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FeCoCrNiMn high-entropy alloys (HEAs) exhibit excellent ductility, particularly at cryogenic temperatures. However, their yield strength is relatively low. In this study, an inexpensive element, phosphorus (P), was added to HEAs at a high concentration (0.4 %). The results indicate that adding P not only enhances both strength and ductility, but also avoids embrittlement. The P-added HEAs were single-phase random solid solutions, with P distributed inside the grains and partially segregated at the grain boundaries. Within the grains, regions rich in P and poor in P were observed, along with significant tensile and compressive strain fields in the P-rich regions. These strain fields may lead to large local internal stresses. The presence of P prevents brittleness due to its specific atomic distribution, whether in coarse or fine grains. The yield strength increased from 185.27 MPa in Pfree homogenized HEAs to 296.1 MPa in P-added HEAs, representing an increase of approximately 60 % at 298 K. At 77 K, the strengths further increased, irrespective of grain size. Further, P added reduced the stacking fault energy. At room temperature (298 K), P-free HEAs formed dislocation cells and high-density dislocation wall structures, while P-added HEAs formed additional microbands, deformation twins, and stacking faults due to increased lattice frictional stress. P-added HEAs demonstrated excellent mechanical properties at cryogenic temperatures, with good strength-ductility synergy and strain-hardening capacity. These enhancements can be attributed to the synergistic effects of nano deformation twins, hierarchical nano-spaced stacking fault networks, and Lomer-Cottrell locks, as well as their extensive interactions.
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MATERIALS SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING A-STRUCTURAL MATERIALS PROPERTIES MICROSTRUCTURE AND PROCESSING
ISSN: 0921-5093
Year: 2024
Volume: 920
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JCR@2023
CAS Journal Grade:1
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