| Abbreviation | Definition |
| HEAs | High entropy alloys |
| HESAs | High entropy superalloys |
| FCC | Face-centered cubic |
| BCC | Body-centered cubic |
| HCP | Hexagonal close-packed |
| VEC | Valence electron concentration |
| CALPHAD | Calculations of phase diagram |
| TWIP | Twinning-induced plasticity |
| XRD | X-ray diffraction |
| EDX | Energy dispersive X-ray |
| EBSD | Electron backscatter diffraction |
| SAED | Selected area electron diffraction |
| TEM | Transmission electron microscope |
| SEM | Scanning electron microscope |
| HAADF | High-angle annular dark field |
| APT | Atom probe tomography |
| 3d-TM | 3d-transition-metals |
| L12 | Ordered FCC structure |
| A1 | Disordered FCC structure |
| A2 | Disordered BCC structure |
| B2 | Ordered BCC structure |
| CCA | Complex concentrated alloys |
| MA | Mechanical alloying |
| SPS | Spark plasma sintering |