About this Abstract |
Meeting |
2021 TMS Annual Meeting & Exhibition
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Symposium
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High Entropy Alloys IX: Structures and Modeling
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Presentation Title |
Ex-situ and In-situ Characterization of Early Stage Oxidation Mechanism of High Entropy Alloys |
Author(s) |
Bharat Gwalani, Sten Lambeets, Matthew Olszta, Daniel Perea, Arun Devaraj |
On-Site Speaker (Planned) |
Bharat Gwalani |
Abstract Scope |
High Entropy Alloys (HEAs) show promise for use in high temperature applications in which they are exposed to reactive environments containing oxygen gas (O2). Oxidation reactions directly modify the surface composition-structure, affecting the material performance. However, due to the complex HEA composition, atomistic mechanisms responsible for surface modification are inadequately understood. Here, we demonstrate the oxidation-induced change in structure of near-surface regions using correlative transmission electron microscopy and atom probe tomography. Additionally, we report the application of an environmental reaction chamber attached to an atom probe tomography system, used to expose the same HEA alloy to oxidation conditions, to capture oxide formation in situ. This latter approach is aiding a detailed understanding of the sequential oxidation of specific alloying elements in HEAs and is broadly applicable to a wide variety of other complex alloy material systems. |
Proceedings Inclusion? |
Planned: TMS Journal: Metallurgical and Materials Transactions |
Keywords |
High-Entropy Alloys, Phase Transformations, Environmental Effects |