Abstract
Abstract Rare earth elements are usually regarded as efficient additives for property enhancement of many types of alloys. In the present study, the CoCrFeMnNi high entropy alloy (HEA) was doped with CeO2, and such composites were for the first time obtained by the laser metal deposition (LMD) process. The microstructure, phase compositions, microhardness and crystallographic texture of the HEA/CeO2 composites were investigated. It was demonstrated that CoCrFeMnNi HEA/CeO2 samples were successfully obtained by the LMD process. Meanwhile, small irregular shape oxides rich in Mn and Cr were observed in the HEA/ CeO2 composite. Rare earth element Ce was found to be evenly distributed throughout the sample. Heterogeneous dendritic microstructure with a long columnar grains oriented along the build direction was observed. The measured average microhardness is 181.72 ± 9.72 HV0.1.
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