简介：Highentropyalloyhasattractedincreasingattentions.However,toenhancethealloystrengthoftenleadstoimpairmentoftheductility,orviceversa.HerewereportedaheattreatmentapproachonAlCrFeNi2Ti0.5highentropyalloy,whichcanelevatethestrengthandductilitysimultaneously.AningotofAlCrFeNi2Ti0.5weighing2.5kgwasfirstlyfabricatedbymediumfrequencyinductionmelting.Thensamplesfromthesameheightofthebulkingotwereannealedfor6hat600,700,800and1000℃,respectively.After1000℃annealing,anoptimalmicrostructurewasobtainedbyusingourapproachwhichcanmakesomeprecipitationparticlesdistributehomogeneouslyinthedendriteinteriorwhilekeeptheinterdendritestructureasasinglesolidsolutionphase.ThemechanicaltestonthisAlCrFeNi2Ti0.5alloysampleshowedthat,thecompressivefracturestrengthσbcwasincreasedbyabout600MPaandtheplasticstrainepwasdoubled,comparedwiththoseoftheas-castsample.Ourapproachcanbereadilyadaptedtolarge-scaleindustrialproductionofhighentropyalloyswithhighstrengthandductilitybyproperannealingtreatment.