Alloys: Evolution of Microstructure and Texture

Dear Colleagues,

This Special Issue in Applied Sciences is devoted to the latest research articles related to crystallographic texture and microstructural characterizations of metallic materials. Anisotropic properties due to crystallographic orientation are well known in all kinds of materials produced through various routes, such as casting, sheet forming, forging, extrusion, additive manufacturing, electro-deposition, CVD, PVD, sputtering, etc. Understanding as well as controlling textures and microstructures are critical to the design properties and performance characteristics of materials in a broad spectrum of applications, such as in the automotive industry, aerospace, and power generation. The demands for decarbonization in energy sectors and pathways towards the transition to renewable energy are further accelerated by materials design through microstructural engineering, especially in light weighting, battery, and photovoltaic cells. Currently, a wide spectrum of advanced characterization tools is being used to study nano- to meso-scale texture and microstructural features, such as TEM-OIM, EBSD, XRD, synchrotron, etc. In recent developments, 3D microscopy and stereology take the discipline one step forward for the construction, understanding, and prediction of 3D microstructure in different-length scales. From nano to meso scale, characterizations combined with various modelling tools are the recent research trends to design microstructures and assist in the prediction of properties in structural to multi-functional materials.

Dr. Rajib Kalsar
Dr. Vineet V. Joshi
Prof. Dr. David Field
Guest Editors

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