Microstructure Characterization and Design of Alloys, 2nd Edition
A special issue of Crystals (ISSN 2073-4352). This special issue belongs to the section "Crystalline Metals and Alloys".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 28 February 2026 | Viewed by 2
Special Issue Editors
Interests: AFM; mechanical engineering; friction; steel; copper; aluminum alloys; microstructure; EBSD; sliding contact; wear; tribology; MMC
Interests: alloys; microstructure; X-ray diffraction; material characterization; mechanical properties
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The design of alloys suitable for use in structural elements or applications involving sliding contact is of paramount importance for industrial development and is particularly relevant in the transition toward electromobility. Considering this, we set up this Special Issue to present cutting-edge research that explores innovations in the relationship between crystal structures and the optimization of ferrous and non-ferrous alloys.
Potential topics for submissions to this Special Issue include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Computational techniques for the design of ferrous and non-ferrous alloys with potential applications in structural components. The modeling of crystalline structures and thermodynamic states.
- The optimization of heat treatments and mechanical processing through experimental and computational techniques, such as thermomechanical processing methodologies, the modeling of crystalline structures in deformed materials, and kinetic metallurgical processes.
- The modification of crystal structures: advances in the characterization of modified structures through innovative processes involving plastic deformation, as well as their relationship to the mechanical and tribological performance of alloys.
Dr. Carlos Figueroa
Prof. Dr. Arnoldo Bedolla-Jacuiende
Prof. Dr. Jacinto Cortéz Pérez
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- microstructural analysis
- mechanical properties
- tribological behavior of ferrous and non-ferrous alloys
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