Research on Mechanical Properties of High Temperature Materials in Extreme Environments
A special issue of Materials (ISSN 1996-1944). This special issue belongs to the section "Mechanics of Materials".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 February 2026
Special Issue Editors
Interests: applied materials and manufacturing; applied mechanics and design; reliability engineering; analytical, numerical, and stochastic modeling; development of experimental facilities; metalforming (extrusion) process, dies and tools, and product defects; expandable and other specialty steels; swelling elastomers and novel polymers for oil and gas industry; sustainable engineering
Interests: materials and mechanics; finite element analysis; composites; solid expandable tubulars; engineering design
Interests: finite element analysis and design; processing, analysis and characterization of polymers and composites; molecular dynamics; impact mechanics; smart materials; cellular structures; design and fabrication of high damping materials for impact attenuation
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
We are pleased to invite you to contribute to this Special Issue of Materials (IF 3.2) focused on the Mechanical Properties of High-Temperature Materials Operating under Extreme Environments. This is a research area of growing importance across aerospace, nuclear, automotive, and energy sectors. As global demands increase for materials that can endure harsh operating conditions (such as high temperatures, corrosive atmospheres, radiation, and mechanical stress), the development and characterization of such advanced materials become critically important for structural integrity, safety, and long-term performance.
This Special Issue aims to bring together cutting-edge research that aligns with the journal’s focus on advanced materials science and engineering. Contributions should address fundamental mechanisms, modeling approaches, experimental investigations, or technological applications that fall within the journal’s scope of materials performance and reliability.
In this Special Issue, original research articles and review papers are welcome. Topics of interest include (but are not limited to) the following:
- High-temperature alloys and ceramics;
- Mechanical behavior under thermal fatigue or creep;
- Oxidation, corrosion, and degradation mechanisms;
- Materials for gas turbines, nuclear reactors, or space structures;
- Multi-scale modeling of deformation and failure;
- Testing methods under extreme environmental conditions.
We look forward to your valuable contributions to this timely and impactful collection.
Prof. Dr. Sayyad Zahid Qamar
Prof. Dr. Tasneem Pervez
Dr. Farooq K Al-Jahwari
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- high-temperature materials
- extreme environments
- mechanical properties
- creep and thermal fatigue
- corrosion and oxidation resistance
- advanced alloys and ceramics
- structural integrity and reliability
- multiscale modeling
- material degradation mechanisms
- aerospace and nuclear materials
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