Special Issues

Metals publishes Special Issues to create collections of papers on specific topics, with the aim of building a community of authors and readers to discuss the latest research and develop new ideas and research directions. Special Issues are led by Guest Editors, who are experts on the topic. The journal’s Editor-in-Chief and/or designated EBM will oversee Guest Editor appointments and Special Issue proposals, checking their content for relevance and ensuring the suitability of the material for the journal. The papers published in a Special Issue will be collected and displayed on a dedicated page of the journal’s website. For any inquiries related to a Special Issue, please contact the Editorial Office.

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Solidification and Casting of Metals and Alloys
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submission deadline 15 May 2024 | 9 articles | Viewed by 12787 | Submission Open
Keywords: solidification and casting process; nucleation and growth; casting technology; additive manufacturing; solidification modeling; multi-scale experiments and simulations; advanced characterization methods; microstructure– property relationship; industrial applications
(This special issue belongs to the Section Metal Casting, Forming and Heat Treatment)
Creep and Fatigue Behavior of Alloys submission deadline 15 May 2024 | 6 articles | Viewed by 6289 | Submission Open
Keywords: creep-fatigue; strain-controlled; stress-controlled; prediction of fracture life; test method; heat-resistant materials
(This special issue belongs to the Section Metal Failure Analysis)
Numerical Simulation of Metal Forming Process
edited by Zhenhua Bai
submission deadline 15 May 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3447 | Submission Open
Keywords: strip steel; rolling; forming; numerical simulation; production technology
(This special issue belongs to the Section Metal Casting, Forming and Heat Treatment)
Advances in Slag Metallurgy—Second Edition
edited by and Jiyu Qiu
submission deadline 15 May 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1744 | Submission Open
Keywords: slag; thermodynamics; physicochemical properties; interface phenomenon; interface reaction; refining slag; tundish slag; mold flux; comprehensive utilization
(This special issue belongs to the Section Extractive Metallurgy)
Numerical Simulation of Foundry and Solidification Processes
edited by Jianxin Zhou, Yajun Yin and Xiaoyuan Ji
submission deadline 15 May 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 742 | Submission Open
Keywords: foundry industry; casting solidification; numerical simulation; casting defect prediction; through-process simulation; multi-scale simulation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Metal Casting, Forming and Heat Treatment)
Advances in Semi-solid Forming (2nd Edition)
edited by and
submission deadline 15 May 2024 | Viewed by 170 | Submission Open
Keywords: semisolid; thixoforming; rheoforming; 5G communication filter box; new energy vehicle battery pack; large-scale complex thin-walled aluminum alloy devices; aluminum alloy with high thermal conductivity
(This special issue belongs to the Section Metal Casting, Forming and Heat Treatment)
Mechanical Behaviors and Damage Mechanisms of Metallic Materials submission deadline 20 May 2024 | 7 articles | Viewed by 10023 | Submission Open
Keywords: damage mechanisms; mechanical behavior; plasticity; creep; complex loadings; microstructure; thermal stresses; additive manufacturing; static failure; fatigue damage; damage accumulation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Structural Integrity of Metals)
Advances in Low-Temperature Nitriding and Carburizing of Stainless Steels and Metallic Materials: Formation and Properties (Volume II) submission deadline 20 May 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 7184 | Submission Open
Keywords: low-temperature nitriding; low-temperature carburizing; low-temperature nitrocarburizing; expanded austenite (S-phase); expanded phases; material properties; material characterization
(This special issue belongs to the Section Metal Casting, Forming and Heat Treatment)
Effects of Radiation on Microstructure and Properties of Metallic Materials
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submission deadline 20 May 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5189 | Submission Open
Keywords: nuclear energy; metallic materials; irradiation effects; defects; microstructure; material properties
Feature Papers in Extractive Metallurgy
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submission deadline 20 May 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2368 | Submission Open
Keywords: extractive metallurgy; unit operations; hydrometallurgy; pyrometallurgy; electrometallurgy; precious metals; refractory metals; rare earth elements; kinetics; thermochemistry; simulation; iron and steel; modelling; environmental protection; hydrogen; decarbonation; kinetics; reduction; oxidation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Extractive Metallurgy)
Benchmarking and Qualification of Additive Manufactured Metallic Components
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submission deadline 20 May 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2362 | Submission Open
Keywords: additive manufacturing; process chain; process qualification; benchmark; qualification; new tests; material characterization; statistics and significance; metallic materials
(This special issue belongs to the Section Additive Manufacturing)
Recovery of Critical Metals and Materials from Residues
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submission deadline 20 May 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1898 | Submission Open
Keywords: critical materials; critical metals; extraction; residues; hydrometallurgy; pyrometallurgy; circular economy; recovery
(This special issue belongs to the Section Extractive Metallurgy)
Advances in Laser Metal Deposition Processes
edited by Xu Cheng
submission deadline 20 May 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1620 | Submission Open
Keywords: additive manufacturing; laser metal deposition; metals; microstructure; mechanical properties; alloys; process parameter; solidification; physical metallurgy
(This special issue belongs to the Section Additive Manufacturing)
Advances in Non-ferrous Metals: Processing, Characterization and Applications
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submission deadline 20 May 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1021 | Submission Open
Keywords: light metals (aluminum; magnesium; and titanium); corrosion-resistant alloys (cobalt; copper; nickel; titanium; aluminium); superalloys (nickel; cobalt; iron– nickel); refractory metals (molybdenum; niobium; tantalum; and tungsten); low-melting-point metals (tin; bismuth; indium; lead; zinc); reactive metals (titanium and zirconium); precious metals (gold; silver; platinum; palladium; iridium; rhodium; ruthenium; and osmium)
Advances in Friction Stir Welding of Alloys and Metals submission deadline 20 May 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 928 | Submission Open
Keywords: FSW; FSW processing; mechanical and structural properties
(This special issue belongs to the Section Welding and Joining)
Machine Learning Models in Metals
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submission deadline 20 May 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 889 | Submission Open
Keywords: artificial neural networks; machine learning in metallurgy; deep learning; data-driven materials science; manufacturing process modeling and simulation; metal alloy simulations; metal properties modeling; metal structure prediction; computational materials science; metal property prediction models
(This special issue belongs to the Section Computation and Simulation on Metals)
Advanced Laser Welding Technologies for Metals and Alloys
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submission deadline 20 May 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 680 | Submission Open
Keywords: laser welding; metals; alloys; weld quality; process optimization; heat-affected zone; welding mechanisms; microstructure analysis
(This special issue belongs to the Section Welding and Joining)
Laser Processing Technology and Principles of Metal Materials
edited by and Zeyu Wang
submission deadline 20 May 2024 | Viewed by 218 | Submission Open
Laser Ablation and Precision Cutting of Sheet Metal submission deadline 20 May 2024 | Viewed by 179 | Submission Open
Keywords: laser ablation; material removal; precision cutting; sheet metal
Advances in Modeling and Simulation in Metal Forming submission deadline 25 May 2024 | 9 articles | Viewed by 10463 | Submission Open
Keywords: metal forming; theory; technology; machines and equipment; simulation; modeling
(This special issue belongs to the Section Computation and Simulation on Metals)
Hybrid Metal Additive Manufacturing submission deadline 25 May 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1522 | Submission Open
Keywords: hybrid metal additive manufacturing; processes; materials; equipment; applications; experimentation; numerical simulation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Additive Manufacturing)
Research on Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of Additively Manufactured Metals and Alloys
edited by , Hiren R. Kotadia and Geoff D. West
submission deadline 30 May 2024 | Viewed by 161 | Submission Open
Keywords: additive manufacturing; microstructure; processing; mechanical; properties; evolution; analysis; phase
(This special issue belongs to the Section Additive Manufacturing)
Microstructure and Mechanical Property Improvement of Welded Metal Joints
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submission deadline 31 May 2024 | 10 articles | Viewed by 16178 | Submission Open
Keywords: welding of dissimilar materials; welding methods; welding metal joints; residual stress; microstructural analysis; numerical simulation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Welding and Joining)
Recovery and Recycling of Metals from the Wastes of New Energy Industry
edited by and
submission deadline 31 May 2024 | 9 articles | Viewed by 13403 | Submission Open
Keywords: new energy industry; waste recycling; process development; circular economy; recovery; end-life product; metal production; environmentally friendly; cost-effective
(This special issue belongs to the Section Extractive Metallurgy)
Feature Paper Collection of “Current Challenges in Corrosion Research” submission deadline 31 May 2024 | 10 articles | Viewed by 13219 | Submission Open
Keywords: corrosion prevention; monitoring; design; modeling and prediction
(This special issue belongs to the Section Corrosion and Protection)
Deformation of Metals and Alloys: Theory, Simulations and Experiments submission deadline 31 May 2024 | 8 articles | Viewed by 12500 | Submission Open
Keywords: crystal plasticity; metals and alloys; dislocation dynamics; computer simulations; metal processing; severe plastic deformation; strengthening mechanisms
(This special issue belongs to the Section Computation and Simulation on Metals)
Mechanical Failure and Metal Degradation of Ships and Marine Structures (Volume II) submission deadline 31 May 2024 | 8 articles | Viewed by 9371 | Submission Open
Keywords: ships and marine structures; marine metals; marine environment; mechanical failure; corrosion; synergy; damage monitoring
(This special issue belongs to the Section Corrosion and Protection)
Editorial Board Members’ Collection Series: Improving Structural Integrity of Metals: From Bulk to Surface submission deadline 31 May 2024 | 9 articles | Viewed by 8922 | Submission Open
Keywords: structural integrity; metal fatigue; alloying; heat treatment; metal manufacturing; additive manufacturing; surface engineering
(This special issue belongs to the Section Structural Integrity of Metals)
Progress in Laser Advanced Manufacturing
edited by and
submission deadline 31 May 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 7097 | Submission Open
Keywords: additive manufacturing; laser welding; laser drilling; laser cutting; laser-assisted bending; laser surface modification; numerical simulation; data-driven modeling; experimental characterization; artificial intelligence
(This special issue belongs to the Section Additive Manufacturing)
Deformation and Failure Behavior of Metastable Metallic Materials
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submission deadline 31 May 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6517 | Submission Open
Keywords: metastable metallic materials; phase transformation; monotonic and cyclic deformation behavior; TRansformation-Induced-Plasticity (TRIP) effect; TWinning-Induced-Plasticity (TWIP) effect; High Entropy Alloys (HAEs); Shape Memory Alloys (SMAs); Bulk Metallic Glasses (BMGs); structural fatigue; functional failure
(This special issue belongs to the Section Metal Failure Analysis)
Mesoscopic Changes in Conventional and Innovative Processing Technologies
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submission deadline 31 May 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 6473 | Submission Open
Keywords: advanced materials processing; microstructure and texture evolution; microstructure related properties of materials
(This special issue belongs to the Section Additive Manufacturing)
Hierarchy Microstructures and Phase Transformations in Metallic Alloys submission deadline 31 May 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 6306 | Submission Open
Keywords: hierarchy microstructure; metallic alloys; advanced characterization; phase transformation; stress-strain
(This special issue belongs to the Section Structural Integrity of Metals)
Advances in Surface Treatment and Coating Technology of Metallic Materials
edited by and
submission deadline 31 May 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5866 | Submission Open
Keywords: surface modification; chemical and electrochemical conversion treatments; electropolishing; anodization; electroless and electrochemical plating; laser cladding; plasma electrolytic oxidation (PEO); vacuum plating; laser treatment; novel surface treatments involving ionic liquids
Advanced Characterization and Testing of Nuclear Materials submission deadline 31 May 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4697 | Submission Open
Keywords: characterization; mechanical properties; mechanical testing; micromechanical testing; nanoindentation; nuclear materials; modelling; small-scale testing; larger-scale testing; deformation mechanisms; radiation damage
Passivity and Localized Corrosion of Metallic Materials
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submission deadline 31 May 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 4193 | Submission Open
Keywords: passivity; pitting corrosion; crevice corrosion; stress corrosion cracking (SCC); simulation and modeling; addictively manufactured alloys; failure analysis
(This special issue belongs to the Section Corrosion and Protection)
Comprehensive Recycling of Metallurgical Solid Waste and Mineral Resources
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submission deadline 31 May 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3541 | Submission Open
Keywords: pyrometallurgy; hydrometallurgy; extractive metallurgy; recovery and separation; secondary resources; mineral extraction; rare earth; molten salt electrolysis; aluminium electrolysis
(This special issue belongs to the Section Extractive Metallurgy)
Advance of Carbon Reinforced Metal-Matrix Composites
edited by and
submission deadline 31 May 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3204 | Submission Open
Keywords: metal-matrix composites; preparation technology; performance of metal-matrix composites
(This special issue belongs to the Section Metal Matrix Composites)
High-Efficiency Processing of Metals and Alloys submission deadline 31 May 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1118 | Submission Open
Keywords: additive manufacturing; coatings; cutting tools; energy fluxes; electrical discharge machining; laser processing; monitoring and diagnostics; plasma processing; thermal and chemical processes; sintering
(This special issue belongs to the Section Additive Manufacturing)
Separation and Purification of Metals (Second Edition)
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submission deadline 31 May 2024 | Viewed by 225 | Submission Open
Keywords: selective separation; solvent extraction; microbubble flotation; adsorption; ion exchange; rare metal; hydrometallurgy; pyrometallurgy; electrometallurgy; biometallurgy
(This special issue belongs to the Section Extractive Metallurgy)
Deformation and Fracture of Metal Thin Films
edited by Fan Jiang
submission deadline 31 May 2024 | Viewed by 126 | Submission Open
Keywords: metal thin films; deformation; fracture; model; mechanism; process; feature; influence factor; prevention method
(This special issue belongs to the Section Metal Failure Analysis)
State-of-Art: Dental Metallic Materials submission deadline 31 May 2024 | Viewed by 104 | Submission Open
Keywords: metals; dental materials; biomechanics; mechanical stress; endodontics; prosthodontics; operative dentistry; dental implants; pediatric dentistry; dental alloys
(This special issue belongs to the Section Biobased and Biodegradable Metals)
Advances in Preparation Methods and Numerical Simulation of Composites: Formation and Properties submission deadline 10 Jun 2024 | 8 articles | Viewed by 12968 | Submission Open
Keywords: material composition design; the design and manufacturing process; microstructure and properties; interfacial diffusion behavior; microstructure characterization of constituent phases; physical and chemical properties; modeling and simulation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Metal Matrix Composites)
Comprehensive Utilization of Metallurgical Resources and Environmental Protection
edited by Guojun Ma
submission deadline 10 Jun 2024 | 7 articles | Viewed by 8054 | Submission Open
Keywords: metallurgical slag; dust; sludge; flue gas; waste heat recovery; wastewater treatment; CO2 capture and utilization; heavy metals
(This special issue belongs to the Section Extractive Metallurgy)
Advances in Field-Assisted Processing of Metallic Materials: Experiments and Simulations
edited by Daudi Waryoba and Zahabul Islam
submission deadline 10 Jun 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 740 | Submission Open
Keywords: electropulsing; field-assisted forming; field-assisted sintering; field-assisted processing; phase transformation; characterization; optimization; structure– property– processing relationship
(This special issue belongs to the Section Computation and Simulation on Metals)
Design, Processing and Characterization of Metals and Alloys
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submission deadline 15 Jun 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 589 | Submission Open
Keywords: microstructure; plastic deformation; heat treatment; deformation mechanism; mechanical property; phase transformation; grain boundary
Microstructure and Tribological Properties of High Entropy Alloy/Funtional Coatings
edited by Jinfu Zhao
submission deadline 15 Jun 2024 | Viewed by 129 | Submission Open
Keywords: high-entropy alloy; functional coating; coating microstructure; coating antifriction; tribology characteristics; coating physical property
(This special issue belongs to the Section Entropic Alloys and Meta-Metals)
Advances in Mechanical Joining Technologies
edited by and Yongfei Wang
submission deadline 20 Jun 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 7112 | Submission Open
Keywords: self-pierce riveting; clinching; thermal-assist mechanical joining; flow-drill screwing; innovative joining processes; joining process modeling
(This special issue belongs to the Section Metal Casting, Forming and Heat Treatment)
Recent Progress in the Forming of High-Strength Lightweight Alloys
edited by
submission deadline 20 Jun 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5121 | Submission Open
Keywords: high-strength lightweight alloys; material characterization; kinetic modelling; constitutive modelling; deformation mechanics; forming and joining processes; rapid aging; process and system modelling; fatigue and fracture; applications
(This special issue belongs to the Section Metal Casting, Forming and Heat Treatment)
Advances in Welding and Mechanical Joining of Metals submission deadline 20 Jun 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4950 | Submission Open
Keywords: fusion welding; solid-state welding; mechanical joining; hybrid welding; joint quality; welding and mechanical joining optimization; metals and nonmetals; modeling and FEM simulation; welding tools and equipment; microstructure– mechanical property relationships
(This special issue belongs to the Section Welding and Joining)
Advances in Hardmetals and Cermets
edited by , and Inigo Agote
submission deadline 20 Jun 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4205 | Submission Open
Keywords: 3D printing; additive manufacturing; hardmetals; cermets; cemented carbides; alternative binders; high entropy alloys; high entropy carbides
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