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In this research, we systematically investigated equiatomic CoCrFeNi and CoCrFeMnNi high-entropy alloys (HEAs). Both of these HEA systems are single-phase, face-centered-cubic (FCC) structures. Specifically, we examined the tensile response in as-cast quaternary CoCrFeNi and quinary CoCrFeMnNi HEAs at room temperature. Compared to CoCrFeNi HEA, the elongation of CoCrFeMnNi HEA was 14% lower, but the yield strength and ultimate tensile strength were increased by 17% and 6%, respectively. The direct real-time evolution of structural defects during uniaxial straining was acquired via in situ neutron-diffraction measurements. The dominant microstructures underlying plastic deformation mechanisms at each deformation stage in as-cast CoCrFeNi and CoCrFeMnNi HEAs were revealed using the Convolutional Multiple Whole Profile (CMWP) software for peak-profile fitting. The possible mechanisms are reported.

Abstract: The phase transformations of the Ti38V30Cr14Mn18 alloy during hydrogenation and dehydrogenation using deuterium (D2) were investigated using in situ neutron powder diffraction (NPD) at various D2 pressures up to 2 MPa. Initially, the first hydride that formed, Ti38V30Cr14Mn18D15, had the same body centered cubic (BCC) crystal structure as the starting alloy. Upon further hydrogenation, the system displays a distinct two-phase mixture of the intermediate BCC and body-centered tetragonal (BCT) phases, that exist in a ration of 1.38:1.42, respectively. At the end of the deuterium absorption, the phase pure Ti38V30Cr14Mn18D183 material forms, with a face-centered cubic (FCC) structure. Upon dehydrogenation, all hydride phases eventually returned to the initial alloy phase without any amorphization or disproportionation. Using standard Rietveld refinement, information on the variation of the deuterium site occupancy, the lattice symmetry, and the cell volume were determined during these phase changes and are presented. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]