Effect of component substitution on the microstructure and mechanical properties of MCoCrFeNiTix (M = Cu, Al) solid-solution alloys

MCoCrFeNiTix (M = Cu, Al; x: molar ratio, x = 0, 0.5) alloys were prepared using the new alloy-design strategy of equal-atomic ratio and high entropy. By the component substitution of Al for Cu, the microstructure changes from the face-centered cubic solid solution of original CuCoCrFeNiTix alloys to the body-centered cubic solid solution of AlCoCrFeNiTix alloys. Compared with original CuCoCrFeNiTix alloys, AlCoCrFeNiTix alloys keep the similar good ductility and simultaneously possess a much higher compressive strength, which are even supe-rior to most of the reported high-strength alloys like bulk metallic glasses.