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Tribological electrochemical and mechanical properties of FeCoNiCrAlx high-entropy alloy coatings prepared by laser cladding on 316 stainless steel

Liwei Du, Xuedao Shu, Haijie Xu, Chang Shu, Khamis Essa

Journal of Materials Science· Volume 60· Issue 16

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