Dynamic Mechanical Properties and Microstructure of an (Al(0.5)CoCrFeNi)(0.95)Mo(0.025)C(0.025) High Entropy Alloy

The dynamic mechanical properties and microstructure of the (Al(0.5)CoCrFeNi)(0.95)Mo(0.025)C(0.025) high entropy alloy (HEA) prepared by powder extrusion were investigated by a split Hopkinson pressure bar and electron probe microanalyzer and scanning electron microscope. The (Al(0.5)CoCrFeNi)(0.95)Mo(0.025)C(0.025) HEA has a uniform face-centered cubic plus body-centered cubic solid solution structure and a fine grain-sized microstructure with a size of about 2 microns. The HEA possesses an excellent strain hardening rate and high strain rate sensitivity at a high strain rate. The Johnson–Cook plastic model was used to describe the dynamic flow behavior. Hat-shaped specimens with different nominal strain levels were used to investigate forced shear localization. After dynamic deformation, a thin and short shear band was generated in the designed shear zone and then the specimen quickly fractured along the shear band.