Microstructures and Tribological Properties of TiC Reinforced FeCoNiCuAl High-Entropy Alloy at Normal and Elevated Temperature
Open Access
- 18 March 2020
- Vol. 10 (3), 387
- https://doi.org/10.3390/met10030387
Abstract
Recent studies have suggested that high-entropy alloys (HEAs) possess high fracture toughness, good wear resistance, and excellent high-temperature mechanical properties. In order to further improve their properties, a batch of TiC-reinforced FeCoNiCuAl HEA composites were fabricated by mechanical alloying and spark plasma sintering. X-ray diffractometry analysis of the TiC-reinforced HEA composites, combined with scanning electron microscopy imaging, indicated that TiC particles were uniformly distributed in the face-centered cubic and body-centered cubic phases. The room temperature hardness of the FeCoNiCuAl HEA was increased from 467 to 768 HV with the addition of TiC, owing to precipitation strengthening and fine grain strengthening effects. As the TiC content increased, the friction coefficient of the FeCoNiCuAl HEA first increased and then decreased at room temperature, due to the transition of the wear mechanism from adhesive to abrasive behavior. At higher temperature, the friction coefficient of the FeCoNiCuAl HEA monotonously reduced, corresponding well with the transition from adhesive wear to oxidative wear.Keywords
Funding Information
- National key research and development program (2016YFB1100103)
- National Natural Science Foundation of China (51771233)
- China Postdoctoral Science Foundation (2018M633164)
- Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities of Central South University (2018ZZTS127, CX20190190, 2019zzts134)
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