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Speaker: Prof. Ian Baker

Microstructures and Mechanical Behavior of FeNiMnAl(Cr) Alloys

FeNiMnAl alloys show a wide range of microstructures and mechanical properties, but have been little explored. Studies on four different types of microstructures in this alloy system will beoutlined: 1) ultrafine microstructures (5-50 nm), present in Fe30Ni20Mn20Al30,Fe25Ni25Mn20Al30 and Fe35Ni15Mn25Al25,which consist of (Fe, Mn)-rich B2-ordered (ordered b.c.c.) and (Ni, Al)-rich L21-ordered (Heusler) phases, and in Fe30Ni20Mn25Al25,which consist of (Ni, Al)-rich B2 and (Fe, Mn)-rich b.c.c. phases, with the phases aligned along <100>; 2) fine microstructures (50-70 nm), present in Fe30Ni20Mn30Al20, Fe25Ni25Mn30Al20, and Fe28Ni18Mn33Al21, which consist of alternating (Fe,Mn)-rich f.c.c and (Ni, Al)-rich B2-ordered plates with an orientation relationship close to f.c.c.(002)//B2(002); f.c.c.(011)//B2(001); 3) coarser (0.5-1.5µm) lamellar microstructures observed in alloys with a lower aluminum content, such as Fe30Ni20Mn35Al15, that consistof alternating (Fe,Mn)-rich f.c.c and (Ni, Al)-rich B2-ordered phases with a Kurdjumov-Sachs orientation relationship between the phases; and 4) high-entropy Fe40.4Ni11.3Mn34.8Al7.5Cr6alloys. The microstructures and mechanical properties in these alloys have been determined as a function of annealing time, testing temperature and strainrate.  Some of the unusual mechanical behavior that has been observed will be emphasized. This research was supported by the US Department of Energy (DOE), Office of Basic Energy Sciences (grant DE-FG02-07ER46392). [more]
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