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Data driving design of high-entropy alloys for lightweight and dynamic applications

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The topic of high-entropy alloys is one of the focus for both physics and materials research. High-entropy alloys were usually defined as solid solution alloys, while the solid solution is different from the traditional terminal solid solution, because the solid solution without solvent element is the dominant one. The discovery of high-entropy alloys greatly extended the composition space and the possibility of creating unique micro- and nano-level structures, which can meet the demands of lightweight and dynamic applications. The relationship between the phases and the parameters for the high-entropy alloys is rather complex. The data driving design can screen the specific high-entropy alloys. The correlation between the composition and properties of high-entropy alloys can be discovered by material genetic engineering and data science.

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Yong Zhang acknowledges supports from the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 52273280), and Creative Research Groups of China (Grant No. 51921001). Junwei Qiao would like to acknowledge the financial support from the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 52271110). The authors wish to thank in particular Mr. Shikang Wang and Mr. Kaiwei Shi from Taiyuan University of Technology, giving their contributions to the writings.

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Cui, K., Qiao, J., Liaw, P.K. et al. Data driving design of high-entropy alloys for lightweight and dynamic applications. Sci. China Phys. Mech. Astron. 67, 227101 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11433-023-2226-6

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