Multi-Principal Element Alloy Design and Surface Modification Technology
A special issue of Coatings (ISSN 2079-6412). This special issue belongs to the section "Surface Characterization, Deposition and Modification".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 December 2025 | Viewed by 200
Special Issue Editors
Interests: high-entropy alloys; intermetallics; additive manufacturing; surface engineering
Interests: surface modification of light-weight alloys; high-entropy alloy and Ni-/Fe-based materials
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The rapid development of modern industries, such as aerospace and automotive manufacturing and biomedical engineering, has led to higher performance requirements for materials. Alloy development through conventional design strategies based on one or two principal elements may have reached a bottleneck. Recently, the discovery of multi-principal element alloys and high-entropy alloys (HEAs) has opened up new possibilities, and they are considered to represent a flexible paradigm in developing novel alloys with desirable properties. Their design requires a deep understanding of complex alloying principles, thermodynamics, and kinetics. Besides the properties of bulk materials, surface modification technologies are also essential in tailoring the surface properties of materials, such as corrosion resistance, wear resistance, and biocompatibility, without sacrificing the bulk properties. Thus, a combination of multi-principal element design strategies and surface modification technologies can represent an effective way to enhance the overall mechanical properties, durability, and functionality of materials, which is of great significance in the development of modern industries.
Coatings, a leading journal in the field of material coatings and surface engineering, is pleased to announce this Special Issue, "Multi-Principal Element Alloy Design and Surface Modification Technology", which will bring together the latest research findings, innovative ideas, and cutting-edge technologies in these two intertwined fields. We welcome submissions of original research articles, review papers, and short communications, which may discuss, but are not limited to, the following topics:
- Novel multi-principal alloy design concepts and computational methods;
- Synthesis and characterization of multi-principal alloys;
- Microstructure–property relationships in multi-principal alloys;
- Surface modification techniques for multi-principal alloys, including, but not limited to, physical vapor deposition, chemical vapor deposition, electroplating, and thermal spraying;
- Understanding the underlying mechanisms behind surface modification and alloying processes.
We look forward to receiving your valuable contributions and creating a high-impact Special Issue that will inspire further research and innovation in multi-principal element alloy design and surface modification technology.
Dr. Yinghao Zhou
Dr. Pinghu Chen
Dr. Dandan Liang
Guest Editors
Manuscript Submission Information
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Keywords
- multi-principal elements alloys
- high-entropy alloys
- surface modifications
- mechanical properties
- corrosion and wear resistance
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