Microstructural Evolution and Mechanical Behavior of High-Entropy Alloy Coatings
A special issue of Coatings (ISSN 2079-6412). This special issue belongs to the section "Surface Characterization, Deposition and Modification".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 December 2026 | Viewed by 691
Special Issue Editors
Interests: surfaces and interfaces; wear and corrosion-wear synergy; material design; computational materials science
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
High-entropy alloys (HEAs) and HEA-based coatings have emerged as a promising class of advanced materials due to their exceptional mechanical performance, phase stability, and resistance to wear, corrosion, and high-temperature degradation. With increasing demand for durable surface protection in the aerospace, energy, nuclear, and manufacturing industries, HEA coatings offer a powerful platform for tailoring surface properties through compositional design and advanced processing technologies.
Recent progress in laser cladding, thermal spraying, magnetron sputtering, and additive manufacturing has enabled unprecedented control over coating microstructure, promoting enhanced strength, toughness, and service reliability. However, challenges remain in understanding microstructural evolution, phase transformations, defect behavior, and deformation mechanisms under complex thermal and mechanical loading conditions. Addressing these challenges is essential for bridging fundamental materials science and real-world engineering applications.
This Special Issue aims to disseminate the most recent advances in the microstructural evolution and mechanical behavior of high-entropy alloy coatings. We welcome original research and review articles that explore processing–structure–property relationships, performance optimization strategies, degradation mechanisms, and modeling or data-driven approaches for next-generation coating design.
Topics of interest include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Processing and fabrication of HEA coatings;
- Microstructural evolution and phase stability;
- Mechanical properties and deformation mechanisms;
- Wear, erosion, and tribological behavior;
- High-temperature performance and thermal stability;
- Corrosion and environmental degradation;
- Modeling, simulation, and data-driven materials design.
Prof. Dr. Dongyang Li
Dr. Zhen Xu
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- high-entropy alloys (HEAs)
- mechanical behavior
- wear and tribology
- phase stability
- laser cladding and thermal spraying
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