MatSci-SAMhttps://w3id.org/matsci-sam/vocabulary/id4/high-entropy_alloy/definitions/2/revisions/1A solid solution alloy exhibiting a significant variation in elemental composition, frequently resulting in a disordered microstructure and enhanced mechanical performance.
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The high-entropy alloy definition should be measured by the configurational entropy (per atom) for a given composition. High-entropy alloys do not necessarily have exceptional mechanical properties. Often, they don't.
A high-entropy alloy does not need to be equimolar, or close to it.
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A subset of MPEAs where elements are in near-equiatomic ratios, and high configurational entropy stabilizes single-phase solid solutions. One can generate such kind of disordered materials using Boltzmann distributions.
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CoCrFeNiMo
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