Metallic Materials: Structure Transition, Processing, Characterization and Applications

Dear Colleagues,

This Special Issue aims to publish scientific papers on the topic “Metallic Materials: Structure Transition, Processing, Characterization and Applications”. Contributions may include original scientific articles concerned with fundamental and applied aspects of research or direct applications of metallic materials.

This Special Issue will provide readers with up-to-date information on the recent progress in the structure transition, processing, characterization and applications of metals. Papers submitted to this journal are expected to be in line with the following aspects in processes, and properties/performance:

• Enhancing the properties of metals by advanced element design;
• Novel heat treatment technology; 
• Novel surface modification technology;
• Novel methodologies for characterization of the microstructure and properties;
• Novel processing technology.

Manuscripts must be written in good English and contain a balanced and up-to-date reference list formatted according to the guide for authors.

Prof. Dr. Jing Hu
Guest Editor

Manuscript Submission Information

Manuscripts should be submitted online at www.mdpi.com by registering and logging in to this website. Once you are registered, click here to go to the submission form. Manuscripts can be submitted until the deadline. All submissions that pass pre-check are peer-reviewed. Accepted papers will be published continuously in the journal (as soon as accepted) and will be listed together on the special issue website. Research articles, review articles as well as short communications are invited. For planned papers, a title and short abstract (about 250 words) can be sent to the Editorial Office for assessment.

Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Materials is an international peer-reviewed open access semimonthly journal published by MDPI.

Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 2600 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.