Engineering

High entropy alloys

Principal (computer security)

Metallurgy

Materials science

Entropy (arrow of time)

Operating system

Crystal structure

Computer science

Mechanical engineering

Thermodynamics

Physics

Nanotechnology

Alloy

Crystallography

Chemistry

Nanostructure

Advanced Engineering Materials

A new approach for the design of alloys is presented in this study. These “high-entropy alloys” with multi-principal elements were synthesized using well-developed processing technologies. Preliminary results demonstrate examples of the alloys with simple crystal structures, nanostructures, and promising mechanical properties. This approach may be opening a new era in materials science and engineering.

Nanostructured High-Entropy Alloys with Multiple Principal Elements: Novel Alloy Design Concepts and Outcomes