The Effects of Mo and Nb on the Microstructures and Properties of CrFeCoNi(Nb,Mo) Alloys
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Experimental
3. Results and Discussion
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Alloys | Compositions (Atomic Percent) | |||||
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Cr | Fe | Co | Ni | Nb | Mo | |
CrFeCoNiMo | 20.1 | 20.2 | 19.5 | 20.5 | N/A | 19.7 |
CrFeCoNiNb0.5Mo0.5 | 21.4 | 19.4 | 19.8 | 17.6 | 11.0 | 10.8 |
CrFeCoNiNb | 19.8 | 19.8 | 19.0 | 19.5 | 22.0 | N/A |
Alloys | Compositions (Atomic Percent) | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Co | Cr | Fe | Ni | Mo | Nb | |
CrFeCoNiNb | ||||||
FCC | 18.4 | 26.7 | 24.3 | 25.5 | N/A | 5.1 |
HCP | 19.7 | 17.1 | 18.1 | 14.8 | N/A | 30.3 |
precipitate | 19.1 | 16.7 | 16.7 | 15.7 | N/A | 31.8 |
CrFeCoNiNb0.5Mo0.5 | ||||||
FCC | 18.4 | 22.1 | 20.4 | 22.8 | 9.2 | 7.1 |
HCP | 19.1 | 17.3 | 23.6 | 14.2 | 15.6 | 16.9 |
CrFeCoNiMo | ||||||
FCC | 21.3 | 19.2 | 22.0 | 24.0 | 13.5 | N/A |
SC | 17.2 | 21.9 | 17.7 | 14.4 | 28.9 | N/A |
Alloys | Volume Fraction of the Dendrites (vol.%) |
---|---|
CrFeCoNiMo | 42 ± 6 |
CrFeCoNiNb0.5Mo0.5 | 36 ± 6 |
CrFeCoNiNb | 68 ± 4 |
Alloys | Hardness | ||
---|---|---|---|
Overall | Dendrite | Interdendrite | |
CrFeCoNiMo | 604 ± 8 | 692 ± 18 | 405 ± 9 |
CrFeCoNiNb0.5Mo0.5 | 533 ± 6 | 745 ± 10 | 412 ± 7 |
CrFeCoNiNb | 652 ± 8 | 693 ± 23 | 398 ± 24 |
Alloys | icorr μA/cm2 | Ecorr V vs. SSE | Epp V vs. SSE | icrit mA/cm2 | ipass μA/cm2 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
CrFeCoNiNb | 22.3 | −0.290 | −0.090 | 0.028 | 12.4 |
CrFeCoNiNb0.5Mo0.5 | 12.9 | −0.256 | −0.165 | 0.022 | 12.2 |
CrFeCoNiMo | 30.0 | −0.236 | −0.174 | 0.013 | 18.9 |
304SS | 30.0 | −0.320 | −0.140 | 0.930 | 17.2 |
Reaction | Electrode Potential (E° vs. SSE) |
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Cr, Cr3+ | −0.962 |
Fe, Fe2+ | −0.662 |
Co, Co2+ | −0.449 |
Ni, Ni2+ | −0.472 |
Nb, Nb3+ | −1.322 |
Mo, Mo3+ | −0.422 |
Alloys | icorr | Ecorr |
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A/cm2 | V vs. SSE | |
CrFeCoNiNb | 1.2 | −0.443 |
CrFeCoNiNb0.5Mo0.5 | 6.7 | −0.477 |
CrFeCoNiMo | 13.0 | −0.489 |
304SS | 12.9 | −0.860 |
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Tsau, C.-H.; Tsai, M.-C. The Effects of Mo and Nb on the Microstructures and Properties of CrFeCoNi(Nb,Mo) Alloys. Entropy 2018, 20, 648. https://doi.org/10.3390/e20090648
Tsau C-H, Tsai M-C. The Effects of Mo and Nb on the Microstructures and Properties of CrFeCoNi(Nb,Mo) Alloys. Entropy. 2018; 20(9):648. https://doi.org/10.3390/e20090648
Chicago/Turabian StyleTsau, Chun-Huei, and Meng-Chi Tsai. 2018. "The Effects of Mo and Nb on the Microstructures and Properties of CrFeCoNi(Nb,Mo) Alloys" Entropy 20, no. 9: 648. https://doi.org/10.3390/e20090648