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Manufacturing and Analysis of High-Performance Refractory High-Entropy Alloy via Selective Laser Melting (SLM)
Hang Zhang1, Yizhen Zhao2, Sheng Huang3
1School of Mechanical Engineering, Xi'an Jiao Tong University, State Key Laboratory of Manufacturing System Engineering, Xi'an 710049, China. zhanghangmu@mail.xjtu.edu.cn.
Abstract:
Refractory high-entropy alloys (HEAs) have excellent mechanical properties, which could make them the substitutes of some superalloys. However, the high melting point of refractory HEAs leads to processing problems when using traditional processing techniques. In this study, a single BCC solid solution of NbMoTaW alloy was formed by selective laser melting (SLM) with a linear energy density of up to 2.83 J/mm. The composition distribution was analyzed, and the element with a lower melting point and lower density showed a negative deviation (no more than 5%) of the molar ratio in the formed alloy. The HEA shows an excellent microstructure, microhardness, and corrosion resistance performance compared with traditional superalloys, making it a new substitute metal with great application prospects in aerospace and energy fields.
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