Materials Research Express
2021
In the present study, AlxMnCrCoFeNi alloys (x=0, 0.4) were produced by vacuum melting and casting. For this aim, ingots were subjected to the homogenization, cold roll, and annealing. X-ray diffraction analysis and SEM images indicated that the crystal structure is FCC solid solution for MnCrCoFeNi. Moreover, in addition to FCC solid solution, the alloy with aluminum (x=0.4) ordered B2 precipitates. Besides, hot compressive tests were conducted at different temperatures and strain rates of 0.01, 0.05 and 0.1 /s. Investigating the stress-strain diagrams and work hardening rate, it was revealed that twins played a role in the deformation mechanism. In the constitutive equation, the values of the stress exponent and activation energy were measured and they were 6.86 and 434 kJ/mol, respectively. The exponential equations of peak stress and peak strain, as well as steady-state stress, were obtained due to the Zener …