This invention discloses a high-strength, lightweight aluminum-based medium-entropy
alloy and its preparation method, relating to the technical field of lightweight medium-entropy
alloy materials. The
raw material composition of this aluminum-based medium-entropy
alloy, expressed as Al in atomic percentage, can be... a Ti b Cr c M d The alloy comprises 45-65% Al, 10-30% Ti, 15-30% Cr, and 5-10% M, where M is one or more of Sc, V, and Mn, and a+b+c+d = 100. The specific preparation method is as follows: Pretreated raw materials are weighed according to the proportions and placed in a
vacuum arc melting furnace or
vacuum induction melting furnace. The alloy is melted under high-purity
argon protection and held at a constant temperature to ensure uniform composition. The
molten alloy is then poured into a preheated
cast iron mold or water-cooled
copper mold and allowed to cool naturally to
room temperature to obtain an aluminum-based medium-entropy alloy
ingot. The aluminum-based medium-entropy alloy prepared by this invention possesses both
low density and high strength. Its as-cast
microstructure is predominantly a
solid solution phase, exhibiting excellent strength-
plasticity matching. This allows for the fabrication of lightweight, high-performance cast structural parts without the need for complex
thermomechanical processing.