DOE OSTI · 3030801
A simple Rice-Ashby ductile–brittle transition temperature (DBTT) model based on dislocation mobility for body-centered cubic complex concentrated alloys
Abstract
A simple Rice-Ashby type model for ductile–brittle transition temperature (DBTT) of body-centered cubic (bcc) complex concentrated alloys (structures) is presented. The effect of accumulation of dislocation density on DBTT is also analyzed. The model results are compared with experimental yield stress vs. temperature data for four complex concentrated alloys: Nb 45 Ta 25 Ti 15 Hf 15 (NTTH), MoNbTaW, HfNbTaTiZr, NbTiZr and two pure bcc metals, Fe and W. It is shown that the DBTT behavior of these alloys and pure metals are in agreement with the simple ductility model presented in this manuscript. The DBTT model presented in this manuscript along with yield strength models for bcc complex concentrated alloys described in the literature should serve as a useful guide for designing such alloys with good high temperature strength and significant room temperature ductility.
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Rao, Satish I. [Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States); University of California, Berkeley, CA (United States)] (ORCID:0009000641466247), Wang, Wenqing [Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States); University of California, Berkeley, CA (United States)] (ORCID:0009000511418079), Cook, David H. [Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States); University of California, Berkeley, CA (United States)], Kumar, Punit [Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States); University of California, Berkeley, CA (United States)], Asta, Mark [Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States); University of California, Berkeley, CA (United States)], Ritchie, Robert O. [Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States); University of California, Berkeley, CA (United States)] (ORCID:0000000205016998). 2026-03-15. A simple Rice-Ashby ductile–brittle transition temperature (DBTT) model based on dislocation mobility for body-centered cubic complex concentrated alloys. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matdes.2026.115835
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