Molecular dynamics-based analysis of the effect of voids and HCP-Phase inclusion on deformation of single-crystal CoCrFeMnNi high-entropy alloy

In this study, molecular dynamics is used to examine a typical single-crystal CoCrFeMnNi high-entropy alloy, and the effect of spherical voids and hexagonal close-packed (HCP)-phase inclusion on the microstructural development of the material. First, considering different void sizes of 5 Å, 10 Å and 15 Å, we record snapshots of microstructural changes to investigate the interaction of the alloy with these intrinsic stacking faults, and reveal...