Phase prediction of Ni-base superalloys via high-throughput experiments and machine learning

Predicting the phase precipitation of multicomponent alloys, especially the Ni-base superalloys, is a difficult task. In this work, we introduced a dependable and efficient way to establish the relationship between composition and detrimental phases in Ni-base superalloys, by integrating high throughput experiments and machine learning algorithms. 8371 sets of data about composition and phase information were obtained rapidly, and analyzed by machine learning to establish a high-confidence phase prediction model. Compared with the traditional methods, the proposed approach has remarkable advantage in acquiring and analyzing the experimental data, which can also be applied to other multicomponent alloys. IMPACT STATEMENT By integrating the high throughput experiments and machine learning algorithms, it is hopeful to facilitate the design of new Ni-base superalloys, and even other multicomponent alloys.