نیما عباسیان وردین - Faculty of Materials Engineering, Sahand University of Technology, Tabriz, Iran.
توحید سعید - Faculty of Materials Engineering, Sahand University of Technology, Tabriz, Iran.
علیرضا اکبری - Faculty of Materials Engineering, Sahand University of Technology, Tabriz, Iran.

In this study, gas-tungsten arc welding was used for the cladding of two high entropy alloys of AlCoCrFeNi (Al۱) and Al۰.۷CoCrFeNi (Al۰.۷) onto plain carbon steel plates. The welding process was carried out at a welding current of ۱۸۰ A and a welding speed of ۱.۴ mm/s. The microstructures, craking behavior, phase composition, and hardness of the clads were characterized using various methods, such as optical microscopy (OM), field emission scanning electron microscopy (FESEM), X-ray diffractometry (XRD) analysis, and microhardness measurements. The results indicated that the Al۱ clad had a petal-like structure of the BCC and Cr-rich phases. Both intergranular and transgranular cracks were identified in the Al۱ alloy, which were recognized to be solidification cracks. Thermal stress and brittleness of the BCC phase promote cracking of the Al۱. On the other hand, in the Al۰.۷ alloy, in addition to the BCC phase, a new FCC phase was  formed with various Widmanstatten and dendritic morphologies in the clad microstructure and the Cr-rich phase was not observed. Furthermore, in this alloy with lower Al content, a crack-free clad was obtained. The crack prevention in the Al۰.۷ alloy was attributed to a combination of factors, including a decrease in the solidification range, formation of the FCC phase, and reduction in hardness.

High entropy alloy, Cladding, Gas tungsten arc welding, Solidification cracking., آلیاژ آنتروپی بالا, روکش دهی, جوشکاری قوسی تنگستن با گاز محافظ, ترک انجمادی.