Structural stability and thermal expansion of TiTaNbMoZr refractory high entropy alloy

A near-equiatomic TiTaNbMoZr refractory high entropy alloy (RHEA) was prepared by vacuum arc melting. It consists of two BCC solid solution phases (predominant and minor phase are named as B-major and B-minor, respectively) at room temperature. Structural stability and thermal expansion were investigated using in-situ synchrotron XRD and dilatometry. B-major phase is observed until 1273 K, whereas B-minor phase is present up to 1173 K. Above...