Materials Science and Engineering

TiC strengthened CoCrNi medium entropy alloy: Dissolution and precipitation of TiC and its effect on microstructure and performance

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  • Yong-gang TONG1, Yan-lin CAI1, Yong-le HU1, Hong-feng HUANG2, Xian-cheng ZHANG3, Hao ZHANG1
1. College of Automobile and Mechanical Engineering, Changsha University of Science and Technology, Changsha 410114, China;
2. Key Laboratory of New Processing Technology for Nonferrous Metal & Materials, Ministry of Education, Guilin University of Technology, Guilin 541004, China;
3. School of Mechanical and Power Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai 200237, China

Online published: 2022-07-25

Abstract

In order to improve the strength and corrosion resistance of CoCrNi medium entropy alloy, TiC strengthened CoCrNi medium entropy alloy (CoCrNi/(TiC)x (x=0.1, 0.2, 0.4)) was designed by addition of different amounts of TiC. The effects of TiC content on the microstructure, mechanical properties, and corrosion resistance of the alloy were investigated. It was found that the precipitation morphologies of TiC changed from lamellar eutectic to needle structure with the increase of TiC content, and finally formed mixed needled and bulk TiC particles. TiC appears as a dissolution-precipitation phenomenon in the CoCrNi alloy, which is important for the mechanical properties and corrosion resistance of the CoCrNi/(TiC)x alloy. The strength of alloy was enhanced obviously after the addition of TiC. The compressive yield strength of CoCrNi/(TiC)0.4 alloy reached 746 MPa, much larger than that of the CoCrNi medium entropy alloy, 108 MPa. Additionally, the addition of TiC was found to improve the corrosion resistance of CoCrNi medium entropy alloy in the salt solution.

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Yong-gangTONG,Yan-linCAI,Yong-leHU,Hong-fengHUANG,Xian-chengZHANG,HaoZHANG . TiC strengthened CoCrNi medium entropy alloy: Dissolution and precipitation of TiC and its effect on microstructure and performance[J]. Transactions of Nonferrous Metals Society of China, 2022 , 32(7) : 2266 -2275 . DOI: 10.1016/S1003-6326(22)65946-6

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