Effect of hydrogen-induced solid-state phase transformation on mechanical properties of AlCoCrFeNi2.1 eutectic high entropy alloy

Wenjian ZHENG, Yu WANG, Yang YU, Daochen FENG, Zhen YU, Wenjun WANG, Dejun YAN, Jianguo YANG

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Journal of Materials Engineering ›› 2025, Vol. 53 ›› Issue (2) : 152-159. DOI: 10.11868/j.issn.1001-4381.2024.000313
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Effect of hydrogen-induced solid-state phase transformation on mechanical properties of AlCoCrFeNi2.1 eutectic high entropy alloy

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AlCoCrFeNi2.1 eutectic high entropy alloy has excellent mechanical properties and promising applications in fields such as hydrogen storage and transportation. The surface of the alloy is hydrogenated by electrochemical hydrogenation, and tensile tests are carried out on H-charged and H-free specimens to compare and analyze the fracture morphology characteristics, and the effect of hydrogen-induced precipitated phase evolution on the mechanical properties of the alloy is studied. The results show that compared with the samples without hydrogen charging, the yield strength of the hydrogen charging solution samples with sulfuric acid concentrations of 0.5 mol/L and 1.0 mol/L decreases by 14.60% and 20.22%, respectively, and the tensile strength decreases by 15.50% and 25.15%, respectively. Additionally, the mechanical properties of the alloy further decrease with the increase of the hydrogen ion concentration in the hydrogen-charged solution, and the fracture region near the surface shows more obvious brittle fracture characteristics. The precipitated phase, which undergoes a phase transition after hydrogen charging, remains on the surface of the BCC phase during fracture to form a higher and denser raised structure, and a structure distinct from the two phases is also found at the phase boundary. The evolution of hydrogen-induced nanoprecipitated phases leads to a decrease in the overall mechanical properties of the alloy.

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eutectic high entropy alloy / electrochemical hydrogen charging / mechanical property / precipitate evolution

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Wenjian ZHENG , Yu WANG , Yang YU , et al . Effect of hydrogen-induced solid-state phase transformation on mechanical properties of AlCoCrFeNi2.1 eutectic high entropy alloy. Journal of Materials Engineering. 2025, 53(2): 152-159 https://doi.org/10.11868/j.issn.1001-4381.2024.000313

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