Plastic Deformation and Welding on Metallic Materials

Dear Colleagues,

One of the most important properties of metals and alloys is their ability to deform permanently without breaking cohesion, known as plasticity. It is this property that makes possible the plastic processing of metals in processes including rolling, forging, pressing, drawing, and obtaining finished products and semi-finished products such as rods, profiles, sheets, pipes, and wires. The functional properties of structural materials, especially their mechanical characteristics, are significantly influenced by the chemical composition of the alloy, the manufacturing technology, and the heat and plastic processing used, which determine the material's crystalline structure and macro- and microstructure, as well as the presence or absence of texture. In this Special Issue, we will focus on the effect of the cold and hot plastic deformation process on changes in the structure and properties of modern and advanced metallic materials (i.e., Austenitic stainless steel–ASS, High-Strength Low-Alloy–HSLA, low-carbon high-Mn TWIP steel, high-manganese austenitic steel, non-ferrous alloys, and others). In addition, in this issue we will address the welding of advanced materials and, therefore, their joining technologies to ensure high-quality joints and high mechanical properties of the obtained joints. 

We are pleased to invite you to submit original research papers, short communications, or review articles that describe the current state of knowledge in the field of Plastic Deformation and Welding of Metallic Materials. 

Research areas may include (but are not limited to) the following:

- Characterization of deformed materials (microstructure, texture, mechanical properties, etc.).

- Characterization of welded materials (microstructure, mechanical properties, etc.).

- Welding of metallic materials.

- Advanced fusion and solid-state welding technologies of materials.

Dr. Agnieszka Kurc-Lisiecka
Prof. Dr. Aleksander Lisiecki
Guest Editors

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• plastic deformation
• hot working
• cold working
• welding
• innovative methodology research
• new technologies
• physical and numerical simulation of plastic deformation
• structure and mechanical properties