High entropy alloy article, method for manufacturing same, and product using same
An object of the invention is to provide: an HEA article that has excellent homogeneity in the alloy composition and microstructure as well as significant shape controllability, using an HEA with significant mechanical strength and high corrosion resistance; a method for manufacturing the HEA article; and a product using the HEA article. There is provided an HEA article comprising: Co, Cr, Fe, Ni, and Ti elements, each element in content of 5 to 35 atomic %; more than 0 atomic % to 8 atomic % of Mo %; and remainder substances of unavoidable impurities.
1. A high entropy alloy article comprising
Co, Cr, Fe, Ni, and Ti elements, each element in content of 5 atomic percent to 35 atomic percent,
more than 0 atomic percent to 8 atomic percent of Mo, and
remainder substances of unavoidable impurities, wherein
an intermetallic compound phase of acicular crystals is dispersedly precipitated in the matrix phase crystals of the high entropy alloy article.
2. The high entropy alloy article according to claim 1 , wherein
the acicular crystals are dispersedly precipitated in a three-dimensional grid-like pattern.
3. The high entropy alloy article according to claim 1 , wherein
chemical composition of the high entropy alloy comprises
20 atomic percent to 35 atomic percent of Co,
10 atomic percent to 25 atomic percent of Cr,
10 atomic percent to 25 atomic percent of Fe,
15 atomic percent to 30 atomic percent of Ni, and
5 atomic percent to 15 atomic percent of Ti.
4. The high entropy alloy article according to claim 1 , wherein
chemical composition of the high entropy alloy comprises
25 atomic percent to 33 atomic percent of Co,
15 atomic percent to 23 atomic percent of Cr,
15 atomic percent to 23 atomic percent of Fe,
17 atomic percent to 28 atomic percent of Ni,
5 atomic percent to 10 atomic percent of Ti, and
1 atomic percent to 7 atomic percent of Mo.
5. The high entropy alloy article according to claim 1 , wherein
chemical composition of said high entropy alloy comprises
27 atomic percent to 33 atomic percent of Co,
18 atomic percent to 23 atomic percent of Cr,
18 atomic percent to 23 atomic percent of Fe,
17 atomic percent to 24 atomic percent of Ni,
5 atomic percent to 8 atomic percent of Ti, and
1 atomic percent to 3 atomic percent of Mo.
6. The high entropy alloy article according to claim 1 , wherein
the intermetallic compound phase contains an Ni 3 Ti phase.
7. The high entropy alloy article according to claim 1 , wherein
tensile strength thereof is 1000 MPa or more and breaking elongation thereof is 3% or more.
8. The high entropy alloy article according to claim 1 , wherein
the matrix phase crystal is a columnar crystal, and the crystal structure thereof contains a simple cubic crystal.
9. A method for manufacturing the high entropy alloy article according to claim 1 , comprising the steps of:
mixing and melting raw materials for the high entropy alloy to form molten metal;
atomizing to form a high entropy alloy powder from the molten metal; and
additive manufacturing to form an additive manufactured article with a desired shape by means of a metal powder-based additive manufacturing method using the high entropy alloy powder.
10. The method for manufacturing the high entropy alloy article according to claim 9 , wherein
the additive manufacturing step comprises:
a powder bed forming substep to form a powder bed of the high entropy alloy powder;
a powder bed calcination substep to form a calcined object of the powder bed by heating the entire powder bed; and
a local melting and solidified layer forming substep wherein
the calcined object is locally heated to form a minute molten pool of the high entropy alloy, and the minute alloy molten pools are moved and sequentially solidified by means of scanning of the local heating on the plane of the calcined object, thereby forming a solidified layer of the high entropy alloy.
11. A product using a high entropy alloy article,
said high entropy alloy article being the high entropy alloy article according to claim 1 , and the product being an impeller of a fluid machine.
12. A centrifugal compressor incorporating the impeller according to claim 11 .
13. The high entropy alloy article according to claim 2 , wherein
chemical composition of the high entropy alloy comprises
20 atomic percent to 35 atomic percent of Co,
10 atomic percent to 25 atomic percent of Cr,
10 atomic percent to 25 atomic percent of Fe,
15 atomic percent to 30 atomic percent of Ni, and
5 atomic percent to 15 atomic percent of Ti.
14. The high entropy alloy article according to claim 2 , wherein
the intermetallic compound phase contains an Ni 3 Ti phase.
15. The high entropy alloy article according to claim 2 , wherein
tensile strength thereof is 1000 MPa or more and breaking elongation thereof is 3% or more.
16. The high entropy alloy article according to claim 2 , wherein
the matrix phase crystal is a columnar crystal, and the crystal structure thereof contains a simple cubic crystal.
17. A product using a high entropy alloy article,
said high entropy alloy article being the high entropy alloy article according to claim 2 , and the product being an impeller of a fluid machine.
18. A centrifugal compressor incorporating the impeller according to claim 17 .