High-entropy materials

Primarily over the last decade, the concept of multiple-principal-element metallic materials, commonly referred to as high-entropy alloys, or more generally, high-entropy materials, has taken the field of materials science, particularly structural metallurgy, by storm, at least as measured by the plethora of publications that are focused on this topic. In this article and the following six articles, we attempt to distill what all this is about, with a description of why these materials may be important, why they may differ from traditional materials and how theoretical, computational, and experimental studies can shed light on the science underlying their behavior and potential application.

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The concept of high-entropy alloys, or high-entropy materials, has significantly impacted the field of materials science over the past decade. In this article and the following six articles, the importance and differentiation of these materials from traditional ones, as well as the scientific basis of their behavior and potential applications through theoretical, computational, and experimental studies, are discussed.