Metal Matrix Materials: Manufacturing and Properties
A special issue of Applied Sciences (ISSN 2076-3417). This special issue belongs to the section "Materials Science and Engineering".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (20 December 2023) | Viewed by 5101
Special Issue Editor
Interests: friction stir welding; friction stir processing; tungsten inert gas welding; material characterization; metal matrix composites; finite element analysis
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
It is a known fact that global warming is caused by the pollution that is emitted by vehicles. This includes water transportation, road transportation, and air transportation. The bodies of these vehicles still mainly consist of heavy materials, such as steel. Some of these heavy materials are not easy to replace with lightweight materials, because not all materials can perform optimally under certain conditions. Some of those lightweight materials can perform perfectly in salty environments, such as seawater, hot environments, etc. Generally, the properties of these materials can be altered to produce new materials called metal matrix composites and these materials can be produced using various techniques. This Special Issue aims to consider works that deal with the manufacturing and the characterization of metal matrix composites. It is anticipated that the knowledge that will be contained in all submissions will be useful in various manufacturing sectors.
Dr. Velaphi Msomi
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- metal matrix composites
- metal materials
- surface composites
- reinforcements
- friction stir processing
- friction stir additive manufacturing
- casting
- microwave heating technique
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