Special Issue "Microstructure, Mechanical Properties and Wear Performance of High-Strength Steels"
A special issue of Materials (ISSN 1996-1944). This special issue belongs to the section "Metals and Alloys".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 10 August 2023 | Viewed by 88
Special Issue Editors
Interests: high-strength steels; microstructure and properties; wear performance; heat treatment; processing
Interests: microstructure and property; phase transformation; strengthening mechanism; bainite steel; quenching-partitioning steel
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
As concerns over low carbon emissions and fuel saving have become more prominent, the development of high/ultra-high strength steels is of great significance. The third generation of advanced high-strength steels, such as nano-structure bainite steel, Q&P steel and medium manganese steel, have been designed to provide an improved combination of strength and ductility and some are increasingly applied in industrial production. Investigations into the microstructure, mechanical properties and wear performance of high-strength steels have been widely conducted. However, advanced high-strength steels still face some challenges. For example, the improvement of mechanical properties normally requires the addition of expensive alloying elements. Going forward, research on the microstructure, mechanical properties and wear performance of high-strength steels should be intensified in order to maximize strength and ductility as well as wear performance and promote industrial production.
Research articles, communications and reviews are all welcome. Topics in this Special Issue may include, but are not limited to:
- optimization of chemical composition;
- new processing technology;
- novel heat treatments;
- microstructural characterization;
- strengthening mechanisms;
- wear mechanisms;
- industrial application.
Prof. Dr. Guang Xu
Dr. Man Liu
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- mechanical property
- wear performance
- microstructure
- heat treatments
- numerical simulation
- application
