Mechanical behavior of high-entropy alloys

Research in the field of high-entropy alloys has been surging since 2010s. As widely acknowledged, research interests this are largely sparked by enormous possibilities compositions, microstructures, and properties. In first decade extensive investigations, while many avenues vibrant being continuously opened, a considerable portion endeavors is directed toward two very fundamentally important aspects. One exploration huge compositional space microstructures with aid thermodynamics kinetics, other characterization comprehension their mechanical behavior from fundamental practical perspectives. Each these aspects contains numerous, scattered, sometimes confusing or conflicting data findings literature. Thanks to several excellent comprehensive reviews [1–3], accomplishments challenges aspect neatly presented researchers field. Nonetheless, second aspect, i.e., alloys, still afloat abundant literature spite some recent on certain specialized topics [4–6]. consideration insufficiency, present review intends offer comprehensive, critical closely related topics.