K. Liu, S. S. Nene, M. Frank, et al. Metastability-assisted fatigue behavior in a friction stir processed dual-phase high entropy alloy[J]. Materials Research Letters, 2018, 6(11): 613-619.
DOI:
K. Liu, S. S. Nene, M. Frank, et al. Metastability-assisted fatigue behavior in a friction stir processed dual-phase high entropy alloy[J]. Materials Research Letters, 2018, 6(11): 613-619.DOI: 10.1080/21663831.2018.1523240.
Metastability-assisted fatigue behavior in a friction stir processed dual-phase high entropy alloy
BSTRACTMetastability-based high entropy alloy design opens a new strategic path for designing high-strength materials. However
high strength is always coupled with poor damage tolerance under cyclic loading conditions (fatigue). To overcome this drawback
here we present grain-refined Fe
42
Mn
28
Cr
15
Co
10
Si
5
exhibiting significantly high fatigue strength as compared with leading transformation induced plasticity steels upon friction stir processing. The enhanced fatigue behavior is attributed to the metastability-promoted
γ
→
ϵ
transformation that caused local variation in work-hardening activity near the crack tip
and subsequent crack branching. Thus
decreased
γ
phase stability assisted not only in attaining strength but also in making the alloy fatigue-resistant.