Effect of heat treatment on microstructure and mechanical properties of FeCrMnNiCo_<i>x</i> alloy

Abstract

FeCrMnNiCo, FeCrMnNiCo0.5 and FeCrMnNi alloys were prepared by vacuum melting and casting technology after metal powders was mixed by planetary ball mill. The effects of heat treatment temperature on the microstructures, tensile properties and hardness of three kinds of multi-principal alloys were studied by means of metallographic microscope, scanning electron microscopy (SEM), hardness tester and universal tensile testing machine. The results show that the hardness of FeCrMnNi alloy after heat treatment at 900 ℃ is the highest and the maximum hardness is 380HV. The plasticity of FeCrMnNiCo0.5 alloy is the largest after heat treatment at 700 ℃, and its elongation after fracture is 54.7%. At the same heat treatment temperature, with the increase of Co content, the alloys’ structure is changed from dendritic to honeycomb, and the alloys’ tensile strength is decreased. The hardness of the same alloy is increased with the increase of heat treatment temperature, which may be related to the increase of precipitates after heat treatment, but its tensile strength remains unchanged.

Keywords

• fecrmnnico_<i>x</i>
• heat treatment temperature
• morphology
• mechanical property