TY - THES A1 - Suárez Ocano, Patricia T1 - Thermodynamic and microstructural stabilities at high temperatures and their effects on mechanical properties in an AlMo0.5NbTa0.5TiZr refractory high entropy superalloy N2 - Today’s industrial demands challenge the research and development sector to make advances in the design and properties of materials that can withstand harsh environments. The AlMo0.5NbTa0.5TiZr refractory high-entropy superalloy (RSA), with a remarkable morphological similarity to the γ/γ' microstructure of Ni-based superalloys and promising high-temperature compressive properties, has been considered as a candidate for structural applications. However, additional properties need to be investigated in order to assess the suitability of this alloy for high temperature applications. Therefore, this work investigates the thermodynamic and microstructural stabilities of the RSA at room temperature and between 900 and 1100 °C, and their influence on the mechanical properties. Although it is possible to improve the mechanical properties at 20 °C by tuning the cooling rate, long-term high temperature exposures lead to phase instabilities that negatively influence the creep behavior. N2 - Die heutigen industriellen Anforderungen erfordern Fortschritte bei Werkstoffdesign und -entwicklung, insbesondere für raue Umgebungen. Die hochentropische Refraktärsuperlegierung (RSA) AlMo0.5NbTa0.5TiZr, die eine bemerkenswerte morphologische Ähnlichkeit mit der γ/γ'-Mikrostruktur von Ni-Basis-Superlegierungen und vielversprechende Hochtemperatur-Druckeigenschaften aufweist, wurde als Kandidat für strukturelle Anwendungen erwägt. Weitere Eigenschaften müssen untersucht werden, um die Eignung dieser Legierung für Hochtemperaturanwendungen zu beurteilen. In dieser Arbeit werden die thermodynamischen und mikrostrukturellen Stabilitäten von RSA bei Raumtemperatur und zwischen 900 und 1100°C sowie deren Einfluss auf die mechanischen Eigenschaften untersucht. Obwohl es möglich ist, die mechanischen Eigenschaften bei 20 °C durch Abstimmung der Abkühlrate zu verbessern, führen langfristige Hochtemperaturexpositionen zu Phaseninstabilitäten, die das Kriechverhalten negativ beeinflussen. KW - Hochentropielegierung KW - Gefüge (Werkstoffkunde) KW - Mikrostruktur KW - Kriechen KW - Thermodynamische Stabilität KW - High entropy alloys KW - Microstructure KW - Creep KW - Thermodynamic stability PY - 2024 UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:hbz:294-108415 DO - https://doi.org/10.13154/294-10841 SP - 1 EP - 170 CY - Bochum AN - OPUS4-59929 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Stephan-Scherb, Christiane A1 - Schulz, Wencke A1 - Schneider, M. A1 - Karafiludis, Stephanos A1 - Laplanche, G. T1 - High-Temperature Oxidation in Dry and Humid Atmospheres of the Equiatomic CrMnFeCoNi and CrCoNi High- and Medium-Entropy Alloys N2 - Surface degradation phenomena of two model equiatomic alloys from the CrMnFeCoNi alloy system were investigated in 2% O2 and 10% H2O (pO2 = 0.02 and 10−7 atm, respectively) at 800 °C for times up to 96 h. The crystallographic structures, morphologies, and chemical compositions of the corrosion layers developing on CrMnFeCoNi and CrCoNi were comparatively analyzed by mass gain analysis, X-ray diffraction, and scanning electron microscopy combined with energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy and electron backscatter diffraction. The oxidation resistance of CrMnFeCoNi is relatively poor due to the fast growth of porous Mnoxide(s). CrCoNi forms an external chromia layer that is dense and continuous in a dry 2% O2 atmosphere. This layer buckles and spalls off after exposure to 10% H2O atmosphere. Beneath the chromia layer, a Cr-depleted zone forms in the CrCoNi alloy in both environments. As the oxide scale spalls off in the H2O-containing atmosphere, a secondary chromia layer was observed and correspondingly enlarges the Cr-depleted zone. In contrast, as the chromia layer remains without significant spallation when CrCoNi is exposed to a dry oxidizing atmosphere, the region depleted in Cr is narrower. KW - High temperature oxidation KW - High entropy alloys KW - Medium entropy alloys KW - CrMnFeCoNi KW - CrCoNi KW - Mn-oxides PY - 2020 UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-517859 DO - https://doi.org/10.1007/s11085-020-10014-7 SN - 0030-770X VL - 95 IS - 1-2 SP - 105 EP - 133 PB - Springer AN - OPUS4-51785 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Gadelmeier, C. A1 - Haas, S. A1 - Lienig, T. A1 - Manzoni, Anna Maria A1 - Feuerbacher, M. A1 - Glatzel, U. T1 - Temperature Dependent Solid Solution Strengthening in the High Entropy Alloy CrMnFeCoNi in Single Crystalline State N2 - The main difference between high entropy alloys and conventional alloys is the solid solution strengthening effect, which shifts from a single element to a multi-element matrix. Little is known about the effectiveness of this effect at high temperatures. Face-centered cubic, equiatomic, and single crystalline high entropy alloy CrMnFeCoNi was pre-alloyed by arc-melting and cast as a single Crystal using the Bridgman process. Mechanical characterization by creep testing were performed at temperatures of 700, 980, 1100, and 1200°C at different loads under vacuum and compared to single-crystalline pure nickel. The results allow a direct assessment of the influence of the chemical composition without any disturbance by grain boundary sliding or diffusion. The results indicate different behaviors of single crystalline pure nickel and CrMnFeCoNi. At 700°C CrMnFeCoNi is more creep-resistant than Ni, but at 980°C both alloys show a nearly similar creep strength. Above 980°C the creep behavior is identical and the solid solution strengthening effect of the CrMnFeCoNi alloy disappears. KW - High entropy alloys KW - Single crystal PY - 2020 UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-514572 DO - https://doi.org/10.3390/met10111412 VL - 10 IS - 11 SP - 1412 PB - MDPI AN - OPUS4-51457 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Fantin, Andrea A1 - Lepore, G. O. A1 - Widom, M. A1 - Kasatikov, S. A1 - Manzoni, Anna Maria T1 - How Atomic Bonding Plays the Hardness Behavior in the Al–Co–Cr–Cu–Fe–Ni High Entropy Family N2 - A systematic study on a face‐centered cubic‐based compositionally complex alloy system Al–Co–Cr–Cu–Fe–Ni in its single‐phase state is carried out, where a mother senary compound Al₈Co₁₇Cr₁₇Cu₈Fe₁₇Ni₃₃ and five of its suballoys, obtained by removing one element at a time, are investigated and exhaustively analyzed determining the contribution of each alloying element in the solid solution. The senary and the quinaries are compared using experimental techniques including X‐ray absorption spectroscopy, X‐ray diffraction, transmission electron microscopy, and first principles hybrid Monte Carlo/molecular dynamics simulations. Chemical short‐range order and bond length distances have been determined both at the experimental and computational level. Electronic structure and local atomic distortions up to 5.2 Å have been correlated to the microhardness values. A linear regression model connecting hardness with local lattice distortions is presented. KW - High entropy alloys KW - EXAFS KW - Short-range order KW - Microhardness KW - Alloy design KW - Transmission electron microscopy KW - Lattice distortion PY - 2023 UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b43-593333 DO - https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1002/smsc.202300225 SN - 2688-4046 SP - 1 EP - 12 PB - Wiley CY - Weinheim AN - OPUS4-59333 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Zaiser, E. A1 - Fantin, Andrea A1 - Manzoni, Anna Maria A1 - Hesse, René A1 - Többens, D. M. A1 - Hsu, W.-C. A1 - Murakami, H. A1 - Yeh, A.-C. A1 - Pavel, M. J. A1 - Weaver, M. L. A1 - Zhu, H. A1 - Wu, Y. A1 - Vogel, F. T1 - Elucidating hierarchical microstructures in high entropy superalloys: An integrated multiscale study N2 - In this study, we examine a high entropy superalloy (HESA-Y1: Ni49.37Co20Cr7Fe4Al11.6Ti6Re1Mo0.5W0.5Hf0.03 at%), focusing on hierarchical microstructure formation and its effects on mechanical properties. Thermodynamic modeling using Thermo-Calc predicts equilibrium phase fractions, compositions, and transition temperatures,which are validated by experimental data from differential scanning calorimetry (DSC). Transmission electronmicroscopy (TEM) reveals that secondary aging induces nanometer-sized γ particles within γ’ precipitates, forming a hierarchical γ/γ’ microstructure. Atom probe tomography (APT) confirms supersaturation of γ’ precipitates with γ-forming elements (Co, Cr, Fe), driving γ particle formation, and measures interfacial widths between γ’ and γ phases. Partitioning coefficients derived from APT align with Thermo-Calc predictions for most elements. Vickers microhardness testing shows an increase of about 50 HV in the hierarchical microstructure compared to the conventional one. In situ synchrotron X-ray diffraction (XRD) from 25 to 750 ◦C determines a small, negative lattice misfit δ between γ and γ’ phases, suggesting enhanced microstructural stability, consistent with Thermo-Calc calculations. Our methodological approach enables measurement of the unconstrained lattice parameter of phase-extracted γ’ in a single-crystal XRD setup. Due to their small size and low volume fraction, γ particles do not produce distinct reflections in the X-ray diffractogram. Elucidating hierarchical microstructures across multiple scales, we establish that the presence of Re and Hf and controlled aging processes lead to enhanced mechanical properties, offering valuable insights for the design of advanced high entropy superalloys. KW - High entropy alloys KW - Transmission electron microscopy KW - X-ray diffraction KW - Superalloy PY - 2025 DO - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matchar.2024.114642 VL - 220 SP - 1 EP - 13 PB - Elsevier Inc. AN - OPUS4-62348 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Manzoni, Anna Maria T1 - Effect of a mixed atmosphere H2O-O2-SO2 on the oxidation kinetics and phase formation on CrMnFeCoNi and CrCoNi N2 - The high-temperature corrosion behaviors of the equimolar CrCoNi medium- and CrMnFeCoNi high-entropy alloy were studied in a gas atmosphere consisting of a volumetric mixture of 10% H2O, 2% O2, 0.5% SO2, and 87.5% Ar at 800 °C for up to 96 h. Both alloys were initially single-phase fcc structured and showed a mean grain size of ~50 µm and a homogeneous chemical composition. The oxide layer thickness of the Cantor alloy CrMnFeCoNi increased linearly with exposure time while it remained constant at ~1 µm for CrCoNi. A Cr2O3 layer and minor amounts of (Co,Ni)Cr2O4 developed on CrCoNi while three layers were detected on the Cantor alloy. These layers were a thin and continuous chromium rich oxide layer at the oxide/alloy interface, a dense (Mn,Cr)3O4 layer in the center and a thick and porous layer of Mn3O4 and MnSO4 at the gas/oxide interface. Additionally, a few metal sulfides were observed in the CrMnFeCoNi matrix. These results were found to be in reasonable agreement with thermodynamic calculations. T2 - ICHEM 2023 CY - Knoxville, TN, USA DA - 18.06.2023 KW - High entropy alloys KW - Chemically complex alloys KW - Corrosion KW - Mixed gas atmosphere PY - 2023 AN - OPUS4-57776 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Gadelmeier, C. T1 - Strengthening mechanisms of single crystalline CrCoNi and CrMnFeCoNi at creep temperatures above 700 °C N2 - The main deference between high entropy alloys and conventional alloys is the solid solution strengthening effect, which moves from a single element to a multi-element matrix. Little is known about the effectiveness of this effect at high temperatures. Investigation of temperature dependent solid solution strengthening in single phase multicomponent alloys with medium and high entropy using creep testing was performed. Creep tests carried out on single phase SX CrCoNi , CrMnFeCoNi and pure Ni from 700 to 1200 °C excluding oxidation, grain boundaries and multiphase effects. It was found that the influence of solid solution strengthening of CrCoNi and CrMnFeCoNi increases by decreasing temperature (1200 to 700 °C), and dislocation forests occur in CrCoNi and CrMnFeCoNi in comparison to pure Ni. T2 - SPP Kick-Off Meeting 2nd Phase CY - Online meeting DA - 14.04.2021 KW - High entropy alloys KW - Mechanical properties KW - Transmission electron microscopy KW - Solid solution strengthening PY - 2021 AN - OPUS4-54381 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Fantin, Andrea A1 - Orazio Lepore, G. A1 - Manzoni, Anna Maria A1 - Kasatikov, S. A1 - Scherb, T. A1 - Huthwelker, T. A1 - d'Acapito, F. A1 - Schumacher, G. T1 - Short-range chemical order and local lattice distortion in a compositionally complex alloy N2 - This work presents an X-ray absorption spectroscopy study on a single-phase state of the Al8Cr17Co17Cu8Fe17Ni33 compositionally complex alloy, focused on the local crystal structure around each alloying element. The comparison of 1st shell bond lengths, obtained by the analysis of extended X-ray absorption fine structure (EXAFS) measured at the K-edges of each alloying element, indicates that Al8Cr17Co17Cu8Fe17Ni33 crystallizes in a distorted arrangement of an fcc lattice. A modest bond length dependence of the alloying elements with increasing atomic number is observed, with minima and maxima at Cr/Co, and Al/Cu, respectively. 1st shell bond lengths spread over ~0.03 Å; consequently, such variations cannot result in lattice distortions greater than ~0.04 Å. EXAFS results clearly indicate short-range order in the alloy: pairing of Al with Ni and Cu is favored, correlating well with a g’ precipitate composition (Al-Ni-Cu rich) reported in previous work, while Al-Cr bonding is unfavored and no Al-Al pairs are observed. Electronic structure information was obtained through comparison between near-edge regions of alloying Elements and corresponding pure metals. Intensity comparison of K-edge features agree with a charge variation of p states in Al8Cr17Co17Cu8Fe17Ni33, where Ni and Cu act as p states electron acceptors, suggesting an orbital hybridization with Al, responsible for a shrinkage in Al metallic radius in the alloy by 0.17 Å. KW - High entropy alloys KW - EXAFS KW - Compositionally complex alloys PY - 2020 DO - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actamat.2020.04.034 VL - 193 SP - 329 EP - 337 PB - Elsevier Ltd. AN - OPUS4-50830 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Manzoni, Anna Maria A1 - Glatzel, U. ED - Buschow, K.H.J. ED - Flemings, M.C. ED - Kramer, E.J. ED - Veyssière, P. ED - Cahn, R.W. ED - Ilschner, B. ED - Mahajan, S. T1 - High-Entropy Alloys: Balancing Strength and Ductility at Room Temperature N2 - A new race for high performance structural materials has started since the discovery of high entropy alloys at the beginning of the 21st century. The possible combination of several elements in an, until then, unknown composition space opened the ground for discovering new materials. Solid solution strengthening remains the most prominent mechanisms that is active in this family of materials, but it is supported by all other strengthening mechanism on the path to better and better performing materials. Chemical, thermal and mechanical approaches are combined to optimize these alloys. Optimum performances can be reached by using a high number of different strengthening mechanisms, induced both by composition and processing. The most prominent with composition induced mechanism is precipitation hardening, and on the processing side it is cold working such as cold-rolling, torsion or extrusion. The contribution uses tensile test data at room temperature solely for comparison – high temperature and cryogenic data are omitted because it would lead beyond the scope of this manuscript. KW - High entropy alloys KW - Compositionally complex alloys PY - 2020 DO - https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-803581-8.11774-6 PB - Elsevier Inc. AN - OPUS4-50575 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Manzoni, Anna Maria T1 - A decade of cube optimization in the Al- Co-Cr-Fe-Ni-Ti high entropy family N2 - The multi-phase approach has proven to widen the application properties of high entropy alloys. After a decade of testing different alloys in the Al-Co-Cr-Cu-Fe-Ni-Ti family the Al10Co25Cr8Fe15Ni36Ti6 was found to be a solid base for more fine-tuned microstructural optimization. Following the example of superalloys, the Al10Co25Cr8Fe15Ni36Ti6 alloy aims for a γ/γ' microstructures in order to guarantee a good microstructural stability at high temperatures. The shape and volume fraction of the γ' particles is known to influence the mechanical properties of superalloys, and they do so in the high entropy family as well [1]. Shape, misfit and creep properties of several modified versions of the Al10Co25Cr8Fe15Ni36Ti6 alloy are compared and discussed in this talk. T2 - Department seminar National Chung Hsing University CY - Taichung, Taiwan DA - 15.11.2023 KW - High entropy alloys KW - Transmission electron microscopy KW - X-ray diffraction KW - Creep KW - Phase analysis PY - 2023 AN - OPUS4-58979 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER -