Effect of V/Si and Co/Si Co-doping on AlFeNi-based HEAs Using Machine Learning with SHAP Explainability
摘要
Centered on high-entropy alloys (HEAs), this study develops an interpretable machine learning framework for AlFeNi-based high-entropy alloys that simultaneously predicts phase composition, hardness, and corrosion current density. By integrating SHapley Additive exPlanations (SHAP) with physical descriptors, we refined 17 initial features to 7-8 core parameters. The optimized models demonstrated high accuracy: Random Forest (91% for phase classification), Gaussian Process Regression with GMM augmentation (R2 = 0.96 for hardness), and K-Nearest Neighbors (R2 = 0.88 for corrosion current density). SHAP analysis identified Tm/FIE and EA/ΔH as the dominant factors governing hardness and corrosion behavior, respectively. Guided by these insights, we designed and experimentally validated three novel HEAs: Al0.1Fe2Ni2V0.1Si0.05, AlFe2Ni2VSi0.05, and AlCoFe2Ni2Si0.05. These alloys exhibit tailored hardness and superior corrosion resistance. This work establishes an interpretability-driven paradigm that integrates machine learning with experimental validation to accelerate the design of high-performance HEAs.