TiZrPdCuNi High-Entropy ( HE ) Alloy Developed through Ti 20 Zr 20 Pd 20 Cu 20 Ni 20 HE Glassy Alloy Comprising Inter-Transition Metals

An Al0.5TiZrPdCuNi high-entropy (H-E) alloy with a bcc single phase was found through a Ti20Zr20Pd20Cu20Ni20 H-E glassy alloy designed based on equi-atomicity inherent to H-E alloys. The constituent elements and the composition of the Ti20Zr20Pd20Cu20Ni20 alloy were determined by regarding a binary Cu64Zr36 bulk metallic glass as Cu60Zr40 alloy and subsequent replacements of the Cu and Zr atoms with other lateand early-transition metals, respectively. The Ti20Zr20Pd20Cu20Ni20 alloy in a ribbon shape forms into a glassy single phase. The addition of 0.5Al to the Ti20Zr20Pd20Cu20Ni20 H-E glassy alloy resulted in forming a bcc single phase for a rod specimen with a diameter of 1.5mm. The analysis revealed that the Al0.5TiZrPdCuNi H-E alloy is characterized by mixing enthalpy of 146.7 kJ·mol11 and Delta parameter of 8.8, which are considerably larger and negative for the former and larger for the latter against the conventional H-E alloys. [doi:10.2320/matertrans.M2012370]