Metal Casting, Forming and Heat Treatment
A section of Metals (ISSN 2075-4701).
Section Information
In the constantly evolving landscape of modern industry, metal casting, forming, and heat treatment processes stand as pillars of innovation, enabling the creation of intricate components that drive diverse sectors of the economy. The section on "Metal Casting, Forming, and Heat Treatment" delves into the core of manufacturing, exploring transformative techniques that shape raw metals into functional marvels.
Metal casting, a fundamental technique, involves the skillful transformation of raw materials into complex shapes. By melting metals and pouring them into molds, industries such as automotive, aerospace, and engineering can craft intricate components that define technological advancements. The ingenuity of metal casting lies not only in its simplicity but also in the precision with which it facilitates the production of diverse and intricate forms.
Through processes like forging, rolling, and extrusion, metals are molded into pipes, sheets, and specialized components, ensuring optimal material utilization. In parallel with shape-forming, a specific microstructural evolution and thus property design takes place. This section explores the synergy between human expertise and technological advancement, demonstrating how craftspeople and advanced machinery collaborate to shape metal into a myriad of forms with tailored properties. In particular, the art of thermomechanical forming offers specific advanced combinations of mechanical and technical properties that cannot be achieved with casting and heat treatment alone.
In conjunction with casting and forming, heat treatment takes a central role, imparting metals with tailored mechanical properties. Through precisely controlled heating and cooling processes, engineers enhance the metals' hardness, strength, and durability. Techniques such as annealing, quenching, and tempering are applied to meet the specific requirements of diverse applications, spanning from manufacturing to construction.
In essence, the exploration of "Metal Casting, Forming, and Heat Treatment" encapsulates the spirit of innovation and precision in the realm of metallurgy and manufacturing. Through these processes, industries shape the future, creating robust, efficient, and technologically advanced products that propel progress globally.
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Special Issues
Following special issues within this section are currently open for submissions:
- Advances in Low-Temperature Nitriding and Carburizing of Stainless Steels and Metallic Materials: Formation and Properties (Volume II) (Deadline: 20 May 2024)
- Advances in Mechanical Joining Technologies (Deadline: 20 June 2024)
- Design and Processing of High-Performance Metallic Materials (Deadline: 20 June 2024)
- Recent Progress in the Forming of High-Strength Lightweight Alloys (Deadline: 20 June 2024)
- Mechanical Modeling and Experimental Investigation of Metallic Materials (Deadline: 30 June 2024)
- Advanced Performance of Copper Alloys (Deadline: 30 June 2024)
- Advanced Rolling, Heat Treatment and Electromagnetic Processing Technology of High Performance Metals (Second Edition) (Deadline: 30 June 2024)
- Deformation and Mechanical Fuctionality of Light Metals in Processing and Forming (Deadline: 30 June 2024)
- Recent Findings and Developments on Bainite in Advanced High-Strength Steels (Deadline: 20 July 2024)
- Study on Phase Transformation and Deformation of Metallic Materials (Deadline: 20 July 2024)
- Development of Advanced High-Strength Steels (Deadline: 31 July 2024)
- Phase Transformation and Softening Mechanisms of Metals and Alloys during Thermomechanical Processing (Deadline: 20 August 2024)
- Characterization and Processing Technology of Superalloys (Deadline: 20 August 2024)
- Plastic Forming, Microstructure, and Property Optimization of Metals (Volume II) (Deadline: 20 August 2024)
- Advanced Forming and Joining Technology of Lightweight Alloys (Deadline: 30 August 2024)
- Numerical and Experimental Advances in Metal Processing (Deadline: 31 August 2024)
- Microstructural Evolution and Mechanical Properties of Aluminum Alloys (2nd Edition) (Deadline: 31 August 2024)
- Microstructure, Mechanical Properties and Solidification Behavior of Metals and Alloys (Volume 2) (Deadline: 31 August 2024)
- Inclusion Metallurgy (2nd Edition) (Deadline: 31 August 2024)
- Composition Design and Damage Mechanism of Crystal Superalloys (Deadline: 31 August 2024)
- High Performance Machining of Difficult-to-Process Metals (Deadline: 15 September 2024)
- Metal Rolling and Heat Treatment Processing (Deadline: 30 September 2024)
- Smelting and Solidification Process of Special Steels (Deadline: 30 September 2024)
- Light Alloys and Composites (Deadline: 30 September 2024)
- Advances in Phase Transformation Behavior of Steels (Deadline: 30 September 2024)
- Intelligent Metal Manufacturing and Formation Technology (Deadline: 30 September 2024)
- Advances in Metal Rolling Processes (Deadline: 30 September 2024)
- Forging of Metals and Alloys (Deadline: 10 October 2024)
- Hot Stamping Processing of Steel and Alloys (Deadline: 10 October 2024)
- Metal Plastic Deformation and Forming (Deadline: 20 October 2024)
- Remelting and Casting Processes in the Production of Metals and Alloys (Deadline: 20 October 2024)
- Novel Insights into Hot Sheet Metal Forming of High-Performance Steel (Deadline: 31 October 2024)
- Microstructures and Mechanical Properties of TRIP/TWIP Steels (Volume 2) (Deadline: 31 October 2024)
- Modeling, Simulation and Experimental Studies in Metal Forming (Deadline: 31 October 2024)
- Heat Treatment, Microstructures, and Mechanical Properties of Metallic Materials (Deadline: 30 November 2024)
- Advances in Lightweight Alloys (Deadline: 30 November 2024)
- Advances in Copper, Copper Alloys and Their Processing (Deadline: 30 November 2024)
- Casting Process, Processing Deformation and Microstructure Optimization of Advanced Metallic Materials (Deadline: 20 December 2024)
- Physical Metallurgy of Microalloyed Steels (Deadline: 20 December 2024)
- Processing, Microstructure and Properties of Cemented Carbide (Deadline: 30 December 2024)
- Casting Alloy Design and Characterization—2nd Edition (Deadline: 31 December 2024)
- Advances in Lightweight Material Forming Technology (Deadline: 31 December 2024)
- Plasticity and Metal Forming (Deadline: 31 December 2024)
- Numerical Simulation and Experimental Research of Metal Rolling (Deadline: 31 December 2024)
- Tribological and Machining Characteristics of Metallic Materials (Deadline: 25 January 2025)
- Advanced Metal Casting Processes: Latest Research, Insights, and Challenges (Deadline: 31 January 2025)