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Microstructure and Wear Behavior of the High‐Velocity‐Oxygen‐Fuel Sprayed and Spark Plasma Sintered High‐Entropy Alloy AlCrFeCoNi
Author(s) -
Löbel Martin,
Lindner Thomas,
Clauß Steffen,
Pippig Robert,
Dietrich Dagmar,
Lampke Thomas
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
advanced engineering materials
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.938
H-Index - 114
eISSN - 1527-2648
pISSN - 1438-1656
DOI - 10.1002/adem.202001253
Subject(s) - spark plasma sintering , materials science , microstructure , alloy , high entropy alloys , metallurgy , thermal spraying , plasma , inert , composite material , physics , quantum mechanics , coating
High‐entropy alloy AlCrFeCoNi powder with a metastable body centered cubic (bcc) structure is produced by inert gas atomization. This state is largely preserved after processing the powder by high‐velocity‐oxygen‐fuel (HVOF) thermal spraying. A heat treatment is conducted with the objective to form a duplex structure comprising a ductile face centered cubic (fcc) phase. The formation of an additional fcc phase is accompanied by a decrease in hardness and a significant improvement of wear resistance. The alternative processing route, spark plasma sintering (SPS), causes a duplex bcc and fcc structure. Detailed analyses of phase formation and wear behavior for all production routes contribute to a better understanding of microstructural effects in high‐entropy alloys.