Regulating microstructure, mechanical properties and corrosion resistance of laser direct energy deposited Al0.5Mn0.5CoCrFeNi high-entropy alloy by annealing heat treatment

A novel Al0.5Mn0.5CoCrFeNi high-entropy alloy (HEA) was additively manufactured by laser direct energy deposition (LDED) process and annealed at 900 ℃. The microstructure, mechanical properties and corrosion resistance of the prepared HEA were investigated and regulated by annealing time. The as-dep...

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Main Authors: Zhaoyang Liu, Tiannan Mai, Jiawei Liu, Tao Zou
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description A novel Al0.5Mn0.5CoCrFeNi high-entropy alloy (HEA) was additively manufactured by laser direct energy deposition (LDED) process and annealed at 900 ℃. The microstructure, mechanical properties and corrosion resistance of the prepared HEA were investigated and regulated by annealing time. The as-deposited microstructure is made up of well-developed columnar dendrites featured by face-centered cubic phase (FCC) and mature interdendritic regions co-structured by body-centered cubic (BCC) and Cr-Fe-rich σ duplex phases. The annealing heat treatment noteworthily enhances the hardness and improves the ultimate tensile strength with a deterioration of toughness by facilitating the precipitation of nanoscale B2 phases within the FCC matrix and the coarsening of σ phases at interdendritic regions, successfully regulating the mechanical performance between high-ductility (670.0 MPa, 25.3%) and high-strength (1015.6 MPa, 5.9%). The corrosion resistance is significantly improved by 2-hour annealing, and then deteriorates due to the severe passive film destruction of the FCC matrix by gradually coarsened B2 nanoparticles and the stability and compactness reduction of passive films by the coarsening of σ phases and formation of high-valence metal cations. These results contribute to exploring and regulating novel high-performance HEAs by the LDED process and annealing heat treatment.
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spelling doaj-art-86803c6c9eb64419813a86b140426e412025-02-02T19:43:04ZengTaylor & Francis GroupVirtual and Physical Prototyping1745-27591745-27672025-12-0120110.1080/17452759.2025.2458656Regulating microstructure, mechanical properties and corrosion resistance of laser direct energy deposited Al0.5Mn0.5CoCrFeNi high-entropy alloy by annealing heat treatmentZhaoyang Liu0Tiannan Mai1Jiawei Liu2Tao Zou3School of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou, People’s Republic of ChinaSchool of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou, People’s Republic of ChinaSchool of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou, People’s Republic of ChinaSchool of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou, People’s Republic of ChinaA novel Al0.5Mn0.5CoCrFeNi high-entropy alloy (HEA) was additively manufactured by laser direct energy deposition (LDED) process and annealed at 900 ℃. The microstructure, mechanical properties and corrosion resistance of the prepared HEA were investigated and regulated by annealing time. The as-deposited microstructure is made up of well-developed columnar dendrites featured by face-centered cubic phase (FCC) and mature interdendritic regions co-structured by body-centered cubic (BCC) and Cr-Fe-rich σ duplex phases. The annealing heat treatment noteworthily enhances the hardness and improves the ultimate tensile strength with a deterioration of toughness by facilitating the precipitation of nanoscale B2 phases within the FCC matrix and the coarsening of σ phases at interdendritic regions, successfully regulating the mechanical performance between high-ductility (670.0 MPa, 25.3%) and high-strength (1015.6 MPa, 5.9%). The corrosion resistance is significantly improved by 2-hour annealing, and then deteriorates due to the severe passive film destruction of the FCC matrix by gradually coarsened B2 nanoparticles and the stability and compactness reduction of passive films by the coarsening of σ phases and formation of high-valence metal cations. These results contribute to exploring and regulating novel high-performance HEAs by the LDED process and annealing heat treatment.https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/17452759.2025.2458656Laser direct energy depositionhigh-entropy alloyannealing heat treatmentmicrostructuremechanical propertiescorrosion resistance
spellingShingle Zhaoyang Liu
Tiannan Mai
Jiawei Liu
Tao Zou
Regulating microstructure, mechanical properties and corrosion resistance of laser direct energy deposited Al0.5Mn0.5CoCrFeNi high-entropy alloy by annealing heat treatment
Virtual and Physical Prototyping
Laser direct energy deposition
high-entropy alloy
annealing heat treatment
microstructure
mechanical properties
corrosion resistance
title Regulating microstructure, mechanical properties and corrosion resistance of laser direct energy deposited Al0.5Mn0.5CoCrFeNi high-entropy alloy by annealing heat treatment
title_full Regulating microstructure, mechanical properties and corrosion resistance of laser direct energy deposited Al0.5Mn0.5CoCrFeNi high-entropy alloy by annealing heat treatment
title_fullStr Regulating microstructure, mechanical properties and corrosion resistance of laser direct energy deposited Al0.5Mn0.5CoCrFeNi high-entropy alloy by annealing heat treatment
title_full_unstemmed Regulating microstructure, mechanical properties and corrosion resistance of laser direct energy deposited Al0.5Mn0.5CoCrFeNi high-entropy alloy by annealing heat treatment
title_short Regulating microstructure, mechanical properties and corrosion resistance of laser direct energy deposited Al0.5Mn0.5CoCrFeNi high-entropy alloy by annealing heat treatment
title_sort regulating microstructure mechanical properties and corrosion resistance of laser direct energy deposited al0 5mn0 5cocrfeni high entropy alloy by annealing heat treatment
topic Laser direct energy deposition
high-entropy alloy
annealing heat treatment
microstructure
mechanical properties
corrosion resistance
url https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/17452759.2025.2458656
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