A strong and ductile medium-entropy alloy resists hydrogen embrittlement and corrosion

Hong Luo; Seok Su Sohn; Wenjun Lu; Linlin Li; Xiaogang Li; Chandrahaasan K. Soundararajan; Waldemar Krieger; Zhiming Li; Dierk Raabe

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A strong and ductile medium-entropy alloy resists hydrogen embrittlement and corrosion

Hong Luo, Seok Su Sohn, Wenjun Lu, Linlin Li, Xiaogang Li, Chandrahaasan K. Soundararajan, Waldemar Krieger, Zhiming Li, Dierk Raabe

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Strong and ductile materials that have high resistance to corrosion and hydrogen embrittlement are rare and yet essential for realizing safety-critical energy infrastructures, hydrogen-based industries, and transportation solutions. Here we report how we reconcile these constraints in the form of a strong and ductile CoNiV medium-entropy alloy with face-centered cubic structure. It shows high resistance to hydrogen embrittlement at ambient temperature at a strain rate of 10⁻⁴ s⁻¹, due to its low hydrogen diffusivity and the deformation twinning that impedes crack propagation. Moreover, a dense oxide film formed on the alloy’s surface reduces the hydrogen uptake rate, and provides high corrosion resistance in dilute sulfuric acid with a corrosion current density below 7 μA cm⁻². The combination of load carrying capacity and resistance to harsh environmental conditions may qualify this multi-component alloy as a potential candidate material for sustainable and safe infrastructures and devices.

Original language	English
Article number	3081
Journal	Nature communications
Volume	11
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-16791-8
Publication status	Published - 2020 Jun 17

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General Biochemistry,Genetics and Molecular Biology
General Physics and Astronomy

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