Enhanced strength–ductility synergy by prestoring dislocations and stacking faults in a nonequiatomic CoCrNi alloy
摘要
The yield strength of face-centered cubic (FCC) alloys is often insufficient for applications. In the present work, hot rolling was employed to prestore dislocations and stacking faults (SFs) in a nonequiatomic CoCrNi alloy with very low stacking fault energy (SFE). The resulting specimen exhibits an enhanced strength–ductility synergy, attaining a high yield strength of 887 MPa with a uniform elongation of 28%. The role of prestoring dislocations and SFs in governing the yield strength and subsequent deformation mechanisms was systematically investigated. This work demonstrates a feasible strategy of prestoring defects to optimize the mechanical properties of CoCrNi alloys.