1Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Ajou University, Suwon 16499, Republic of Korea
2Department of Mechanical Engineering, Mandsaur University, Mandsau, 458002, India
3Department of Mechanical Engineering, Rungta College of Engineering and Technology, Bhilai 490024, India
4Department of Energy Systems Research, Ajou University, Suwon 16499, Republic of Korea
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Funding
This work was supported by the National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) grant funded by the Korea government (MSIT) (No. 2021R1A2C1005478).
Conflict of Interest
The authors declare no competing financial interests or personal relationships.
Data Availability Statement
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Author Information and Contribution
Sheetal Kumar Dewangan: Postdoctoral researcher, conceptualization, formal analysis, investigation, writing - original draft, writing - review & editing. Cheenepalli Nagarjuna: Postdoctoral researcher, formal analysis, investigation. Hansung Lee: Postdoctoral researcher, formal analysis, investigation. K. Raja Rao: Postdoctoral researcher, formal analysis, investigation. Man Mohan: Postdoctoral researcher, formal analysis, investigation. Reliance Jain: Professor, formal analysis, investigation. Byungmin Ahn: Professor, conceptualization, funding acquisition, supervision, writing - review & editing.
Acknowledgement
None.
Methods | Process | Description | Advantages | Applications |
---|---|---|---|---|
Conventional sintering | Heating | Green compact is gradually heated to sintering temperature. | Simplicity | Structural components, |
Soaking | Held at sintering temperature for a specific duration to enable diffusion and bonding. | Cost-effectiveness | Hard materials | |
Cooling | Material is cooled at controlled rate to prevent thermal stresses. | |||
Hot isostatic pressing (HIP) | Encapsulation | Powder compact is encapsulated in a gas-tight container. | High density | Aerospace components |
Pressurization and heating | Encapsulated compact is subjected to high pressure and temperature in an autoclave using inert gas. | Isotropic properties | Biomedical implants | |
Densification | Pressure and heat induce particle bonding and densification. | |||
Spark plasma sintering (SPS) | Electric pulses | Pulsed electric current generates internal heat in the compact. | Fast processing | Nanomaterials |
Pressure application | Uniaxial pressure applied simultaneously to promote densification. | Fine microstructures | Functionally graded materials | |
Rapid sintering | Process is rapid, often completed in minutes. | |||
Microwave sintering [46, 47] | Microwave energy | Microwaves generate heat, ensuring uniform temperature distribution. | Energy efficiency | Ceramics and composites |
Sintering | Material is sintered via dielectric heating | Uniform heating | Low-temperature sintering | |
Hot pressing [48, 49] | Compaction and heating | Powder is compacted and heated simultaneously in a die | High density and strength | Tool materials |
Densification | Pressure and heat promote densification and grain growth. | Dimensional control | Refractory metals | |
Cold isostatic pressing (CIP) | Encapsulation | Powder compact is placed in a flexible mold. | Uniform pressure | Preforms for sintering |
Pressure application | Mold is placed in a pressure vessel; uniform pressure is applied using a liquid medium. | Shape flexibility | Large components | |
Pre-sintering densification | Compact is densified before sintering process |
Casting [53] | Powder metallurgy [11, 12] | Additive manufacturing [54] | |
---|---|---|---|
Microstructural control | Produces larger grain sizes and may lead to segregation of elements due to the slow cooling rates, resulting in inhomogeneous microstructures. | Achieves finer grain sizes and more uniform element distribution due to controlled powder production and sintering. | Can achieve complex geometries and near-net shapes with fine microstructures, but may suffer from anisotropy and residual stresses. |
Produces uniform and isotropic properties with better control over porosity and grain size. | |||
Mechanical properties | Typically yields materials with lower strength and hardness compared to powder metallurgy due to the presence of casting defects such as porosity and segregation. | Produces materials with higher strength, hardness, and improved toughness due to better microstructural control. | Offers high strength and hardness, but properties can vary depending on the build direction and process parameters. |
Delivers consistent mechanical properties due to uniform microstructure and controlled processing conditions. | |||
Thermal properties | Can result in lower thermal stability due to the potential for coarse intermetallic phases. | Provides higher thermal stability and oxidation resistance due to the homogeneous microstructure. | Exhibits good thermal properties, but residual stresses and anisotropy can affect performance at high temperatures. |
Methods | Process | Description | Advantages | Applications |
---|---|---|---|---|
Gas atomization | Molten metal stream | Melted in crucible and poured through nozzle | Spherical particles Controlled particle size High purity | Aerospace and automotive Additive manufacturing |
Gas stream | High-pressure gas jets break molten stream into droplets | |||
Cooling and solidification | Droplets rapidly solidify in atomization chamber, forming fine powder. | |||
Water atomization | Molten metal Stream | Metal is melted and poured through a tundish into water-cooled chamber. | Cost-effective High production rates Diverse particle shapes | Structural components Hard materials |
Water jets | High-pressure water jets break molten stream into droplets. | |||
Cooling and solidification | Droplets solidify quickly due to high cooling rate from water. | |||
Plasma atomization | Plasma torch | Plasma torch melts metal feedstock (wire or rod) at high temperatures. | High-purity spherical particles Fine powders | Aerospace and biomedical Additive manufacturing |
Inert gas stream | Inert gas (argon) atomizes molten metal into fine droplets. | |||
Cooling and solidification | Droplets solidify in atomization chamber, forming fine powder particles. |
Methods | Process | Description | Advantages | Applications |
---|---|---|---|---|
Conventional sintering | Heating | Green compact is gradually heated to sintering temperature. | Simplicity | Structural components, |
Soaking | Held at sintering temperature for a specific duration to enable diffusion and bonding. | Cost-effectiveness | Hard materials | |
Cooling | Material is cooled at controlled rate to prevent thermal stresses. | |||
Hot isostatic pressing (HIP) | Encapsulation | Powder compact is encapsulated in a gas-tight container. | High density | Aerospace components |
Pressurization and heating | Encapsulated compact is subjected to high pressure and temperature in an autoclave using inert gas. | Isotropic properties | Biomedical implants | |
Densification | Pressure and heat induce particle bonding and densification. | |||
Spark plasma sintering (SPS) | Electric pulses | Pulsed electric current generates internal heat in the compact. | Fast processing | Nanomaterials |
Pressure application | Uniaxial pressure applied simultaneously to promote densification. | Fine microstructures | Functionally graded materials | |
Rapid sintering | Process is rapid, often completed in minutes. | |||
Microwave sintering [46, 47] | Microwave energy | Microwaves generate heat, ensuring uniform temperature distribution. | Energy efficiency | Ceramics and composites |
Sintering | Material is sintered via dielectric heating | Uniform heating | Low-temperature sintering | |
Hot pressing [48, 49] | Compaction and heating | Powder is compacted and heated simultaneously in a die | High density and strength | Tool materials |
Densification | Pressure and heat promote densification and grain growth. | Dimensional control | Refractory metals | |
Cold isostatic pressing (CIP) | Encapsulation | Powder compact is placed in a flexible mold. | Uniform pressure | Preforms for sintering |
Pressure application | Mold is placed in a pressure vessel; uniform pressure is applied using a liquid medium. | Shape flexibility | Large components | |
Pre-sintering densification | Compact is densified before sintering process |
Casting [53] | Powder metallurgy [11, 12] | Additive manufacturing [54] | |
---|---|---|---|
Microstructural control | Produces larger grain sizes and may lead to segregation of elements due to the slow cooling rates, resulting in inhomogeneous microstructures. | Achieves finer grain sizes and more uniform element distribution due to controlled powder production and sintering. | Can achieve complex geometries and near-net shapes with fine microstructures, but may suffer from anisotropy and residual stresses. |
Produces uniform and isotropic properties with better control over porosity and grain size. | |||
Mechanical properties | Typically yields materials with lower strength and hardness compared to powder metallurgy due to the presence of casting defects such as porosity and segregation. | Produces materials with higher strength, hardness, and improved toughness due to better microstructural control. | Offers high strength and hardness, but properties can vary depending on the build direction and process parameters. |
Delivers consistent mechanical properties due to uniform microstructure and controlled processing conditions. | |||
Thermal properties | Can result in lower thermal stability due to the potential for coarse intermetallic phases. | Provides higher thermal stability and oxidation resistance due to the homogeneous microstructure. | Exhibits good thermal properties, but residual stresses and anisotropy can affect performance at high temperatures. |
HEA | Observed phase(s) through different processing route(s) | Effects on mechanical properties | ||||
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Composition | Melting and casting | MA SPS | AM | Melting and casting | MA SPS | AM |
CoCrFeNiMn | FCC | FCC | FCC + BCC | Compressive strength: 1987 MPa | Tensile strength: 601 MPa | |
Hardness: 646 HV | ||||||
CoCrFeNiAl03 | FCC | FCC + BCC | FCC | UTS: 528 MPa | Compressive strength: 1907 MPa | YS: 730 MPa |
YTS: 275 MPa | Hardness: 625 HV | UTS: 896 MPa | ||||
CoCrFeNi | FCC + Cr7C3 | FCC | Hardness: 580 HV | |||
AICoCrCuFeNi | FCC + BCC | FCC + BCC | BCC | Hardness: 515.5 HV (5.056 GPa) Compressive strength: 1.82 GPa | Hardness: 8.13 GPa | |
Elastic modulus: 172 GPa | ||||||
TiZrNbMon3 V0.3 | BCC | FCC BCC | Yield strength: 1312 MPa and 50% increase in plastic strain | |||
Ni155015CrFeT105 | FCC | FCC | YS: 896 MPa Compressive strength:1502 MPa Hardness: 515 HV | Hardness: 442 HV 0.3 | ||
Tensile strength: 1384 MPa | ||||||
Elastic modulus:216 GPa |
Alloys | Processing | Density (g/cm3) | Phases | Yield strength |
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Ti0.5VNbMoTa | MA+SPS | 9.99 | BCC | 2563 |
Ti1VNbMoTa | MA+SPS | 9.45 | BCC | 2208 |
Ti1.5VNbMoTa | MA+SPS | 9.08 | BCC+FCC | 2696 |
Ti2VNbMoTa | MA+SPS | 8.75 | BCC+FCC | 2824 |
NbMoTaWVCr | MA+SPS | 11.06 | BCC+Laves+Oxide | 3410 |
NbMoTaWVCr | MA+SPS | 11.16 | BCC+Laves+Oxide | 3416 |
MoNbTaTiV | MA+SPS | 9.45 | BCC | 2208 |
NbMoTaWVTi | MA+SPS | 10.6 | BCC+TiO | 2709 |
CrNbVMo | MA+SPS | 8.03 | BCC+NbO0.7 | 2743 |
Al0.5CrNbVMo | MA+SPS | 7.53 | BCC+Al2O3 | 2497 |
Al1CrNbVMo | MA+SPS | 7.05 | BCC+Al2O3 | 2326 |
(W35Ta35Mo15Nb15)95Ni5 | MA+SPS | 14.55 | BCC+Nb5.7Ni4Ta2.3O2 | 2128 |
NbTaWMo | MA+SPS | 13.44 | BCC+Silicide | 1217 |
NbTaWMoSi0.25 | MA+SPS | 12.92 | BCC+Silicide | 1826 |
NbTaWMoSi0.5 | MA+SPS | 12.65 | BCC+Silicide | 1883 |
NbTaWMoSi0.75 | MA+SPS | 12.23 | BCC+Silicide | 2483 |
Al0.1CrMoNbV | MA+SPS | 7.97 | BCC+Al2O3 | 2544 |
Al0.1CrMoNbVB0.015 | MA+SPS | 7.97 | BCC+Al2O3 | 2933 |
TiNbTa0.5Zr | Sintering | 7.6 | BCC | 1310 |
TiNbTa0.5ZrAl0.2 | Sintering | – | BCC | 1500 |
TiNbTa0.5ZrAl0.5 | Sintering | 7.3 | BCC | 1740 |
W0.3(TaTiCrV)0.7 | SPS | 13.4 | BCC | 2265 |
W0.4(TaTiCrV)0.6 | SPS | 13.6 | BCC | 2314 |
W0.5(TaTiCrV)0.5 | SPS | 14.5 | BCC | 2144 |
W0.6(TaTiCrV)0.4 | SPS | 14.9 | BCC | 2187 |
W0.7(TaTiCrV)0.3 | SPS | 15.7 | BCC | 1473 |
W0.8(TaTiCrV)0.2 | SPS | 16.5 | BCC | 1208 |
W0.9(TaTiCrV)0.1 | SPS | 16.5 | BCC | 1206 |
V0.5Nb0.5ZrTi | SLM | 6.5 | BCC | 1450 |