Processing, Microstructure, and Properties of Metals
A Special Issue of Crystals (ISSN 2073-4352) belonging to the section "Crystalline Metals and Alloys".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 January 2027 | Viewed by 117
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Interests: forging forming; electromagnetic forming; external field assisted forming
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Interests: additive-forging composite forming
Interests: energy field-assisted forming technique; multi-field coupled simulation
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
This Special Issue focuses on the complex relationship between processing, microstructure, and properties in metallic materials. It aims to present innovative research that explains how different processing methods, including traditional thermomechanical treatments, additive manufacturing, and other advanced techniques, influence microstructural characteristics and ultimately control the mechanical, physical, and functional properties of metals.
Areas of interest include advanced processing techniques such as severe plastic deformation, rapid solidification, unique heat treatments, and additive manufacturing. Research focuses on multi-scale microstructural analysis, in situ and operando investigations of structural changes, mechanisms of phase transformation, deformation and strengthening mechanisms, as well as computational and theoretical methods for forecasting connections between processing, microstructure, and properties. Submissions on emerging metallic materials like high-entropy alloys, lightweight alloys, and refractory metals, along with innovative processing methods to improve properties, are highly encouraged.
Original research articles and comprehensive reviews are encouraged in this field to deepen the fundamental understanding and drive practical advances in processing–microstructure–property relationships in metals. This compilation will be a valuable resource for metallurgists, materials engineers, processing scientists, and researchers in academia and industry focusing on the design and optimization of high-performance metallic materials.
Prof. Dr. Liang Huang
Dr. Lihong Jiang
Dr. Mingjie Zhao
Dr. Siliang Yan
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- advanced processing techniques
- microstructural characterization
- mechanical properties
- constitutive model
- phase transformation
- strengthening mechanisms
- computational modeling
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