Microstructure, Wear Resistance and Corrosion Resistance of High-Entropy Alloy Coatings

Dear Colleagues,

Preparing various types of coatings to strengthen the surface of materials is an effective technique to increase the materials' service performance. The qualities of the coatings can be improved considerably based on the service environment by altering their composition and microstructure without impacting the substrate's performance, thereby extending the equipment's service life. Due to the superiority of the excellent comprehensive properties compared to their bulk siblings and traditional metallic coatings, high-entropy alloy coatings have exhibited great application potential in extreme service environments such as in aerospace and nuclear reactors. The coupling of low-dimensional-morphology-induced size effect and unique high-entropy alloy multi-principal effect endows the high-entropy alloy coatings with homogeneous composition, a dense and stable microstructure, and exceptional performances.

The topics of interest for this Special Issue, in particular, include (but are not restricted to): high-entropy alloy coating microstructure characterization; surface coating technology of high-entropy alloys; friction and wear properties of high-entropy alloy coatings; corrosion resistance of high-entropy alloy coatings; computational modeling and simulation of high-entropy alloy coatings; relationship between microstructure property and wear performance; any other aspects of high-entropy alloy coatings.

We look forward to receiving your contributions.

Prof. Dr. Zhaofeng Wang
Dr. Fubin Liu
Dr. Xingguo Wang
Guest Editors

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