Ductilizing brittle high-entropy alloys via tailoring valence electron concentrations of precipitates by controlled elemental partitioning

High-strength high-entropy alloys (HEAs) reinforced by hard intermetallics generally show a propensity for embrittlement, significantly undercutting their applications. Here we report a strategy to intrinsically toughen strong-yet-brittle HEAs via altering the valence electron concentration (VEC) of...

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Main Authors: T. Yang, Y. L. Zhao, W. H. Liu, J. H. Zhu, J. J. Kai, C. T. Liu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2018-10-01
Series:Materials Research Letters
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/21663831.2018.1518276