (HEAs/MEAs) are good candidates for nuclear applications due to the excellent mechanical properties, good corrosion resistance and radiation resistance. In this work, a novel cobalt-free MEA was developed by introducing L1 2 nanoprecipitates. The microstructure evolution and radiation tolerance were evaluated after bombarded using 3 MeV Fe 11+ ions at 500 °C. The evolution of nanoprecipitates was closely related to the irradiation dose, and dominated by irradiation-enhanced diffusion and ballistic dissolution mechanism. For the solid-solution MEA (without L1 2 nanoprecipitates), irradiation hardening occurred due to the irradiation-induced formation of precipitates, voids and dislocation loops. However, in MEA with L1 2 nanoprecipitates after aging, irradiation induced dissolution and reprecipitation of nanoprecipitates were observed. Different from the solid-solution MEA, the hardness kept almost unchanged in the aging sample after irradiation. The swelling rate of the solid-solution sample after irradiation is 9.4 × 10 −6 %/dpa, while no swelling occurs in the aging sample under the same irradiation condition. Besides, the average size and number density of dislocation loops in the aging sample decreased by ∼ 40% and ∼ 28%, compared with the solid-solution sample. The precipitation and dissolution of nanoprecipitates substantially improved the radiation tolerance of the cobalt-free MEA.
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OpenAlex topics: High Entropy Alloys Studies · High-Temperature Coating Behaviors · Nuclear Materials and Properties
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