Laser-Driven Alloy Design: Enhancing Mechanical Performance in High-Entropy Systems
A special issue of Metals (ISSN 2075-4701). This special issue belongs to the section "Entropic Alloys and Meta-Metals".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 December 2026 | Viewed by 36
Special Issue Editors
2. School of Mechanical, Materials, Mechatronic and Biomedical Engineering, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, NSW 2522, Australia
Interests: high-entropy alloys; nuclear material; laser additive manufacturing; laser cladding; welding and joining; mechanical properties; corrosion and oxidation; microstructure characterization
2. School of Mechanical, Materials, Mechatronic and Biomedical Engineering, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, Australia
Interests: plastic deformation; additive manufacturing; microstructure; mechanical properties; structural material; automobile material
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2. School of Mechanical, Materials, Mechatronic and Biomedical Engineering, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, Australia
Interests: powder metallurgy; microstructure; refractory alloy; light-weight alloy; metal–matrix composite; friction and wear
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Laser processing technologies, including laser additive manufacturing, laser cladding, laser welding, laser remelting, etc., have been widely applied in the processing and fabrication of metallic materials. For Industry 4.0 and future-oriented manufacturing strategies, these techniques provide reliable solutions for the rapid production of high-performance materials and structural components.
High-entropy alloys (HEAs), as the most extensively studied class of multi-principal element alloys, have attracted tremendous attention in recent years due to their excellent comprehensive properties and reliability across diverse service environments. Integrating HEA design with laser processing technologies allows greater flexibility and freedom in tailoring compositions and microstructures. Researchers and engineers can design HEAs and HEA-based composites with targeted functionalities for specific applications, including wear resistance, high-temperature strength, irradiation tolerance, corrosion resistance, oxidation resistance, etc.
This Special Issue, titled “Laser-Driven Alloy Design: Enhancing Mechanical Performance in High-Entropy Systems”, focuses on the intersection of laser processing and advanced alloy design. It seeks contributions that deepen our understanding of processing–microstructure–property relationships, reveal strengthening mechanisms, and propose innovative strategies for the application of HEAs in critical industries. Through this collection, we will highlight new opportunities for laser-driven alloy development and promote the deployment of HEAs in next-generation structural and functional systems
Dr. Lisong Zhu
Dr. Fanghui Jia
Dr. Fei Lin
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- high-entropy alloy
- laser additive manufacturing
- laser cladding
- laser welding
- laser remelting
- laser processing
- alloy design
- mechanical performance
- microstructural characterization
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