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Lightweight single-phase Al-based complex concentrated alloy with high specific strength

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  • Mingliang Han

    (University of Science and Technology Beijing
    Center for High Pressure Science and Technology Advanced Research
    Liaoning Academy of Materials)

  • Yuan Wu

    (University of Science and Technology Beijing
    Liaoning Academy of Materials)

  • Xiaobin Zong

    (University of Science and Technology Beijing)

  • Yaozu Shen

    (University of Science and Technology Beijing)

  • Fei Zhang

    (Center for High Pressure Science and Technology Advanced Research
    Chinese Academy of Sciences)

  • Hongbo Lou

    (Center for High Pressure Science and Technology Advanced Research
    Institute for Shanghai Advanced Research in Physical Sciences (SHARPS))

  • Xiao Dong

    (Nankai University)

  • Zhidan Zeng

    (Center for High Pressure Science and Technology Advanced Research)

  • Xiangyang Peng

    (Ltd.)

  • Shuo Hou

    (Ltd.)

  • Guangyao Lu

    (Ltd.)

  • Lianghua Xiong

    (Shanghai Jiao Tong University)

  • Bingmin Yan

    (Center for High Pressure Science and Technology Advanced Research)

  • Huiyang Gou

    (Center for High Pressure Science and Technology Advanced Research)

  • Yanping Yang

    (Center for High Pressure Science and Technology Advanced Research)

  • Xueyan Du

    (Center for High Pressure Science and Technology Advanced Research)

  • Xiaoyuan Yuan

    (University of Science and Technology Beijing)

  • Yingjie Zhang

    (University of Science and Technology Beijing)

  • Meiyuan Jiao

    (University of Science and Technology Beijing)

  • Xiongjun Liu

    (University of Science and Technology Beijing)

  • Suihe Jiang

    (University of Science and Technology Beijing)

  • Hui Wang

    (University of Science and Technology Beijing)

  • Andrey A. Rempel

    (Institute of Metallurgy of the Ural Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences)

  • Xiaobin Zhang

    (University of Science and Technology Beijing)

  • Qiaoshi Zeng

    (Center for High Pressure Science and Technology Advanced Research
    Institute for Shanghai Advanced Research in Physical Sciences (SHARPS))

  • Z. P. Lu

    (University of Science and Technology Beijing)

Abstract

Developing light yet strong aluminum (Al)-based alloys has been attracting unremitting efforts due to the soaring demand for energy-efficient structural materials. However, this endeavor is impeded by the limited solubility of other lighter components in Al. Here, we propose to surmount this challenge by converting multiple brittle phases into a ductile solid solution in Al-based complex concentrated alloys (CCA) by applying high pressure and temperature. We successfully develop a face-centered cubic single-phase Al-based CCA, Al55Mg35Li5Zn5, with a low density of 2.40 g/cm3 and a high specific yield strength of 344×103 N·m/kg (typically ~ 200×103 N·m/kg in conventional Al-based alloys). Our analysis reveals that formation of the single-phase CCA can be attributed to the decreased difference in atomic size and electronegativity between the solute elements and Al under high pressure, as well as the synergistic high entropy effect caused by high temperature and high pressure. The increase in strength originates mainly from high solid solution and nanoscale chemical fluctuations. Our findings could offer a viable route to explore lightweight single-phase CCAs in a vast composition-temperature-pressure space with enhanced mechanical properties.

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  • Mingliang Han & Yuan Wu & Xiaobin Zong & Yaozu Shen & Fei Zhang & Hongbo Lou & Xiao Dong & Zhidan Zeng & Xiangyang Peng & Shuo Hou & Guangyao Lu & Lianghua Xiong & Bingmin Yan & Huiyang Gou & Yanping , 2024. "Lightweight single-phase Al-based complex concentrated alloy with high specific strength," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 15(1), pages 1-10, December.
  • Handle: RePEc:nat:natcom:v:15:y:2024:i:1:d:10.1038_s41467-024-51387-6
    DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-51387-6
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