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A bcc refractory high-entropy alloy: the ideal case of smooth plastic flow
Summary
This materials science paper characterizes smooth plastic flow in a body-centered cubic refractory high-entropy alloy, examining dislocation dynamics and deformation mechanisms; it is not directly related to microplastic environmental research.
Single crystalline metals exhibit correlated dislocation dynamics, irrespective of lattice system. This collective evolution of dislocation structures is intermittent and scale-free, implying divergent length scales that play a critical role in failure initiation and therefore microstructural design. Here we report on a HfNbTaTiZr refractory high-entropy alloy, that lacks criticality in the collective dislocation response. This unusual behaviour manifests itself in almost quenched-out microplastic stress-strain fluctuations and sluggish dislocation avalanching, otherwise only seen in complex engineering alloys. These findings demonstrate how the high-entropy paradigm can serve as a role model to effectively suppress unwanted plastic fluctuations in metals deformation.
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