High-Performance Alloys and Steels: Design, Processing, and Applications
A special issue of Materials (ISSN 1996-1944). This special issue belongs to the section "Metals and Alloys".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 1 March 2026 | Viewed by 18
Special Issue Editors
Interests: microstructure evolution; advanced alloy and steel materialsmicrostructure evolution; advanced alloy and steel materials
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The development and performance optimization of high-performance alloys and steel have been a research focus for the past few decades, aiming to manufacture excellent industrial products. Numerous works and efforts have been made to elevate the performance of alloys and steel, including tuning design strategies, processing routes, and their application in the environment. However, the performance of the alloys and steel still does not meet the requirements of application fields, including extremely high/low-temperature conditions. Further improvement to the performance of alloys and steel is essential to elevate the service quality of industrial products. Therefore, this Special Issue aims to provide a broad platform to share the latest results in the development and performance optimization of high-performance alloys and steel. This includes fundamental questions regarding microstructure–property relationships, phase transformations, strain hardening, and fracture mechanisms. Submissions on topics related to the design, processing, testing, characterization, and applications of high-performance alloys and steel are welcome.
I am honored to serve as Guest Editor of the journal Materials for this Special Issue entitled “High-Performance Alloys and Steels: Design, Processing, and Applications”, providing academic exchange opportunities for colleagues from all over the world to support the research and development of high-performance alloys and steel.
Dr. Shiwei Tian
Dr. Yonggang Yang
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- high-performance alloys
- advanced steel
- alloy design
- materials processing
- mechanical properties
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