Cantor　alloy　was　first　proposed　by　professor　B.　Cantor　from　the　UK　in　2004.　It　is　a　kind　of　high-entropy　alloy　which　is　composed　of　five　principal　elements　including　cobalt,　chromium,　iron,　manganese　and　nickel　with　equal　atomic　ratio　or　close　to　equal　atomic　ratio.　This　alloy　exhibits　a　single　FCC　structure　and　has　four　unique　effects　of　high-entropy　alloys,　including　high-entropy　effect　in　thermodynamics,　lattice　distortion　effect　in　structure,　hysteresis　diffusion　effect　in　dynamics　and　cocktail　effect　in　performance.　Based　on　these　four　effects,　Cantor　alloy　has　excellent　mechanical　properties,　wear　resistance,　corrosion　resistance　and　ductility.　Especially,　it　shows　good　fracture　toughness　and　tensile　strength　at　low　temperature,　which　makes　it　the　most　promising　material　in　the　future.　In　this　paper,　the　four　unique　effects　of　high-entropy　alloys　are　briefly　introduced,　and　the　common　preparation　methods　are　compared　with　a　summary　of　advantages　and　disadvantages　of　different　methods.　Among　them,　vacuum　arc　melting　coupled　with　copper　mold　casting,　the　most　commonly　used　method　for　Cantor　alloy,　is　discussed　in　detail.　The　evaluation　of　mechanical　properties　with　temperature　of　Cantor　alloy　is　summarized.　Both　the　tensile　strength　and　elongation　gradually　increase　with　temperature　decreasing,　which　is　benefited　from　the　formation　of　nano　twins.　The　fault　energy　of　Cantor　alloy　will　decrease　at　low　temperature　and　consequently　the　twins　are　easily　to　form,　resulting　in　the　change　of　deformation　mechanism　from　dislocation　slip　to　nano　twins.　However,　the　mechanical　properties　of　Cantor　alloy　at　high　temperature　are　relatively　poor.　Also,　the　yield　strength　of　Cantor　alloy　at　room　temperature　is　less　than　300　MPa,　which　is　insufficient　for　applications　as　candidate　structu-ral　materials.　Then　research　works　concerning　about　the　improvement　of　mechanical　properties　of　Cantor　alloy　are　summarized,　including　severe　plastic　deformation　and　introduction　of　dispersion　particles,　both　of　which　aim　to　improve　mechanical　properties　by　grain　refinement.　According　to　the　research　results,　Cantor　alloys　exhibit　stable　FCC　structure　when　the　annealing　temperature　is　higher　than　1　073　K,　while　different　kinds　of　precipitates　will　form　during　annealing　when　the　temperature　is　lower　than　1　073　K.　Finally,　the　prospect　development　is　given　based　on　the　above　summarization　of　recent　development　results　in　Cantor　alloys.　©　2022,　Materials　Review　Magazine.　All　right　reserved.