Compositional Effects of Additively Manufactured Refractory High-Entropy Alloys under High-Energy Helium Irradiation
High-Entropy Alloys (HEAs) are proposed as materials for a variety of extreme environments, including both fission and fusion radiation applications. To withstand these harsh environments, materials processing must be tailored to their given application, now achieved through additive manufacturing p...
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| author | Eric Lang Kory Burns Yongqiang Wang Paul G. Kotula Andrew B. Kustas Sal Rodriguez Assel Aitkaliyeva Khalid Hattar |
| author_facet | Eric Lang Kory Burns Yongqiang Wang Paul G. Kotula Andrew B. Kustas Sal Rodriguez Assel Aitkaliyeva Khalid Hattar |
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| description | High-Entropy Alloys (HEAs) are proposed as materials for a variety of extreme environments, including both fission and fusion radiation applications. To withstand these harsh environments, materials processing must be tailored to their given application, now achieved through additive manufacturing processes. However, radiation application opportunities remain limited due to an incomplete understanding of the effects of irradiation on HEA performance. In this letter, we investigate the response of additively manufactured refractory high-entropy alloys (RHEAs) to helium (He) ion bombardment. Through analytical microscopy studies, we show the interplay between the alloy composition and the He bubble size and density to demonstrate how increasing the compositional complexity can limit the He bubble effects, but care must be taken in selecting the appropriate constituent elements. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-3484a683e5ed44768bae71084552f8c12023-11-23T18:16:06ZengMDPI AGNanomaterials2079-49912022-06-011212201410.3390/nano12122014Compositional Effects of Additively Manufactured Refractory High-Entropy Alloys under High-Energy Helium IrradiationEric Lang0Kory Burns1Yongqiang Wang2Paul G. Kotula3Andrew B. Kustas4Sal Rodriguez5Assel Aitkaliyeva6Khalid Hattar7Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, NM 87185, USASandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, NM 87185, USALos Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, NM 87545, USASandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, NM 87185, USASandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, NM 87185, USASandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, NM 87185, USADepartment of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611, USASandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, NM 87185, USAHigh-Entropy Alloys (HEAs) are proposed as materials for a variety of extreme environments, including both fission and fusion radiation applications. To withstand these harsh environments, materials processing must be tailored to their given application, now achieved through additive manufacturing processes. However, radiation application opportunities remain limited due to an incomplete understanding of the effects of irradiation on HEA performance. In this letter, we investigate the response of additively manufactured refractory high-entropy alloys (RHEAs) to helium (He) ion bombardment. Through analytical microscopy studies, we show the interplay between the alloy composition and the He bubble size and density to demonstrate how increasing the compositional complexity can limit the He bubble effects, but care must be taken in selecting the appropriate constituent elements.https://www.mdpi.com/2079-4991/12/12/2014high-entropy alloysrefractory metalshelium bubblesTEM |
| spellingShingle | Eric Lang Kory Burns Yongqiang Wang Paul G. Kotula Andrew B. Kustas Sal Rodriguez Assel Aitkaliyeva Khalid Hattar Compositional Effects of Additively Manufactured Refractory High-Entropy Alloys under High-Energy Helium Irradiation Nanomaterials high-entropy alloys refractory metals helium bubbles TEM |
| title | Compositional Effects of Additively Manufactured Refractory High-Entropy Alloys under High-Energy Helium Irradiation |
| title_full | Compositional Effects of Additively Manufactured Refractory High-Entropy Alloys under High-Energy Helium Irradiation |
| title_fullStr | Compositional Effects of Additively Manufactured Refractory High-Entropy Alloys under High-Energy Helium Irradiation |
| title_full_unstemmed | Compositional Effects of Additively Manufactured Refractory High-Entropy Alloys under High-Energy Helium Irradiation |
| title_short | Compositional Effects of Additively Manufactured Refractory High-Entropy Alloys under High-Energy Helium Irradiation |
| title_sort | compositional effects of additively manufactured refractory high entropy alloys under high energy helium irradiation |
| topic | high-entropy alloys refractory metals helium bubbles TEM |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2079-4991/12/12/2014 |
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