TY - JOUR
T1 - Aluminium Matrix Composites Reinforced with AlCrFeMnNi HEA Particulates
T2 - Microstructure, Mechanical and Corrosion Properties
AU - Ananiadis, Elias A.
AU - Karantzalis, Alexandros E.
AU - Sfikas, Athanasios K.
AU - Georgatis, Emmanuel
AU - Matikas, Theodore E.
PY - 2023/8/6
Y1 - 2023/8/6
N2 - Novel aluminium matrix composites have been fabricated using a powder metallurgy route with reinforcement phase particles of high entropy alloy (HEA) consisting of third transition metals. These new composites are studied as far as their microstructure (SEM, XRD), basic mechanical properties (hardness, elastic modulus) and creep response using nanoindentation techniques are concerned. Wear (sliding wear tests) and corrosion behaviour (in 3.5 wt.% NaCl environment) were also assessed. It was observed that, microstructurally, no secondary intermetallic phases were formed. Hardness and wear resistance seemed to increase with the increase in HEA particles, and in terms of corrosion, the composites exhibited susceptibility to localised forms. Nanoindentation techniques and creep response showed findings that are connected with the deformation nature of both the Al matrix and the HEA reinforcing phase.
AB - Novel aluminium matrix composites have been fabricated using a powder metallurgy route with reinforcement phase particles of high entropy alloy (HEA) consisting of third transition metals. These new composites are studied as far as their microstructure (SEM, XRD), basic mechanical properties (hardness, elastic modulus) and creep response using nanoindentation techniques are concerned. Wear (sliding wear tests) and corrosion behaviour (in 3.5 wt.% NaCl environment) were also assessed. It was observed that, microstructurally, no secondary intermetallic phases were formed. Hardness and wear resistance seemed to increase with the increase in HEA particles, and in terms of corrosion, the composites exhibited susceptibility to localised forms. Nanoindentation techniques and creep response showed findings that are connected with the deformation nature of both the Al matrix and the HEA reinforcing phase.
KW - AlCrFeMnNi high entropy alloy reinforcement
KW - aluminium matrix composites
KW - corrosion
KW - creep
KW - nanoindentation
KW - particulate reinforcement
KW - potentiodynamic polarisation
KW - sliding wear
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85167833548&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.3390/ma16155491
DO - 10.3390/ma16155491
M3 - Article
SN - 1996-1944
VL - 16
JO - Materials
JF - Materials
IS - 15
M1 - 5491
ER -