Integrated Forming, Treatment and Modelling of Lightweight Alloys

Dear Colleagues,

Lightweight alloys, including aluminum (Al), titanium (Ti), and magnesium (Mg) alloys, play a vital role in modern engineering applications in the aerospace, automotive, biomedical, and energy sectors due to their excellent strength-to-weight ratios and other properties. However, the processing and forming of these alloys remain highly challenging. For instance, the hcp crystal structures of Ti and Mg alloys restrict the available slip systems during deformation, which often results in undesirable basal texture strengthening during conventional plastic forming, thereby degrading ductility and anisotropy. Al alloys face challenges such as hot tearing during casting or recrystallization-induced softening during severe deformation.

In this Special Issue of JMMP, we invite original research articles on novel processing and post-treatment technologies for lightweight alloys. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Severe plastic deformation techniques (e.g., HPT, HPS, ECAP, ARB);
• Surface treatment methods (e.g., laser processing, shot peening);
• Surface modification methods (e.g., plasma nitriding, MAO);
• Advanced forming strategies including torsional processing and cryogenic forming;
• Innovative bonding and joining technologies for dissimilar materials;
• Multi-physics-assisted forming approaches utilizing thermal, electric, and magnetic fields;
• The computational, analytical, and machine learning-driven modeling of forming and treatment processes.

Dr. Shaojie Gu
Dr. Sungmin Yoon
Guest Editors

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• lightweight alloys
• severe plastic deformation
• surface treatment
• microstructure evolution
• multi-physics-assisted forming
• finite element simulation
• data-driven modeling