Details

<b>High-Entropy Materials</b> <p><b>Significant update of knowledge in the field of high-entropy materials, including promising new high-entropy ceramics</b> <p><i>High-Entropy Materials</i> provides information on state-of-the-art development in the field of high-entropy materials, including high-entropy alloys, high-entropy ceramics, and a variety of their applications, covering many core topics to provide a thorough and detailed overview of the subject. <p>The book also thoroughly explores the applications of high-entropy materials in various areas, such as EBC/TBC coating, superhard and wear resistance coating, nuclear energy, batteries, catalysts, thermoelectric, supercapacitors, biocompatible structure, and microelectronics. <p>In <i>High-Entropy Materials</i>, readers can expect to find specific information on: <ul><li> Basics of high entropy materials, structural features and thermodynamics of high-entropy materials, and theoretical design in high-entropy materials</li><li> Synthesis and processing of high-entropy materials and characterization of high-entropy materials, as well as their mechanical and functional properties</li><li> Challenges and future directions of high-entropy materials, a relatively new type of material that has been in development only since the early 2000s</li><li> How high-entropy materials are a horizon-broadening class of materials that can significantly further humanity’s pursuit of progress</li></ul> <p>Focusing on the fundamentals and developments of high-entropy alloys and ceramics as well as on their microstructure and properties for a wide range of applications, <i>High-Entropy Materials</i> is an essential resource on the subject for materials scientists, metallurgists, mechanical engineers, and professionals in the aerospace industries.