journal article·2026-02

High-entropy alloy cocrfemnni weld overlay for additive manufactured IN718: a microstructural and molten-salt corrosion study for concentrated solar powerplant applications

R. Abhiram, Sudheer Reddy Beyanagari, R. Vaira Vignesh, M. Govindaraju, P. S. Samuel Ratna Kumar, K. Rajesh Kannan, Kamel Moussaoui, Redouane Zitoune

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