Bespoke Materials Made to Order

High-entropy alloys are being produced with specific properties
August 2023
By: NIGEL SCOTCHMER, JIHUI YAN, AND KAIPING ZHANG

“Bespoke” is defined as a product or service that is specially made for a particular person, organization, or service. For example, a bespoke suit made by a tailor is a suit specially made to a customer’s needs. One day soon, industry will be able to produce bespoke high-entropy alloys (HEAs) that will permit customers to order materials with specific properties. 

But what is a HEA? A traditional alloy has one large component and small amounts of other elements. Steel, for example, is mostly iron with sm..

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