Data-driven body-centered cubic phase prediction in cobalt free high-entropy alloys

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Main Authors: Luo, Xuliang, Li, Yulin, Mäkinen, Tero, Bonfanti, Silvia, Huo, Wenyi, Alava, Mikko J.
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author Luo, Xuliang
Li, Yulin
Mäkinen, Tero
Bonfanti, Silvia
Huo, Wenyi
Alava, Mikko J.
author_facet Luo, Xuliang
Li, Yulin
Mäkinen, Tero
Bonfanti, Silvia
Huo, Wenyi
Alava, Mikko J.
contents High-entropy alloys (HEAs) are known for superb combination of performance attributes, making them ideal for advanced applications, e.g., nuclear engineering. The concept of cobalt-free HEAs aims to mitigate concerns about cobalt's radioactivity, however, predicting their phase formation remains challenging due to their complex compositions. In this work, we integrate six semiempirical parameters, i.e., mixing entropy (ΔSmix), mixing enthalpy (ΔHmix), atomic size difference (δ), valence electron concentration (VEC), d-orbital energy level (Md), and the Ω parameter, along with machine learning (ML) to predict the body-centered cubic phase stability in Co free HEAs. To address the limitations of experimental data, generative adversarial networks were used to augment the dataset, thus improving the accuracy of the Gaussian process classification model used for phase prediction. After dimensionality reduction to five principal components, the model achieved an accuracy of 84%, with ΔHmix and δ identified as the key descriptors influencing phase formation. This approach highlights the synergy of ML and data augmentation in accelerating the design of HEAs for advanced applications.
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spellingShingle Data-driven body-centered cubic phase prediction in cobalt free high-entropy alloys
Luo, Xuliang
Li, Yulin
Mäkinen, Tero
Bonfanti, Silvia
Huo, Wenyi
Alava, Mikko J.
Materials Science
High-entropy alloys (HEAs) are known for superb combination of performance attributes, making them ideal for advanced applications, e.g., nuclear engineering. The concept of cobalt-free HEAs aims to mitigate concerns about cobalt's radioactivity, however, predicting their phase formation remains challenging due to their complex compositions. In this work, we integrate six semiempirical parameters, i.e., mixing entropy (ΔSmix), mixing enthalpy (ΔHmix), atomic size difference (δ), valence electron concentration (VEC), d-orbital energy level (Md), and the Ω parameter, along with machine learning (ML) to predict the body-centered cubic phase stability in Co free HEAs. To address the limitations of experimental data, generative adversarial networks were used to augment the dataset, thus improving the accuracy of the Gaussian process classification model used for phase prediction. After dimensionality reduction to five principal components, the model achieved an accuracy of 84%, with ΔHmix and δ identified as the key descriptors influencing phase formation. This approach highlights the synergy of ML and data augmentation in accelerating the design of HEAs for advanced applications.
title Data-driven body-centered cubic phase prediction in cobalt free high-entropy alloys
topic Materials Science
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2605.10539