The Valence Electron Structure of High-Entropy Alloys

Empirical Electron Theory in Solids and Molecules (EET) was used to analyze the valence electron structure of ZrTiHfVNb, ZrTiHfVTa and ZrTiHfNbMo high-entropy alloys. The parameters characterizing the valence electron structure of high-entropy alloys were calculated, which were used to discuss the hardness and melting temperature of high-entropy alloys. The results show that the hardness of high-entropy alloys is positively correlated to the shared electron pair number in valence electron structure. The theoretical melting temperatures of high-entropy alloys were predicted by the parameters characterizing the valence electron structure.