Abstract:
High-entropy alloys (HEA) are promising structural materials that will successfully resist
high-temperature irradiation with helium ions and radiation-induced swelling in new generations of
nuclear reactors. In this paper, changes in the elemental and phase composition, surface morphology,
and structure of CoCrFeNi and CoCrFeMnNi HEAs irradiated with He2+ ions at a temperature of
700 ◦C were studied. Structural studies were mainly conducted using the X-ray diffraction method.
The formation of a porous surface structure with many microchannels (open blisters) was observed.
The average diameter of the blisters in CoCrFeMnNi is around 1.3 times smaller than in CoCrFeNi.
It was shown that HEAs’ elemental and phase compositions are stable under high-temperature
irradiation. It was revealed that, in the region of the peak of implanted helium, high-temperature
irradiation leads to the growth of tensile macrostresses in CoCrFeNi by 3.6 times and the formation
of compressive macrostresses (−143 MPa) in CoCrFeMnNi; microstresses in the HEAs increase
by 2.4 times; and the dislocation density value increases by 4.3 and 7.5 times for CoCrFeNi and
CoCrFeMnNi, respectively. The formation of compressive macrostresses and a higher value of
dislocation density indicate that the CoCrFeMnNi HEA tends to have greater radiation resistance
compared to CoCrFeNi.
