Mechanical Properties of Refractory High Entropy Alloys Fabricated by Powder Processing

The effects of high configurational entropy, lattice distortion and sluggish diffusion are attributed to the distinguishable behavior of high entropy alloys. The structural applications of high entropy alloys are also promising in advanced nuclear energy systems for nuclear fission and fusion applications. Because of the randomly occupied lattice points by atoms with different atomic radius, lattice distortions and local atomic level strain were developed. The local lattice distortions influence the mechanical properties of high entropy alloys. The strengthening of high entropy alloys is attributed to the lattice distortions and local atomic level strain that increase the resistance to the dislocation motion. Some high entropy alloys exhibit remarkable irradiation resistance. Nagase et al. reported that the Conference alloy was irradiation resistant up to 40 dpa. Ega mi proposed that the irradiation defects can be self-healed because the recrystallization happens more easily in high entropy alloys. The mechanically alloyed and sintered samples have a much smaller grain size than that in cast high entropy alloys