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 U6 - 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 U6 - 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 -