Advanced High-Performance Aluminum Alloys: Modification, Microstructure and Mechanical Properties
A special issue of Materials (ISSN 1996-1944). This special issue belongs to the section "Metals and Alloys".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 February 2026 | Viewed by 20
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
We are pleased to invite you to contribute to this Special Issue, which addresses the critical role of aluminum alloys as lightweight structural materials in aerospace, automotive, and sustainable energy systems. With escalating demands for fuel efficiency, reduced emissions, and enhanced performance, optimizing the strength–ductility trade-off, fatigue resistance, and high-temperature stability of these alloys remains a pivotal challenge. Recent breakthroughs in alloy design, processing technologies, and microstructural characterization offer unprecedented opportunities to transcend traditional limitations. This research area is vital for enabling next-generation applications, such as electric vehicles, hypersonic aircraft, and recyclable structures, underscoring its global industrial and environmental significance.
This Special Issue aims to compile cutting-edge research on strategic modification methods, microstructure evolution, and mechanics–property relationships in high-performance Al alloys. We focus explicitly on the following:
- Modification: Grain refinement, precipitation control, and hybrid reinforcement.
- Microstructure: Phase transformations, defect engineering, and interface dynamics.
- Mechanical Properties: Strength, toughness, creep, and fatigue behavior.
Original research and review articles are welcome. Key themes include (but are not limited to) the following:
- Al Alloy Design: Compositional innovations (e.g., Sc/Zr-modified, multi-principal element alloys).
- Processing Techniques: Additive manufacturing, severe plastic deformation, and thermo-mechanical treatments.
- Microstructural Characterization: Advanced microscopy (HRTEM, EBSD) and synchrotron/neutron analysis.
- Property Optimization: Corrosion–wear synergy, high-strain-rate behavior, and recyclability.
- Modeling and Simulation: Multiscale computational approaches linking processing and microstructure properties.
We look forward to receiving your contributions.
Dr. Xiaolan Wu
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- aluminum alloys
- microstructure modification
- mechanical properties
- additive manufacturing
- microstructural characterization
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