Microstructure and Corrosion Performance of Aluminium Matrix Composites Reinforced with Refractory High-Entropy Alloy Particulates

Elias Ananiadis; Konstantinos Argyris; Theodore Matikas; Athanasios Sfikas; Alexandros Karantzalis

doi:10.3390/app11031300

Microstructure and Corrosion Performance of Aluminium Matrix Composites Reinforced with Refractory High-Entropy Alloy Particulates

Elias Ananiadis, Konstantinos Argyris, Theodore Matikas, Athanasios Sfikas, Alexandros Karantzalis

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Abstract

Novel aluminium matrix composites reinforced by MoTaNbVW refractory high-entropy alloy (HEA) particulates have been fabricated by powder metallurgy. The microstructure of the produced composites has been studied and the corrosion behaviour assessed in 3.5% NaCl solution. The composites exhibited low porosity, good homogeneity, few defects, and good distribution of the reinforcing phase in the Al matrix. No secondary intermetallic phases have been formed while the interface between matrix/reinforcement showed good bonding with no signs of reactivity. Increasing the volume of the reinforcing phase leads to increased hardness values. Al-HEA composites exhibited susceptibility to localised forms of corrosion in 3.5% NaCl solution. The microstructure has been analysed and corrosion mechanisms have been formulated.

Original language	English
Article number	1300
Number of pages	12
Journal	Applied Sciences (Switzerland)
Volume	11
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3390/app11031300
Publication status	Published - 1 Feb 2021
Externally published	Yes

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Microstructure and Corrosion Performance of Aluminium Matrix Composites Reinforced with Refractory High-Entropy Alloy Particulates. / Ananiadis, Elias; Argyris, Konstantinos; Matikas, Theodore; Sfikas, Athanasios; Karantzalis, Alexandros.

In: Applied Sciences (Switzerland), Vol. 11, No. 3, 1300, 01.02.2021.

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