Single-phase lightweight high-entropy alloys with enhanced mechanical properties

To develop single-phase lightweight high-entropy alloys (LWHEAs), we perform massive screening over a vast material space containing more than 560,000 possible compounds by employing thermodynamic principles and examine the mechanical properties of the resulting alloys based on density functional th...

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Main Authors: Il-Seok Jeong, Joo-Hyoung Lee
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2023-03-01
Series:Materials & Design
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0264127523001247
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description To develop single-phase lightweight high-entropy alloys (LWHEAs), we perform massive screening over a vast material space containing more than 560,000 possible compounds by employing thermodynamic principles and examine the mechanical properties of the resulting alloys based on density functional theory (DFT) calculations. Considering LWHEAs composed of five principal elements including light atoms such as Li, Mg and Al, we identify 40 optimal atomic compositions for single-phase solid solutions in body-centered-cubic structure. Combined with DFT calculations, it is demonstrated that the valence electron concentration plays an important role in determining elastic moduli and that the identified LWHEAs are ductile as is evidenced by the satisfied Pugh criteria and positive Cauchy pressure. In cases of shear modulus and yield strength, pd-hybridization between Al and transition metal atoms is shown to make a significant contribution through forming strong directional bonds. Together with an observation that the inclusion of Li and Mg atoms is instrumental in reducing the overall density, the present results provide a valuable guidance to develop novel, low-density high-entropy alloys.
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spelling doaj.art-9a4ea01a84eb4f96bd52932f79f44fd72023-04-03T05:20:44ZengElsevierMaterials & Design0264-12752023-03-01227111709Single-phase lightweight high-entropy alloys with enhanced mechanical propertiesIl-Seok Jeong0Joo-Hyoung Lee1School of Materials Science and Engineering, Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology, Gwangju 61005, Republic of KoreaCorresponding author.; School of Materials Science and Engineering, Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology, Gwangju 61005, Republic of KoreaTo develop single-phase lightweight high-entropy alloys (LWHEAs), we perform massive screening over a vast material space containing more than 560,000 possible compounds by employing thermodynamic principles and examine the mechanical properties of the resulting alloys based on density functional theory (DFT) calculations. Considering LWHEAs composed of five principal elements including light atoms such as Li, Mg and Al, we identify 40 optimal atomic compositions for single-phase solid solutions in body-centered-cubic structure. Combined with DFT calculations, it is demonstrated that the valence electron concentration plays an important role in determining elastic moduli and that the identified LWHEAs are ductile as is evidenced by the satisfied Pugh criteria and positive Cauchy pressure. In cases of shear modulus and yield strength, pd-hybridization between Al and transition metal atoms is shown to make a significant contribution through forming strong directional bonds. Together with an observation that the inclusion of Li and Mg atoms is instrumental in reducing the overall density, the present results provide a valuable guidance to develop novel, low-density high-entropy alloys.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0264127523001247High-entropy alloysLightweightDensity Functional TheoryDuctility
spellingShingle Il-Seok Jeong
Joo-Hyoung Lee
Single-phase lightweight high-entropy alloys with enhanced mechanical properties
Materials & Design
High-entropy alloys
Lightweight
Density Functional Theory
Ductility
title Single-phase lightweight high-entropy alloys with enhanced mechanical properties
title_full Single-phase lightweight high-entropy alloys with enhanced mechanical properties
title_fullStr Single-phase lightweight high-entropy alloys with enhanced mechanical properties
title_full_unstemmed Single-phase lightweight high-entropy alloys with enhanced mechanical properties
title_short Single-phase lightweight high-entropy alloys with enhanced mechanical properties
title_sort single phase lightweight high entropy alloys with enhanced mechanical properties
topic High-entropy alloys
Lightweight
Density Functional Theory
Ductility
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0264127523001247
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