METAL GLASSES MADE OF HIGH-ENTROPY ALLOYS: PROPERTIES, FEATURES OF PRODUCTION AND USE

High-entropy alloys (HES) are solid solutions containing five or more basic elements in an alloy in equal or almost equal proportions (at. %). The concept of such alloys opens up new ways to create unusual metallic materials with unique physical and mechanical properties that cannot be obtained in known conditions alloys, which usually contain one main element. Metal glasses (MS) based on high-entropy alloys (MS WES) can be distinguished into a separate group. Metal glasses are a material obtained by sharp hardening of WPP from a liquid state and therefore such glasses have an amorphous glass–like structure. The main constituent elements of MS WPP can be zirconium, copper, iron, nickel, chromium, yttrium, cerium. These materials are very promising for industrial applications due to their superior mechanical properties, such as high strength (close to theoretical strength), wear resistance, hardness, and exceptional magnetic properties. The formation, crystallization and kinetics of these materials are the subject of close study. WPP metal glasses are more stable than conventional MS due to the high configuration entropy. This paper provides a brief overview of the work of domestic and foreign researchers on various aspects of metal glasses. It is shown that the study of the properties of MS WPP can provide a breakthrough and new approaches both in the formation and study of new WPP systems, as well as in the possibility of potential application of these new materials.

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