Abstract:
This study aimed to investigate the microstructure and mechanical properties of Ti
xZrVNb (
x = 1, 1.5, 2) refractory high-entropy alloys at room and elevated temperatures. The TiZrVNb alloy consisted of the body-centered cubic (bcc) matrix with a small amount of V
2Zr phase. The Ti
1.5ZrVNb and Ti
2ZrVNb alloys exhibited a single-phase bcc structure. At room temperature, the tensile ductility of the as-cast alloys increased from 3.5% to 12.3% with the increase in the Ti content. The Ti
xZrVNb alloys exhibited high yield strength at 600°C, and the ultimate yield strength was more than 900 MPa. Softening occurred at 800°C, but the ultimate yield strength could still exceed 200 MPa. Moreover, the Ti
xZrVNb alloys displayed low densities but high specific yield strengths (SYSs). The lowest density of Ti
xZrVNb alloys was only 6.12 g/cm
3, but the SYS could reach about 180 MPa·cm
3·g
−1, which is better than those of most reported high-entropy alloys (HEAs).