Dissimilar infrared brazing of cocrfe(Mn)ni equiatomic high entropy alloys and 316 stainless steel

Abstract

Dissimilar infrared brazing of CoCrFeMnNi/CoCrFeNi equiatomic high entropy alloys and 316 stainless steel using MBF601 and BNi-2 foils was evaluated. The wetting angles of the two fillers at 50◦C above their liquidus temperatures on the three substrates were below 40 degrees. The CoCrFeMnNi/316 SS joint had the highest shear strength of 361 MPa with BNi-2 filler brazing at 1020◦C for 180 s, and fractured at the CrB compound in the joint. The CoCrFeMnNi/MBF601/316 SS joint contained a CoCrFeMnNi-based matrix, phosphides and B-containing compounds. The CoCrFeNi/316 SS joint had the highest shear strength of 374 MPa when brazed with BNi-2 filler at 1020◦C for 600 s, and fractured at the CrB in the joint. The CoCrFeNi/MBF601/316 SS joint consisted of a (Fe,Ni)-rich matrix, phosphides and B/Cr/Fe/P compounds, and the highest shear strength of 324 MPa was achieved when it was brazed at 1080◦C for 600 s.