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Abstract Alloy powders with dual-phase nanocrystal (NC) and nanoglass (NG) have received much attention due to its small coercive force and high permeability, but the preparation of dual-phase high entropy alloy powders (HEAPs) simultaneously with larger aspect ratio constitute a great difficulty in microwave absorbing domain. Here, a new concept has been devised to tune the crystallinity of microwave absorber by regulating the phase proportion of milling precursor. A combination technology containing melting, strip casting, and milling has been adopted to prepare a serious of FeCoNiSi x Al 0.4 HEAPs to verify its correctness. Selective phase transition occurs in dry-milling process, generating various unique microstructures - NCs, NGs, and NGs embedding in NC grain. Besides, BCC phase content of HEAPs can be controlled by the amount of added ethanol. A less coercive force, increasing from 14.05 Oe (C 0.1) to 23.43 Oe (C 0.5), and a large magnetic permeability, varying from 2.41 (C 0.5) to 2.80 (C 0.3) at 1 GHz, can be obtained. Highlights • The crystallinity of powders relate to FCC phase proportion of milling precursor. • The phase structure of nanocrystal alloy ribbons can be tuned by element content. • Co-existed phase transitions promote the formation of dual-phase microstructure. • The variety of crystallinity lead to the change of magnetic properties. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The stress-induced phase transformation and micromechanical behavior of CuZr-based alloy were investigated by in-situ neutron diffraction. The pseudoelastic behavior with a pronounced strain-hardening effect is observed. The retained martensite nuclei and the residual stress obtained from the 1st cycle reduce the stress threshold for the martensitic transformation. A critical stress level is required for the reverse martensitic transformation from martensite to B2 phase. An increase of intensity for the B2 (110) plane in the 1st cycle is caused by the twinning along the {112}<111> twinning system. The convoluted stress partitioning influenced by the elastic and transformation anisotropy along with the newly formed martensite determines the microstress partitioning of the studied CuZr-based alloy. The reversible martensitic transformation is responsible for the pseudoelasticity. The macro mechanical behavior of the pure B2 phase can be divided into 3 stages, which are mediated by the evolvement of the martensitic transformation. This manuscript has been authored by UT-Battelle, LLC under Contract No. DE-AC05-00OR22725 with the U.S. Department of Energy. The United States Government retains and the publisher, by accepting the article for publication, acknowledges that the United States Government retains a non-exclusive, paid-up, irrevocable, world-wide license to publish or reproduce the published form of this manuscript, or allow others to do so, for United States Government purposes. The Department of Energy will provide public access to these results of federally sponsored research in accordance with the DOE Public Access Plan ( http://energy.gov/downloads/doe-public-access-plan ). [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Highlights: [•] An interpenetrating phase composite is synthesized by high energy mechanical milling. [•] Silicon and tin interpenetrate into each other in the composite. [•] The SGM composite shows good electrochemical properties. [•] The lithiation and delithiation reaction mechanism are investigated. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Abstract: The solidification process of the immiscible alloys exhibit a unique opportunity in designing the composites with the spherical crystalline particles dispersed in the amorphous metal matrix. The typical Al–Pb immiscible alloy and the additional elements Ni, Y and Co were selected, and the Al82.87Pb2.5Ni4.88Y7.8Co1.95 multicomponent immiscible alloy has been designed. The ribbon samples of the multicomponent alloy were prepared by using the melt spinning technique. The ribbons were characterized by the scanning electron microscopy (SEM). The phase constitution and transformation were studied by the X-ray diffraction (XRD) and the differential scanning calorimeter (DSC). It was revealed in the as-quenched ribbons the Al-based metallic glass matrix is embedded by the spherical crystalline Pb-rich particles. The microstructure evolution, the glass formation and the thermal stability of the as-prepared composite have been discussed in detail. A method has been developed based on the mechanism of the liquid–liquid phase transformation in the miscibility gap of the multicomponent immiscible alloy to produce the spherical crystalline particles in the amorphous matrix. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]