Manufacturing and Process Optimization of Metal Matrix Composite
A special issue of Journal of Manufacturing and Materials Processing (ISSN 2504-4494).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 28 February 2026 | Viewed by 9
Special Issue Editors
Interests: aluminum recycling; manufacturing; finite element; machining chips; cutting; machining; semi-solid
Interests: multi-criteria decision support system; industrial engineering; assembly problems; production management
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
This Special Issue of JMMP focuses on the latest advances in the manufacture, processing, and optimization of metal matrix composites. With the increasing demand for lightweight, high-performance, and durable materials in advanced engineering fields such as aerospace, automotive, marine, and biomedical industries, metal matrix composites have attracted increasing attention due to their exceptional mechanical and thermal properties. Recent advances in intelligent techniques such as artificial neural networks, genetic algorithms, and machine learning have significantly improved the manufacturing and process optimisation of metal matrix composites. These approaches enable more accurate prediction of properties, tuning of parameters, and overall process control, which are crucial for the development of high-performance materials tailored to specific application requirements.
We invite original research and review articles that address challenges and innovations in the synthesis, forming, machining, joining, and overall processing of metal matrix composites. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to, advanced manufacturing techniques (such as additive manufacturing, powder metallurgy, and stir processing), machinability improvements, tool wear behaviour, optimization of processing parameters, process modelling and simulation, and the influence of process variables on composite microstructure and performance. Contributions that combine experimental studies with analytical or numerical modelling are particularly welcome.
Dr. Ivana Dumanić
Dr. Marina Crnjac Zizic
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- metal matrix composite
- additive manufacturing
- process optimization
- powder metallurgy
- mechanical properties
- stir casting
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