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Here, we report single-phase Nb25Mo25Ta25Ti20W5Cx (x = 0.1, 0.3, 0.8 at.%) refractory high-entropy alloys (RHEAs) with excellent corrosion resistance in high-concentration NaCl solutions. According to potentiodynamic polarization, electrochemical impedance spectroscopy, corroded morphology and the current\u2013time results, the RHEAs demonstrate even better corrosion resistance with the increase in NaCl concentration to 23.5 wt.%, significantly superior to 304 L stainless steel. Typically, the corrosion current density (icorr) and over-passivation potential (Et) reached the lowest and highest value, respectively, in the 23.5 wt.% NaCl solution, and the icorr (2.36 \u00d7 10\u22127 A\/cm2) of Nb25Mo25Ta25Ti20W5C0.1 alloy is nearly two orders lower than that of 304 L stainless steel (1.75 \u00d7 10\u22125 A\/cm2). The excellent corrosion resistance results from the formation of passive films with fewer defects and more stable oxides. Moreover, with the addition of the appropriate C element, the RHEAs also demonstrated improved strength and plasticity simultaneously, for example, the Nb25Mo25Ta25Ti20W5C0.3 alloy exhibited an average yield strength of 1368 MPa and a plastic strain of 19.7%. The present findings provide useful guidance to address the conflict between the excellent corrosion resistance and high strength of advanced alloys.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/e28010105","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,1,15]],"date-time":"2026-01-15T16:21:13Z","timestamp":1768494073000},"page":"105","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Sustainable High Corrosion Resistance in High-Concentration NaCl Solutions for Refractory High-Entropy Alloys with High Strength and Good Plasticity"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"28","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-7060-6249","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Shunhua","family":"Chen","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"School of Mechanical Engineering, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei 230009, China"},{"name":"Key Laboratory of Advanced Functional Materials and Devices of Anhui Province, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei 230009, China"}]},{"given":"Xinxin","family":"Liu","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"School of Mechanical Engineering, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei 230009, China"}]},{"given":"Chong","family":"Li","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"School of Mechanical Engineering, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei 230009, China"}]},{"given":"Wuji","family":"Wang","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"School of Mechanical Engineering, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei 230009, China"}]},{"given":"Xiaokang","family":"Yue","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"School of Mechanical Engineering, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei 230009, China"},{"name":"Key Laboratory of Advanced Functional Materials and Devices of Anhui Province, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei 230009, China"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2026,1,15]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"441","DOI":"10.1038\/527441a","article-title":"Materials Science: Share Corrosion Data","volume":"527","author":"Li","year":"2015","journal-title":"Nature"},{"key":"ref_2","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"372","DOI":"10.1126\/science.1230081","article-title":"Element-Resolved Corrosion Analysis of Stainless-Type Glass-Forming Steels","volume":"341","author":"Duarte","year":"2013","journal-title":"Science"},{"key":"ref_3","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"1229","DOI":"10.1038\/nmat4435","article-title":"A High-Specific-Strength and Corrosion-Resistant Magnesium Alloy","volume":"14","author":"Xu","year":"2015","journal-title":"Nat. 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