About this Abstract |
Meeting |
3rd World Congress on High Entropy Alloys (HEA 2023)
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Symposium
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HEA 2023
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Presentation Title |
Tuning Composition via Computational Thermodynamics to Improve Corrosion Resistance of CoCrFeMnNi Multi-principal Element Alloys |
Author(s) |
David D. S. Silva, Guilherme Y. Koga, Valmor R. Mastelaro, Michael J. Kaufman, Amy J. Clarke, Francisco G. Coury, Claudemiro Bolfarini |
On-Site Speaker (Planned) |
David D. S. Silva |
Abstract Scope |
A computational thermodynamic approach has been employed to design non-equimolar CoCrFeMnNi multi-principal element alloys (MPEAs) with systematically varied compositions (Co((80-X)/2)Cr((80-X)/2)FeXMn10Ni10 with x = 30, 40 and 50) and enhanced corrosion behavior. MPEAs were successfully designed, synthesized and confirmed to possess a single-phase FCC structure. This work focuses on detailed analysis of the passivation film characteristics of these newly developed, non-equimolar MPEAs in two different electrolytes, i.e., 0.6 M NaCl and 0.5 M H2SO4 solutions, referred to as salt and acid solution environments, respectively. The characteristics of the passivation films were assessed using a potentiodynamic polarization test, immersion tests, electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS), and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS). In both electrolytes, the corrosion resistance of the three non-equimolar MPEAs was improved over that of the equimolar alloy. The present work reveals a way to increase corrosion resistance by tuning the composition via computational thermodynamics. |
Proceedings Inclusion? |
Planned: Metallurgical and Materials Transactions |