Founding Research Journal

Founding Research Journal

Investigating the Microstructure and Phase Analysis of High Entropy alloy CoCuFeMnNi Made by Vacuum Induction Furnace

Document Type : Original Research Article

Authors
1 MSc, Faculty of Engineering and Materials Science, Khajeh Nasiruddin Toosi University of Technology, Tehran, Iran
2 Associate Professor, Department of Materials Engineering, K. N. Toosi University of Technology, Tehran, Iran
10.22034/frj.2024.458524.1195
Abstract
In this research, high entropy alloy CoCuFeMnNi was prepared using VIM furnace. Next, in order to identify the transformation temperatures of this high entropy alloy, DSC thermal analysis was taken from it, and the results obtained from this analysis indicated heat change at temperatures of 566, 891 and 1064 oC. To study thermal changes based on microstructure, samples of high entropy alloy CoCuFeMnNi were heated at temperatures determined from DSC analysis and then quenched in water. The aim of this operation was to stabilize the microstructure during heat treatment. Then the quenched samples were analyzed by XRD analysis. The results of phase analysis revealed that the samples heat-treated at 566 oC contain a new phase that precipitated and started to dissolve in the original phase as the temperature increased to 1064 oC. In this regard, the samples were subjected to metallography and microstructure analysis and elemental evaluation using optical microscope and SEM, respectively. The obtained OM and SEM images and results indicated that with the increase in heat treatment temperature, the Diffusion of copper from the dendritic phases (copper-rich phase) to the base increased and as a result, the fraction of dendritic phases decreased, which is more evident at the temperature of 1064 oC.
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Volume 8, Issue 2 - Serial Number 25
Autumn and Winter
Autumn 2024
Pages 117-124

  • Receive Date 21 May 2024
  • Revise Date 06 August 2024
  • Accept Date 25 August 2024