The invention discloses a
refractory high-entropy
alloy and a preparation method thereof, and belongs to the technical field of high-entropy alloys. The preparation method comprises the following steps: (1) pretreatment: removing
surface oxide layers of metals Al, Cr, Ta and Ti, carrying out ultrasonic cleaning on the metals by using absolute ethyl
alcohol, then
drying the metals, carrying out acid
pickling, then carrying out ultrasonic cleaning on the metals by using clear water, finally cleaning the metals by using absolute ethyl
alcohol, and
drying to obtain clean metals Al, Cr, Ta and Ti; (2)
vacuum arc melting: weighing Al, Cr, Ta and Ti according to the
molar ratio of
refractory high-entropy
alloy elements, sequentially putting Al, Cr, Ta and Ti into a water-cooling
copper mold
crucible from bottom to top, and carrying out
vacuum arc melting on Al, Cr, Ta and Ti to obtain an
alloy ingot; according to the AlxCrTaTi
refractory high-entropy alloy prepared through the preparation method, on the basis that
element composition is reduced, the alloy with the controllable
Laves phase and good comprehensive mechanical performance is obtained, the use performance of the refractory high-entropy alloy is improved, and the application scene of the refractory high-entropy alloy is expanded.