Metallic Materials: Microstructure, Phase Equilibria and Thermodynamics—2nd Edition
A special issue of Materials (ISSN 1996-1944). This special issue belongs to the section "Metals and Alloys".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 December 2025 | Viewed by 439
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Interests: phase equilibria; thermodynamics; diffusion kinetics; simulation of microstructure evolution
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Interests: metal matrix composites; thermodynamics; superalloys
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Interests: phase diagram thermodynamics; diffusion and interface reaction; material measurement and calculation simulation; material microstructure evolution simulation
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Interests: thermodynamics; phase transformation; kinetics; magnesium alloys
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Thermodynamics describes the state of a system and its interaction with its surroundings, which is an extremely powerful tool in the field of materials science. The first law of thermodynamics, which describes the conservation of energy; the second law, which describes the principle of entropy increase; and the third law, which describes the inability to reach absolute zero, form the core theory of thermodynamics. The study of thermodynamics is central to the understanding of phase equilibria and phase transformation, which helps to construct relationships between composition, microstructure, processes and properties.
The relationship between thermodynamic functions and the equilibrium phase diagram of a binary system was made explicit as early as 1908. With computers continuing to improve, Kaufmann proposed lattice stability in 1970, the seminal work for the CALculation of PHAse Diagram (CALPHAD). With than 50 years of development in engineering design and computational simulation, a particularly successful and widely used modeling method in thermodynamics is the CALPHAD method. This method can predict phase equilibria, phase diagrams and various thermophysical parameters, which are key inputs for microstructure simulation and performance prediction.
Microstructure, phase equilibria and thermodynamics are the basis for integrated computational materials engineering and need to be studied systematically and in depth.
In light of the above, we invite you to submit a manuscript for this Special Issue. Full papers, communications, and reviews are all welcome.
Dr. Yuling Liu
Dr. Peisheng Wang
Prof. Dr. Yong Du
Prof. Dr. Qun Luo
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- phase diagram
- CALPHAD
- thermodynamics
- microstructure
- materials design
- phase transformation
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