On temperature and strain-rate dependence of flow serration in HfNbTaTiZr high-entropy alloy

Plastic instability manifested as the serrated flow on stress-strain curves of metal alloys is generally detrimental to their processing and manufacturing. The flow serration in the HfNbTaTiZr alloy is reported in the present work and its dependence on temperatures (573-823K) and strain rates (5 × 10−5 s−1-1 × 10−3 s−1) is investigated with experiments. The notable transition of the onset strain of the serrated flow from a declining (normal...