Machine learning assisted modelling and design of solid solution hardened high entropy alloys

High entropy alloys (HEAs) are considered as a way to unlock the unlimited potentials of materials during material design, where solid solution hardening (SSH) is one of the major contributors to their excellent mechanical properties. In this work, machine learning (ML) is applied for modelling SSH...

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Main Authors: Xiaoya Huang, Cheng Jin, Chi Zhang, Hu Zhang, Hanwei Fu
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Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-12-01
Series:Materials & Design
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0264127521007322
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description High entropy alloys (HEAs) are considered as a way to unlock the unlimited potentials of materials during material design, where solid solution hardening (SSH) is one of the major contributors to their excellent mechanical properties. In this work, machine learning (ML) is applied for modelling SSH in HEAs, and a ML system is established for designing solid solution hardened HEAs. The ML-SSH model is built by considering critical factors in SSH theories and parameters associated with the atomic environment and interactions in HEAs as input features, and is demonstrated to be superior to physical SSH models in terms of hardness prediction. The effects of charge transfer and short range order (SRO) and local composition fluctuations on SSH in HEAs are confirmed using feature engineering approaches. Furthermore, two physical models are modified by introducing charge transfer to enhance their accuracy. Finally, an alloy design system is built by combining the ML-SSH model and ML models for single solid solution phase prediction, achieving good agreement with the experimental results of FeNiCuCo and CrMoNbTi families. The non-equiatomic counterparts with 28.3% and 8.8% hardness values higher than their equiatomic counterparts of FeNiCuCo and CrMoNbTi families respectively are discovered.
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spelling doaj.art-8fb9a07e70fa40a3a2b8f09ee3738c182022-12-21T20:39:31ZengElsevierMaterials & Design0264-12752021-12-01211110177Machine learning assisted modelling and design of solid solution hardened high entropy alloysXiaoya Huang0Cheng Jin1Chi Zhang2Hu Zhang3Hanwei Fu4School of Materials Science and Engineering, 37 Xueyuan Rd, Beihang University, Beijing 100191, ChinaSchool of Materials Science and Engineering, 37 Xueyuan Rd, Beihang University, Beijing 100191, ChinaKey Laboratory of Advanced Materials of Ministry of Education, School of Materials Science and Engineering, 30 Shuangqing Rd, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, ChinaSchool of Materials Science and Engineering, 37 Xueyuan Rd, Beihang University, Beijing 100191, ChinaSchool of Materials Science and Engineering, 37 Xueyuan Rd, Beihang University, Beijing 100191, China; Corresponding author.High entropy alloys (HEAs) are considered as a way to unlock the unlimited potentials of materials during material design, where solid solution hardening (SSH) is one of the major contributors to their excellent mechanical properties. In this work, machine learning (ML) is applied for modelling SSH in HEAs, and a ML system is established for designing solid solution hardened HEAs. The ML-SSH model is built by considering critical factors in SSH theories and parameters associated with the atomic environment and interactions in HEAs as input features, and is demonstrated to be superior to physical SSH models in terms of hardness prediction. The effects of charge transfer and short range order (SRO) and local composition fluctuations on SSH in HEAs are confirmed using feature engineering approaches. Furthermore, two physical models are modified by introducing charge transfer to enhance their accuracy. Finally, an alloy design system is built by combining the ML-SSH model and ML models for single solid solution phase prediction, achieving good agreement with the experimental results of FeNiCuCo and CrMoNbTi families. The non-equiatomic counterparts with 28.3% and 8.8% hardness values higher than their equiatomic counterparts of FeNiCuCo and CrMoNbTi families respectively are discovered.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0264127521007322Solid solution hardeningHigh entropy alloysMachining learning
spellingShingle Xiaoya Huang
Cheng Jin
Chi Zhang
Hu Zhang
Hanwei Fu
Machine learning assisted modelling and design of solid solution hardened high entropy alloys
Materials & Design
Solid solution hardening
High entropy alloys
Machining learning
title Machine learning assisted modelling and design of solid solution hardened high entropy alloys
title_full Machine learning assisted modelling and design of solid solution hardened high entropy alloys
title_fullStr Machine learning assisted modelling and design of solid solution hardened high entropy alloys
title_full_unstemmed Machine learning assisted modelling and design of solid solution hardened high entropy alloys
title_short Machine learning assisted modelling and design of solid solution hardened high entropy alloys
title_sort machine learning assisted modelling and design of solid solution hardened high entropy alloys
topic Solid solution hardening
High entropy alloys
Machining learning
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0264127521007322
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