Table 1.
Comparison of different approaches for the strength and ductility synergy in HEAs.
| Heterogeneities | HEA | Microstructure | Strength | Ductility | 
| Grain size | Al0.1CoCrFeNi19 | Non-recrystallized + Recrystallized grains | √ | √ | 
| Precipitate | Al0.5Cr0.9FeNi2.5V0.213 | FCC + Ll2 | √ | × | 
| AlCoCrFeNi2.117 | FCC + B2 | √ | √ | |
| Dual phase | Fe50Mn30Co10Cr1014 | FCC + HCP | √ | √ | 
| Cr20Mn6Fe34Co34Ni615 | FCC + HCP | √ | √ | |
| Interstitial complex | TiZrHfNb20 | (TiZrHfNb)98O2 | √ | √ | 
| TiZrHfNb20 | (TiZrHfNb)98N2 | √ | × | |
| Short-range ordering | CoCrFeNiPd21 | Atomic segregation | √ | × | 
| CoCuFeNiPd# | Atomic segregation | √ | √ | 
√ / × indicates increasing/decreasing (or no change) in a property. # identifies the HEA studied here.