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Fundamentals of Multicomponent High-Entropy Materials
Human development has been a continuing attempt to use new materials in ever more sophisticated ways to enhance the quality of human life.Throughout history, we have made materials with a main component based on the principal property required, with small alloying additions to provide secondary properties. But recently, there has been a revolution as we have discovered how to make much more complex mixtures, providing completely new materials, requiring entirely new scientific theories, and massively extending our ability to make useful products.These new materials are called multicomponent or high-entropy materials.This is the first textbook on the fundamentals of these new multicomponent high-entropy materials.It includes contextual chapters on the history and future potential for developing humankind as driven by the discovery of new materials, and core chapters on methods for discovering and manufacturing multicomponent high-entropy materials, their underlying thermodynamic and atomic and electronic structures, their physical, mechanical and chemical properties, and their potential applications.This book concentrates on the main new concepts and theories that have been developed.It is written by the scientist who first discovered multicomponent high-entropy materials, and covers how to make them as well as their structures, properties and potential applications, providing an overview and a summary of the state of play for researchers as well as for students and newcomers entering the field.
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Research in the field of high-entropy materials is advancing rapidly.High-Entropy Materials: Advances and Applications focuses on materials discovered using the high-entropy alloys (HEA) strategy.It discusses various types of high-entropy materials, such as face-centered cubic (FCC) and body-centered cubic (BCC) HEAs, films and coatings, fibers, and powders and hard-cemented carbides, along with current research status and applications:• Describes, compositions and processing of high-entropy materials. • Summarizes industrially valuable alloys found in high-entropy materials that hold promise for promotion and application. • Explains how high-entropy materials can be used in many fields and can outperform traditional materials. This book is aimed at researchers, advanced students, and academics in materials science and engineering and related disciplines.
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A photographic exploration detailing the poetry and fragility of nature amidst the tragedy of climate change Since 1998, mixed-media artist Diane Tuft has travelled the world recording the environmental factors shaping Earth’s landscape.Entropy is Tuft’s fourth monograph capturing the sublime and awe-inspiring beauty of nature as it is radically transformed under the unrelenting pressures of climate change. The exquisite collection of photographs provide a captivating glimpse into the rapidly changing landscapes of our world.Tuft focuses specifically on water as its subject, contrasting global sea-level rise with water depletion in Utah’s Great Salt Lake.Compelling essays by prominent figures in art and science contributed by Bonnie K.Baxter, Ph.D., Professor of Biology and Director of Great Salt Lake Institute at Westminster University and twentieth-century art historian Stacey Epstein, Ph.D. add depth and insight to Tuft’s work and its significance in the context of climate change.Weaving passages of haiku with her beguiling photographs, Tuft's newest monograph is packaged in a luxe-cloth-wrapped case screenprinted with her artwork Journey’s End featuring the Great Salt Lake.An extraordinary book, Entropy is a dramatic call to arms inspiring collective action for the critical preservation of nature.
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What is entropy?
Entropy is a measure of the disorder or randomness in a system. In thermodynamics, it is a measure of the amount of energy in a system that is not available to do work. Entropy tends to increase in isolated systems over time, leading to a state of maximum disorder or equilibrium. It is a fundamental concept in physics and is used to describe the direction of natural processes.
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What is entropy increase?
Entropy increase refers to the tendency of systems to move towards a state of disorder or randomness. In thermodynamics, it is a measure of the amount of energy in a system that is not available to do work. As systems evolve over time, they tend to increase in entropy, leading to a more disordered state. This concept is described by the second law of thermodynamics, which states that the total entropy of an isolated system will always increase over time.
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What is entropy 5?
Entropy 5 is a measure of disorder or randomness in a system. It is a concept in thermodynamics that quantifies the amount of energy in a system that is not available to do work. Entropy 5 tends to increase in isolated systems over time, leading to a state of maximum disorder or equilibrium. It is a key factor in understanding the direction of natural processes and the concept of irreversibility.
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Can someone explain entropy simply?
Entropy can be explained simply as a measure of disorder or randomness in a system. In other words, it is a measure of the amount of energy in a system that is not available to do work. As entropy increases, the system becomes more disordered and the energy becomes more spread out and less useful. This concept is often used in the context of thermodynamics to describe the direction in which a system naturally tends to evolve.
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Which room has more entropy?
The room with more entropy would be the messy room. Entropy is a measure of disorder or randomness in a system, and a messy room has more disorder compared to a tidy room. In a messy room, items are scattered and disorganized, leading to a higher level of entropy. The tidy room, on the other hand, has items neatly arranged and organized, resulting in lower entropy.
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What is entropy in thermodynamics?
Entropy in thermodynamics is a measure of the amount of disorder or randomness in a system. It is a fundamental concept that describes the tendency of a system to move towards a state of greater disorder. In simple terms, it can be thought of as a measure of the amount of energy in a system that is not available to do work. Entropy tends to increase in isolated systems over time, leading to the second law of thermodynamics, which states that the total entropy of an isolated system can never decrease.
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What happens when entropy ends?
Entropy is a fundamental aspect of the universe that measures the disorder or randomness of a system. It is believed that entropy will continue to increase until it reaches its maximum value, resulting in a state known as the "heat death" of the universe. In this scenario, all energy will be evenly distributed, and no more work will be possible, effectively bringing an end to all processes and life as we know it. This would mark the ultimate state of equilibrium and the cessation of all physical processes.
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What is entropy in chemistry?
Entropy in chemistry is a measure of the randomness or disorder of a system. It is a thermodynamic quantity that describes the number of ways in which a system can be arranged or the amount of energy that is unavailable to do work. Entropy tends to increase in a closed system over time, leading to a more disordered state. It is often associated with the concept of spontaneity, with processes that increase entropy being favored.
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