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Tribological properties of high-entropy alloys: A review

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Tribology, which is the study of friction, wear, and lubrication, largely deals with the service performance of structural materials. For example, newly emerging high-entropy alloys (HEAs), which exhibit excellent hardness, anti-oxidation, anti-softening ability, and other properties, enrich the wear-resistance alloy family. To demonstrate the tribological behavior of HEAs systematically, this review first describes the basic tribological characteristics of single-, dual-, and multi-phase HEAs and HEA composites at room temperature. Then, it summarizes the strategies that improve the tribological property of HEAs. This review also discusses the tribological performance at elevated temperatures and provides a brief perspective on the future development of HEAs for tribological applications.

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The work was financially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Nos. 51901013, 52071023, and 52122408), the State Key Lab of Advanced Metals and Materials (No. 2020-Z16), and the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities (University of Science and Technology Bei**g) (No. 06500135).

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Cheng, Z., Wang, S., Wu, G. et al. Tribological properties of high-entropy alloys: A review. Int J Miner Metall Mater 29, 389–403 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12613-021-2373-4

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