Crystalline Metals and Alloys
A section of Crystals (ISSN 2073-4352).
Section Information
This Section “Crystalline Metals and Alloys” aims to publish high-quality theoretical and/or experimental studies related to crystalline metals, alloys and intermetallics. Topics include but are not limited to:
- Solidification and crystallization;
- Casting, welding, and additive manufacturing;
- Thermomechanical processes and high deformations;
- Recrystallization, grain growth, and textures;
- Martensite, twins, and displacive phase transformations;
- Order–disorder, precipitation, and diffusive phase transformations;
- Classical alloys, such as Mg, Al, Ti, Fe, Ni, Zr, and Cu-based alloys;
- Advanced alloys, such as TWIP and TRIP steels and Ti alloys;
- Precious alloys, for example based on Au, Pt or Pd;
- Shape memory alloys (SMAs) and high entropy alloys (HEAs);
- Crystallization in bulk metallic glasses (BMG);
- Characterization techniques, such as optical microscopy, X-ray diffraction, electron microscopy (SEM, TEM, EBSD), calorimetry, dilatometry, mechanical tests, and in situ experiments.
There is no restriction on the length of papers, and contributions are welcome as original research articles, reviews, letters, and communications.
Keywords
- metals
- alloys
- solidification
- grains
- textures
- dislocations
- phase transformations
- twinning
- precipitation
- martensite
- X-ray diffraction
- electron microscopy
- casting
- rolling
- welding
- additive manufacturing
- mechanical properties
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Special Issues
Following special issues within this section are currently open for submissions:
- Solidification Processing of Metal Alloys under External Fields (Deadline: 15 October 2024)
- Surface Modification Treatments of Metallic Materials (Deadline: 24 October 2024)
- Advances in Metal Matrix Composites (Second Edition) (Deadline: 25 October 2024)
- Physical Phenomena, Microstructures, and Properties Unique to Metal Additive Manufacturing (Deadline: 30 October 2024)
- Laser Surface Modification of Materials (Deadline: 31 October 2024)
- Microstructure Evolution and Deformation Mechanisms in Lightweight Alloys (Deadline: 10 November 2024)
- Emerging Topics of High-Performance Alloys (2nd Edition) (Deadline: 18 November 2024)
- Additive and Subtractive Manufacturing of Metallic Materials: Process-Structure-Property-Performance Relationships (Deadline: 20 November 2024)
- Recent Advances in Additive Manufacturing of Metallic Materials: Characterization, Properties, and Modeling (Deadline: 20 November 2024)
- Exploring the Frontier of MOFs through Crystallographic Studies (Deadline: 20 November 2024)
- Microstructure and Properties of Steels and Other Structural Alloys, Second Edition (Deadline: 25 November 2024)
- Properties of Transition Metals and Their Compounds at Extreme Conditions (2nd Edition) (Deadline: 27 November 2024)
- New Trends in Magnetic, Dielectric, Electrical, Optical, and Thermal Properties of Crystalline Materials (Deadline: 27 November 2024)
- Advances of High Entropy Alloys (Deadline: 30 November 2024)
- Corrosion Phenomena in Metals (Deadline: 10 December 2024)
- Additive Manufacturing: State-of-the-Art 2024 (Deadline: 10 December 2024)
- Advances in New Multifunctional Hard Materials (Deadline: 15 December 2024)
- Development of Light Alloys and Their Applications (Deadline: 15 December 2024)
- Fatigue and Fracture of Crystalline Metal Structures (Deadline: 18 December 2024)
- Advances in Processing, Simulation and Characterization of Alloys (Deadline: 20 December 2024)
- Design, Development and Processing of Aluminium Alloys and Their Composite Materials (Deadline: 20 December 2024)
- Progress and Challenges towards Additive Manufacturing of Structural Materials (Deadline: 20 December 2024)
- Advances in Metal Matrix Composites: Structure, Properties and Applications (Deadline: 20 December 2024)
- Structural and Mechanical Properties of Novel Mg Alloys (Deadline: 20 December 2024)
- Characterization and Modelling of the Deformation and Failure of Engineering Metallic Materials (Deadline: 20 December 2024)
- Advances in Surface Modifications of Metallic Materials (Deadline: 20 December 2024)
- The Synthesis and Prospects of Magnetic Materials (Deadline: 20 December 2024)
- Plastic Deformation and Welding on Metallic Materials (Deadline: 30 December 2024)
- Microstructure and Properties of Metals and Alloys (Deadline: 31 December 2024)
- Processing Metallic Alloys (Deadline: 31 December 2024)
- Crystallization of High Performance Metallic Materials (2nd Edition) (Deadline: 31 December 2024)
- Modern Technologies in the Manufacturing of Metal Matrix Composites (Deadline: 31 December 2024)
- Growth, Structural Identification, and Characterization of Semiconductor Alloys and Low-Dimensional Heterostructures (Deadline: 10 January 2025)
- Superalloy: Processing, Characterization and Performance (Deadline: 15 January 2025)
- Advances in Magnetic Functional Materials (Deadline: 16 January 2025)
- Shape Memory Alloys: Recent Advances and Future Perspectives (Deadline: 20 January 2025)
- High-Performance Metallic Materials (Deadline: 25 January 2025)
- Advancements in High-Strength Silicon-Aided Steel and Their Phase Transformations (Deadline: 1 February 2025)
- Corrosion and Mechanical Performance of Magnesium Alloys (Deadline: 10 February 2025)
- Advanced High-Strength Steel (Deadline: 10 February 2025)
- Microstructural Characterization and Property Analysis of Alloys (Deadline: 15 February 2025)
- Advances in Microstructure and Plastic Deformation of High-Strength Steels (Deadline: 20 February 2025)
- Sustainable Approaches in Metal Manufacturing and Developing Durable Metallic Alloys (Deadline: 20 February 2025)
- Physical Mechanism of Welding of Metallic Materials (2nd Edition) (Deadline: 20 February 2025)
- Microstructure Evolution and Mechanical Properties of Steels (Deadline: 1 March 2025)
- Preparation and Properties of Aluminum Alloy Materials (2nd Edition) (Deadline: 20 March 2025)
- Microstructure and Properties of Shape Memory Alloys (Deadline: 20 March 2025)
- Friction Stir Welding and Processing of Lightweight Alloys (Deadline: 20 March 2025)
- Recent Trends in Laser Cladding and Surface Alloying (Deadline: 20 March 2025)
- Processing of Stainless Steels (Deadline: 25 March 2025)
- Metallic Crystals: Nucleation, Growth and Microstructural Characterisation (Deadline: 31 March 2025)
- Processing, Structure and Properties of Metal Matrix Composites (Deadline: 17 April 2025)
- Innovative Insights into Deformation and Failure of Metallic Alloys (Deadline: 18 April 2025)
- Additive Manufacturing: Experiments, Simulations and Data-Driven Modelling (Second Edition) (Deadline: 20 April 2025)
- Microstructure and Mechanical Behaviour of Structural Materials: 2nd Edition (Deadline: 30 April 2025)
- Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of Austenitic Stainless Steels: 2nd Edition (Deadline: 30 April 2025)
- Microstructure and Deformation of Advanced Alloys (Deadline: 29 May 2025)
- Recent Advances in Microstructure and Properties of Metals and Alloys (Deadline: 20 June 2025)
- Microstructures and Deformation Mechanisms of Magnesium Alloys (Deadline: 20 June 2025)
- Advances and Perspectives in Noble Metal Nanoparticles (Deadline: 30 July 2025)