Manufacturing Methods, Microstructural and Mechanical Properties Evolutions of High-Entropy Alloys: A Review

Yaser A. Alshataif1, S. Sivasankaran1, Fahad A. Al-Mufadi1, Abdulaziz S. Alaboodi1, Hany R. Ammar1,2
1Mechanical Engineering Department, Qassim University, Buraidah, Saudi Arabia
2Metallurgical and Materials Engineering Department, Faculty of Petroleum and Mining Engineering, Suez University, Suez, Egypt

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