Development of Mechanical, Corrosion Resistance, and Antibacterial Properties of Steels

Dear Colleagues,

The scope of this Special Issue “Mechanical, Corrosion Resistance, and Antibacterial Properties of Steels” is the research on the latest developments in areas of materials mechanical properties and characterization, pure/applied corrosion and phenomena, and advanced understanding of bacterial adhesion with induced antibacterial properties of steels.

Authors are invited to present their research using novel approaches related to basic material properties and microstructure affecting the mechanical properties, corrosion resistance, as well as antibacterial properties of steels. Appropriate submissions should reflect recent developments in the science and technology of steels through the latest scientific research achievements in new processes and their dissemination and applications.

The papers are welcome to provide:

• Advanced understanding of the structure and mechanical properties of steels as well as the discovery or development and characterization of the structure of improved steels with novel functional or mechanical properties of potential engineering interests;
• Latest developments in areas of corrosion mechanisms and corrosion control, passivity, anodic oxidation, and biochemical corrosion;
• Improvements of the antibacterial properties of steels by changing the chemical composition of steels or by the application of specific coatings.

This Special Issue will publish original peer-reviewed papers in the fields of surface science and engineering and forms an important link between metallurgists, materials scientists, and all investigators of metallic materials for different demanding applications.

Dr. Crtomir Donik
Prof. Dr. Marjetka Conradi
Guest Editors

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