Mechanical Properties and Wear Resistance of Multi-Component Alloys and Composites

Dear Colleagues,

Multi-component alloys (MCAs) containing multi-principal elements, also known as high-entropy alloys (HEAs) or medium-entropy alloys (MEAs), have attracted considerable attention during the past two decades as a non-traditional class of alloys. One of main advantages of MCAs is their flexibility for chemical composition and microstructure manipulation, which greatly facilitates obtaining optimal combinations of superior mechanical properties and high resistances to corrosion, oxidation, and wear, making them promising candidate materials for applications under complex and extreme service conditions in the forms of bulks, coatings, and composite matrixes.

This Special Issue aims to report recent advances in the development of MCAs as wear-resistant materials, including MCA design, anti-wear performance, and mechanisms for wear of MCAs in various environments. The Special Issue covers, but is not limited to, mechanical properties and wear behaviors of MCAs and MCA matrix composites in ambient conditions, at elevated temperatures, and in corrosive environments, and the relationships among the chemical composition, microstructure, and properties. Both experimental and theoretical studies are welcome in this Special Issue.

Dr. Guijiang Diao
Prof. Dr. Dongyang Li
Prof. Dr. Yunqing Tang
Guest Editors

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