1. On the equivalence of two spinodal decomposition criteria with a case study of Fe${}_{15}$Co${}_{15}$Ni${}_{35}$Cu${}_{35}$ multicomponent alloy
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Luan, Hengwei, Wu, You, Kang, Jingyi, Huang, Liufei, Luan, J. H., Li, Jinfeng, Shao, Yang, Yao, Ke-fu, and Lu, Jian
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Condensed Matter - Materials Science ,Physics - Computational Physics - Abstract
Spinodal decomposition in multicomponent alloys has attracted increasing attention due to its beneficial effect on their mechanical and functional properties and potential applications. Both based on the Cahn-Hillard equation, the reference element method (REM) and the projection matrix method (PMM) are the two main methods to predict the occurrence of spinodal decomposition in multicomponent alloys. In this work, it is mathematically proven that the two methods are equivalent, and therefore the advanced results based on one method can be applied to the other. Based on these methods, the $Fe{}_{15}$Co${}_{15}$Ni${}_{35}$Cu${}_{35}$ multicomponent alloy is designed as a case study. Experimental results confirm the spinodal decomposition in the heat-treated alloy, and its strength and ductility are simultaneously enhanced. This work can be the pavement for further theoretical and experimental studies on the spinodal decomposition in multicomponent alloys., Comment: 27 pages, 3 figures, 1 supplementary file
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- 2024