You are here

UCF Digital Collections ยป ETD Collection

Fundamental core effects in Co-Cr-Fe-Ni based high entropy alloys

Download pdf | Full Screen View

Date Issued:
2019
Abstract/Description:
High entropy alloys (HEAs) are near equiatomic multi-principal-element-alloys (MPEAs) which are different from traditional solvent-based multicomponent alloys. Based on initial work by Yeh and Co-workers, they were proposed to exhibit four (")core(") effects: high entropy, sluggish diffusion, lattice distortion, and cocktail effect. Present work investigates two of the four (")core(") effects, i.e. high entropy and sluggish diffusion effects, in Co-Cr-Fe-Ni based transition metal high entropy alloys. Solid-to-solid diffusion couple approach was adopted to investigate, these core effects. Experimental results contradicts the (")high entropy(") effect based on thermodynamics analysis: that the HEAs with low entropy of mixing may be thermodynamically more stable than the HEA of similar constituent elements with high entropy of mixing. In such cases, enthalpy of mixing can also play a vital role in stabilizing the HEA with lower entropy of mixing. Measurement of diffusion coefficients (i.e. both interdiffusion and tracer diffusion coefficients) in HEAs and its comparison with conventional solvent-based multicomponent alloys suggests that diffusion is not always sluggish in high entropy alloys. Contrary to previous findings, larger fluctuations in lattice potential energy (LPE) of an alloy may not always result in anomalously slow diffusion, in comparison to alloy systems which exhibits smaller fluctuation in LPE. Findings from his dissertation provide a (")controversial(") understanding of high entropy alloys, and alloy development strategies in the future for the most aggressive applications such as those found in gas turbines and nuclear reactors. As these applications will certainly require the knowledge of high temperature stability and nature of diffusion under extreme application environment.
Title: Fundamental core effects in Co-Cr-Fe-Ni based high entropy alloys.
52 views
33 downloads
Name(s): Mehta, Abhishek, Author
Sohn, Yongho, Committee Chair
Coffey, Kevin, Committee Member
Kushima, Akihiro, Committee Member
Jiang, Tengfei, Committee Member
Stolbov, Sergey, Committee Member
University of Central Florida, Degree Grantor
Type of Resource: text
Date Issued: 2019
Publisher: University of Central Florida
Language(s): English
Abstract/Description: High entropy alloys (HEAs) are near equiatomic multi-principal-element-alloys (MPEAs) which are different from traditional solvent-based multicomponent alloys. Based on initial work by Yeh and Co-workers, they were proposed to exhibit four (")core(") effects: high entropy, sluggish diffusion, lattice distortion, and cocktail effect. Present work investigates two of the four (")core(") effects, i.e. high entropy and sluggish diffusion effects, in Co-Cr-Fe-Ni based transition metal high entropy alloys. Solid-to-solid diffusion couple approach was adopted to investigate, these core effects. Experimental results contradicts the (")high entropy(") effect based on thermodynamics analysis: that the HEAs with low entropy of mixing may be thermodynamically more stable than the HEA of similar constituent elements with high entropy of mixing. In such cases, enthalpy of mixing can also play a vital role in stabilizing the HEA with lower entropy of mixing. Measurement of diffusion coefficients (i.e. both interdiffusion and tracer diffusion coefficients) in HEAs and its comparison with conventional solvent-based multicomponent alloys suggests that diffusion is not always sluggish in high entropy alloys. Contrary to previous findings, larger fluctuations in lattice potential energy (LPE) of an alloy may not always result in anomalously slow diffusion, in comparison to alloy systems which exhibits smaller fluctuation in LPE. Findings from his dissertation provide a (")controversial(") understanding of high entropy alloys, and alloy development strategies in the future for the most aggressive applications such as those found in gas turbines and nuclear reactors. As these applications will certainly require the knowledge of high temperature stability and nature of diffusion under extreme application environment.
Identifier: CFE0007501 (IID), ucf:52645 (fedora)
Note(s): 2019-05-01
Ph.D.
Engineering and Computer Science, Materials Science Engineering
Doctoral
This record was generated from author submitted information.
Subject(s): High Entropy Alloys -- Diffusion -- Core effects -- Enthalpy -- Entropy
Persistent Link to This Record: http://purl.flvc.org/ucf/fd/CFE0007501
Restrictions on Access: public 2019-05-15
Host Institution: UCF

In Collections