
handle: 20.500.14243/396422
Hardness was measured for six different nominally pure and single-phase high-entropy diboride ceramics with the AlB structure that were produced by a two-step process. Most of the ceramics had relative densities greater than 99.5%. Vickers hardness average values ranged from 21.0 GPa to 25.4 GPa at a load of 9.81 N, while values increased to the range of 33.1 GPa to 48.3 GPa at a load of 0.49 N. Among the compositions, the highest hardness values at a load of 0.49 N were 48.3±2.3 GPa for (CrHfTaTiZr)B and 45.8±5.3 GPa for (HfTaTiWZr)B, both of which are high enough to be considered superhard. The present study demonstrated that high-entropy diboride ceramics are a new class of superhard materials.
High-entropy ceramics, high-entropy borides, superhard materials, Vickers hardness
High-entropy ceramics, high-entropy borides, superhard materials, Vickers hardness
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