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Fabrication and Performance of NiCuCoFeMn High Entropy Alloy Nanopastes for Brazing Inconel 718

Overview: High entropy alloys (HEAs) are a class of metallic alloys consisting of 5 plus elemental components and have four core effects - 1. High mixing entropy - 2. Sluggish diffusion kinetics - 3. High lattice distortion - 4. Cocktail effect; Boron-free, silicon-free brazing materials for nickel superalloys to avoid brittle intermetallic and eutectic phase formation; Size-dependent melting point depression can eliminate the need for boron, silicon and other melting point depressants; A Ni-Mn-Fe-Co-Cu HEA with low solidus and liquidus temperatures (1080 °C and 1150 °C) was developed; Low solidus and liquidus temperatures of the HEA combined with the nanoscale melting point depression in this study; Bulk HEA fabricated by induction melting of elemental powders; HEA nanoparticles (NPs) fabricated by ball milling of the HEA micropowder; Inconel 718 was laser brazed in air using the HEA and bulk and NP performances are compared.

Bridges, Denzel↗

Microstructural and Mechanical Characterization of a Dispersion Strengthened Medium Entropy Alloy Produced Using Selective Laser Melting

High entropy alloys (HEAs) are an interesting new class of alloys which have been shown to exhibit both notable strength and ductility for a wide range of temperature and stresses. In addition, the remarkably small difference between the solvus and liquidus temperatures for many face centered cubic HEAs makes them an excellent candidate for selective laser melting fabrication. In this study, the microstructure and mechanical properties of a dispersion strengthened equiatomic NiCoCr alloy successfully produced using selective laser melting are explored. The effect laser speed, laser power, and powder recyclability have on final part density and microstructural segregation are analyzed through both x-ray diffraction and high resolution scanning electron microscopy. These results are further validated and compared to stable phase predictions produced using a commercially available high entropy alloy mobility database. Lastly, the tensile strengths resulting from different heat treatment pathways are detailed.

Smith, T. M.↗