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Superhard high-entropy AlB2-type diboride ceramics

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Abstract Hardness was measured for six different nominally pure and single-phase high-entropy diboride ceramics with the AlB2 structure that were produced by a two-step process. Most of the ceramics had… Click to show full abstract

Abstract Hardness was measured for six different nominally pure and single-phase high-entropy diboride ceramics with the AlB2 structure that were produced by a two-step process. Most of the ceramics had relative densities greater than 99.5%. Vickers hardness average values ranged from 21.0 GPa to 25.4 GPa at a load of 9.81 N, while values increased to the range of 33.1 GPa to 48.3 GPa at a load of 0.49 N. Among the compositions, the highest hardness values at a load of 0.49 N were 48.3±2.3 GPa for (Cr0.2Hf0.2Ta0.2Ti0.2Zr0.2)B2 and 45.8±5.3 GPa for (Hf0.2Ta0.2Ti0.2W0.2Zr0.2)B2, both of which are high enough to be considered superhard. The present study demonstrated that high-entropy diboride ceramics are a new class of superhard materials.

Keywords: entropy alb2; alb2 type; diboride ceramics; superhard high; high entropy

Journal Title: Scripta Materialia
Year Published: 2021

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