The Behaviours of Alloys under Thermo-Mechanical Treatment

Dear Colleagues,

Industrial processes, such as forging, rolling, and extrusion to form metallic materials, involve high temperatures and plastic deformations applied by different machines at the industrial scale. All these processes are, not only used to give a form to a metallic part, but also to modify its microstructure and, with this, its performance in service. On the other hand, during these processes, undesirable damage at different size scales can occur. This Special Issue is dedicated to scientific works that can describe, explain, model and simulate the flow, damage and microstructure evolutions of alloys during plastic deformation and thermal treatments. Experimental, as well as validated modelling results, are welcome, with the main focus being on material behavior.

Dr. Maria Cecilia Poletti
Guest Editor

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