Abstract
Radiation-tolerant materials are widely desired in nuclear reactors.High-entropy alloys(HEAs)exhibiting superior mechanical performance and swelling tolerance are being considered as next-generation nuclear structural materials.However,an understanding of HEAs irradiation tolerance at an atomic scale is still lacking.In this study,the atomic scale irradiation response of AlCoCrFeNi2.1,composed of face-centered cubic(FCC)phase and B2 phase,has been systematically investigated at 298 and 723 K.The bubble vol-ume ratio of the B2 phase is much larger than that of the FCC phase under the same irradiation condi-tions,and hence,the FCC phase has superior swelling tolerance than the B2 phase.Also,order-disorder transformation occurred in both L12 and B2 phases.The different irradiation responses between the FCC and B2 phases,depend firstly on composition and secondly on crystal structure.The higher composi-tional complexity and complicated atomic-level lattice environment of the FCC phase contribute to better radiation performance than B2 phase.The results pave a way for exploring radiation-tolerant structural high-entropy alloys.
基金项目
国家自然科学基金(51771201)
国家自然科学基金(52071124)
天津市自然科学基金重点项目(20JCZDJC00440)
国家重点研发计划(2018YFB0703402)
Open Research Fund from the State Key Laboratory of Rolling and Automation,Northeastern University(2020RALKFKT002)