Materials

Additive Manufacturing and Forming Technologies of Alloy: Mechanical Properties and Microstructure Evaluation (Second Edition)

edited by Yunping Li

submission deadline 20 Jan 2027 | 2 articles | Viewed by 687 | Submission Open

Keywords: additive manufacturing; superalloys; powder metallurgy; microstructure; mechanical property; near-net-shape forming

(This special issue belongs to the Section Manufacturing Processes and Systems)

Advances in High-Performance Cement-Based and Building Materials

edited by Jin-seok Choi

submission deadline 20 Jan 2027 | 2 articles | Viewed by 631 | Submission Open

Keywords: multifunctional pavement; steel pipe rehabilitation; low-carbon concrete; carbon-neutral concrete; high-performance concrete; sustainable cement-based materials; material durability

(This special issue belongs to the Section Construction and Building Materials)

Advanced Magnesium Alloys: Design, Processing, Microstructure, Properties and Applications

edited by

Yiwen Chen

and Yunwei Gui

submission deadline 20 Jan 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 604 | Submission Open

Keywords: magnesium alloys; lightweight materials; alloy design; microstructure control; mechanical properties; corrosion re-sistance; thermomechanical processing; additive manufacturing; biodegradable metals; CALPHAD; precipitation strengthening; texture; LPSO phase; advanced characterization; materials genome engineering

(This special issue belongs to the Section Metals and Alloys)

Mechanical and Metallurgical Behaviour of Welded Materials—2nd Edition

edited by

Chao Chen

submission deadline 20 Jan 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 544 | Submission Open

Keywords: welding; additive manufacturing; metallic materials; mechanical properties; microstructures

(This special issue belongs to the Section Manufacturing Processes and Systems)

Advances in Bioactive Materials and Bulk-Fill Composite Resin in Dental Restoration

edited by

Kristina Gorseta

and

Tomislav Skrinjaric

submission deadline 20 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 467 | Submission Open

Keywords: dental materials; bulk-fill composite resins; dental restoratives; mechanical properties; biocompatibility

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomaterials)

Advances in Solid Oxide Electrochemical Cells: Materials, Innovations and Applications

edited by Kai Pei

submission deadline 20 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 463 | Submission Open

Keywords: solid oxide fuel cells (SOFCs); solid oxide electrolysis cells (SOECs); reversible protonic ceramic electrochemical cells (R-PCECs); energy storage, hydrogen production; materials innovation; ceramic materials; electrode design

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Materials)

Electromagnetic Wave Absorbing and Shielding Materials: Mechanism, Design, Performance and Application

edited by Duo Pan

submission deadline 20 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 459 | Submission Open

Keywords: electromagnetic wave absorption; electromagnetic shielding; structural design; electromagnetic parameters; impedance matching; attenuation constant; absorption mechanism; shielding effectiveness; multifunctional materials

(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials Physics)

Advances in Material Structural Analysis: Finite Element Analysis and Numerical Modelling—2nd Edition

edited by Wei Li and Haijian Su

submission deadline 20 Jan 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 456 | Submission Open

Keywords: finite element analysis; multiscale modelling; material behavior; computational validation; AI-driven design

(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials Simulation and Design)

Advanced Materials for Aerospace: Preparation and Properties

edited by

Yadong Zhou

submission deadline 20 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 430 | Submission Open

Keywords: aerospace vehicle design; aerospace materials; composite materials; metamaterials; metallic and alloy materials; mechanics of materials; manufacture process; mechanical properties; thermal properties; physical properties

(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials Physics)

Microstructure and Micromechanics in Advanced Steels

edited by

Muhammad Ishtiaq

submission deadline 20 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 416 | Submission Open

Keywords: steels; characterization; deformation; microstructure; properties; machine learning

(This special issue belongs to the Section Metals and Alloys)

Advances in High-Performance Organic Light-Emitting Diode Materials: From Molecular Design to Device Engineering

edited by

Gintarė Kručaitė

and Dovydas Blaževičius

submission deadline 20 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 344 | Submission Open

Keywords: OLEDs; TADF emitters; MR-TADF; host materials; charge-transport materials; photophysics; device engineering; optoelectronic materials; organic semiconductors

(This special issue belongs to the Section Optical and Photonic Materials)

Advanced Alloys: Multiscale Simulation and Characterization

edited by

Hai Huang

and

Guojia Ge

submission deadline 20 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 333 | Submission Open

Keywords: advanced alloys; composites; multiscale simulation; microstructural characterization; phase transformations; computational modeling; mechanical behavior; grain boundaries; multiscale processes; materials design

(This special issue belongs to the Section Metals and Alloys)

Current and Emerging Semiconductor Materials for Applications in MEMS and Flexible Intelligent Sensors

edited by

Chen Wu

and

Xudong Fang

submission deadline 20 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 308 | Submission Open

Keywords: micro/nanosensors; actuators; advanced functional materials; mems fabrication technology; mems sensing mechanisms; material characterization; simulation and testing; material calculation; flexible electronic; optics sensors; internet of things; sensor packaging technology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Electronic Materials)

Porous Ceramics and Glasses: Processing, Microstructure and Performance

edited by Mohammed Chafi and

Lhaj El Hachemi Omari

submission deadline 20 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 296 | Submission Open

Keywords: porous ceramics; porous glasses; sol-gel processing; additive manufacturing; microstructure characterization; pore architecture; thermal insulation; high-temperature filtration; biomedical scaffolds; energy storage materials

(This special issue belongs to the Section Advanced and Functional Ceramics and Glasses)

Advanced Functional Materials for Biosensors and Biomarker Detection

edited by

Cristina Polonschii

and Sorin David

submission deadline 20 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 293 | Submission Open

Keywords: advanced functional materials; biosensors; biomarker detection; nanomaterials; surface functionalization; electrochemical sensing; optical biosensors; point-of-care diagnostics; wearable sensors

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomaterials)

Advances in Fiber-Reinforced Composites: Recent Advances and Future Prospects

edited by

Radoslaw Jasiński

submission deadline 20 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 292 | Submission Open

Keywords: fiber-reinforced composites; materials engineering; emerging materials; sustainable materials; structural reinforcements; aviation industry; automotive industry; FRP reinforcement; GFRP mesh; plastic fiber

(This special issue belongs to the Section Advanced Composites)

Advanced Geomaterials and Reinforced Structures (3rd Edition)

edited by

Yuliang Lin

submission deadline 20 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 278 | Submission Open

Keywords: geomaterials; geosynthetics; concrete and cementitious materials; clay, lime, rock, and mineral materials; asphalt binders and mixtures; sand and gravel; reinforced materials and structures; subgrade and retaining structures; geotechnical earthquake engineering; mechanics; durability; hydraulic behaviors

(This special issue belongs to the Section Construction and Building Materials)

Architected Polymer Networks and Composites with Tailored Properties

edited by

Maya Pishvar

submission deadline 20 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 270 | Submission Open

Keywords: polymers; fiber-reinforced polymer composites; engineered materials; functional materials; manufacturing processes; failure analysis; characterization; morphology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Smart Materials)

Advances in Materials and Technologies for Water Splitting

edited by Jing Ma

submission deadline 20 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 262 | Submission Open

Keywords: water splitting; hydrogen production; PEM water electrolysis; AEM water electrolysis; alkaline water electrolysis; seawater electrolysis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials Chemistry)

Metal-Organic Framework Derivatives: From Porous Architecture Design to High-Performance Gas Sensing

edited by

Yong He

and Yanqiao Ding

submission deadline 20 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 257 | Submission Open

Keywords: metal–organic frameworks; metal oxides; sulfides; selenides; mesoporous materials; structural regulation; sensors

(This special issue belongs to the Section Porous Materials)

Nanotechnology and Nanomaterials for Energy Applications (2nd Edition)

edited by

Jianjun Luo

and

Tao Jiang

submission deadline 20 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 257 | Submission Open

Keywords: novel nanomaterials; nanomaterial fabrication and characterization; nanotechnology applications; environmental energy harvesting; nanogenerators; self-powered systems

(This special issue belongs to the Section Advanced Nanomaterials and Nanotechnology)

Advances in Materials and Technologies for Nuclear Waste Treatment

edited by

Chengying Bai

,

Kun Yang

and Yi Zhang

submission deadline 20 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 239 | Submission Open

Keywords: nuclear waste treatment; decontamination; adsorption; immobilization; chemical separation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Materials)

Functional Polymers for Energy, Biomedical and Electrical Applications (2nd Edition)

edited by Jaewoong Lee and

Shakila Parveen Asrafali

submission deadline 20 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 233 | Submission Open

Keywords: polymers in energy storage; bio-polymers; polymer-based carbon; green energy; bio-medical applications; supercapacitor applications; polymers in electronic devices; CO2 adsorption; self-assembled polymers

(This special issue belongs to the Section Polymeric Materials)

Efficient Utilization of Multi-Source Solid Waste in Asphalt Pavements: Full-Chain Collaboration from Material Innovation to Intelligent Management

edited by Baofeng Pan, Peng Yin and Liting Yu

submission deadline 20 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 232 | Submission Open

Keywords: multi-source solid waste; asphalt pavement materials; synergistic modification; extreme environment adaptability; environmental safety; life cycle assessment; intelligent evaluation; digital twin

(This special issue belongs to the Section Construction and Building Materials)

Deformation and Energy Absorption of Auxetic Materials and Structures

edited by Julian Plewa

submission deadline 20 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 228 | Submission Open

Keywords: real metamaterials with auxetic properties; spatial auxetic structures; functional auxetic metamaterials; auxetic metamaterials under the action of magnetic, electric, thermal, acoustic and optical stimuli; cracks of auxetic structures under compression and tension; auxetic nano-metamaterials

(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials Physics)

Advances in Sustainable Concrete: From Materials to Production Processes

edited by

Qingli (Barbara) Dai

and

Shuaicheng Guo

submission deadline 20 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 215 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable concrete; low-carbon binders; supplementary cementitious materials; recycled aggregates; concrete durability; green construction materials; life-cycle assessment; concrete production processes

(This special issue belongs to the Section Construction and Building Materials)

New Materials for Sensor and Biosensor Applications

edited by

Georgina Beltrán Pérez

submission deadline 20 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 213 | Submission Open

Keywords: sensors and biosensors; new materials; industrial process; monitoring and diagnostics in health; development sensors

(This special issue belongs to the Section Electronic Materials)

Laser Processing, Thermophysical Characterization of Polymeric and Bio-Based Materials and Environmental Aspects of Material Usage: Advances, Challenges and Applications

edited by

Ivan Ružiak

, Ľuboš Krišťák,

Luigi Todaro

and

Oguzhan Der

submission deadline 20 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 211 | Submission Open

Keywords: laser cutting; cutting kerf and heat affected zone; wood-based materials; polymeric materials; 3D printing of polymers; thermophysical properties of materials; moisture effect; insulation wood-based materials; life cycle assessment; fire safety of materials

(This special issue belongs to the Section Manufacturing Processes and Systems)

Advances in Wear-Resistant Materials: Next-Generation Cast Fe-C Alloys and Composites

edited by

Grzegorz Tęcza

, Ewa Olejnik and

Edyta Proniewicz

submission deadline 20 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 173 | Submission Open

Keywords: wear resistance; special alloys; composites; microstructure; heat treatment; metallurgy; modification of Fe-C alloys; recycling of special alloys

(This special issue belongs to the Section Metals and Alloys)

Sustainable Asphalt and Bituminous Composite Materials: Design, Performance, and Recycling Technologies

edited by

Przemysław Buczyński

and

Grzegorz Mazurek

submission deadline 20 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 150 | Submission Open

Keywords: pavement engineering; bituminous composites; rheology of bitumen; machine learning in pavement engineering; data-driven modeling; cold recycling technology; recycled aggregate; life cycle assessment (LCA); life cycle cost analysis (LCCA)

(This special issue belongs to the Section Construction and Building Materials)

Advanced Electrode Materials: Design, Synthesis, and Application in Hybrid Supercapacitors

edited by

Zhenquan Tan

,

Xuezhi Song

and

Anmin Liu

submission deadline 20 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 146 | Submission Open

Keywords: electrode materials; hybrid supercapacitors; nanostructured materials; MXenes; MOFs (metal–organic frameworks); composite electrode materials; carbon nanomaterials; material design and synthesis; electrode modification; energy storage

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Materials)

Heat and Mass Transfer in Sustainable Construction and Building Materials

edited by Pinar Mert Cuce and

Erdem Cuce

submission deadline 20 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 143 | Submission Open

Keywords: heat and mass transfer; sustainable construction materials; building materials; thermal insulation; moisture transport; hygrothermal performance; lightweight materials; durability; phase change materials; numerical modelling

(This special issue belongs to the Section Construction and Building Materials)

Research Progress of Halide Perovskite Materials for Optoelectronic Applications

edited by

Jérémy Hieulle

submission deadline 20 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 140 | Submission Open

Keywords: halide perovskites; optoelectronic devices; defect passivation; interface engineering; device stability

(This special issue belongs to the Section Optical and Photonic Materials)

Cutting and Polishing of Advanced Materials

edited by Zili Zhang, Rui Gao, Changning Bai and

Canbin Zhang

submission deadline 20 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 139 | Submission Open

Keywords: ultra-precision machining; cutting; polishing; wear; advanced materials

(This special issue belongs to the Section Manufacturing Processes and Systems)

ZnO-Based Materials for Antimicrobial, Packaging, and Photocatalytic Applications

edited by

Ovidiu Oprea

and

Ludmila Motelica

submission deadline 20 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 132 | Submission Open

Keywords: ZnO; green synthesis; antimicrobial applications; wound dressing; composite films; food packaging; water treatment; photocatalysis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Advanced Nanomaterials and Nanotechnology)

Innovations in Wastewater Treatment Materials

edited by

Mehmet İrfan Yeşilnacar

and Ayşe Dilek Atasoy

submission deadline 20 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 131 | Submission Open

Keywords: wastewater treatment; advanced functional materials; sustainable adsorbents; advanced membrane technologies; photocatalysis and electrocatalysis; emerging contaminants; artificial intelligence; resource recovery

(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials Chemistry)

Anodic Oxidation in Surface Engineering

edited by

Wojciech Simka

and

Maciej Sowa

submission deadline 20 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 131 | Submission Open

Keywords: titanium alloys; magnesium alloys; aluminum alloys; corrosion; bioactivity; plasma electrolytic oxidation; micro-arc oxidation; ceramic coatings; antibacterial coatings

(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials Chemistry)

Advanced High‑Performance Polymers for Extreme Environments

edited by Zhanjun Wu and Cong Peng

submission deadline 20 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 107 | Submission Open

Keywords: extreme temperature; extremely chemical condition; extremely mechanical condition; extreme radiation condition; extreme aging

(This special issue belongs to the Section Polymeric Materials)

Additive Manufacturing of Materials for Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Applications

edited by Derui Jiang

submission deadline 20 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 98 | Submission Open

Keywords: additive manufacturing; orthopaedic; biomaterials; healthcare; tissue engineering; modelling; biodegradation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomaterials)

Advanced Functional Coatings: Strategies for Corrosion and Ice Prevention

edited by

Shifeng Liu

submission deadline 20 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 94 | Submission Open

Keywords: Anti-icing coating; anti-corrosion coating; superhydrophobic; surface modification; anti-icing and de-icing performance; anti-icing durability; anti-corrosion durability; failure mechanism

(This special issue belongs to the Section Corrosion)

Finite Element Analysis and Damage Assessment of Composite Materials and Structures

edited by

Volkan Kahya

,

Kemal Hacıefendioğlu

and

Sebahat Şimşek

submission deadline 20 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 90 | Submission Open

Keywords: structural health monitoring; damage detection; finite element modeling; advanced composite materials; laminated and functionally graded structures; vibration and buckling analysis; moving load-induced dynamics; vibration control; machine learning-based damage identification

(This special issue belongs to the Section Advanced Composites)

Electrode and Electrolyte Materials for Solid Oxide Fuel Cells

edited by Muhammed Ali S.A.

submission deadline 20 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 83 | Submission Open

Keywords: solid oxide fuel cells; solid oxide electrolysis cells; electrode materials; electrolyte materials; electrochemical materials; ionic conductors; hydrogen production; advanced ceramics; energy conversion; electrochemical characterization

(This special issue belongs to the Section Electronic Materials)

Dental Biomaterials: Research, Development and Applications

edited by

Marco Lollobrigida

and

Alberto De Biase

submission deadline 20 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 76 | Submission Open

Keywords: dental biomaterials; guided bone regeneration; implant surfaces; bone grafts; bioactive materials; oral surgery; peri‑implantitis; regenerative dentistry; nanomaterials

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomaterials)

Wide-Bandgap and Ultrawide-Bandgap Semiconductors: From Materials to Devices

edited by

Hezhi Zhang

submission deadline 20 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 70 | Submission Open

Keywords: wide-bandgap semiconductors; ultrawide-bandgap semiconductors; silicon carbide (SiC); gallium nitride (GaN); gallium oxide (Ga2O3); power electronics; optoelectronics; high-frequency devices; semiconductor materials

(This special issue belongs to the Section Electronic Materials)

Next-Generation Ceramic Refractory Materials

edited by

Dominika Madej

submission deadline 20 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 57 | Submission Open

Keywords: refractory materials; refractories; lightweight refractories; thermal conductivity; design of refractories; corrosion resistance; structure; microstructure; shaped refractories; monolithic refractories

(This special issue belongs to the Section Advanced and Functional Ceramics and Glasses)

Sustainable Low-Carbon Cementitious Materials and High-Performance Concrete

edited by Ali Mardani

submission deadline 20 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 49 | Submission Open

Keywords: low-carbon cement; supplementary cementitious materials; alternative binders; high-performance concrete; concrete durability; recycled constituents; life-cycle assessment; cement-admixture compatibility

(This special issue belongs to the Section Construction and Building Materials)

Artificial Intelligence in Materials Science and Engineering (2nd Edition)—Manufacturing Techniques

edited by

,

,

,

and

submission deadline 30 Jan 2027 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1424 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence; artificial neural network; fuzzy system; population-based algorithm; genetic algorithms; bioengineering; metal forming; civil engineering; composite structures; friction stir welding; numerical simulation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials Simulation and Design)

Advanced Electronic Materials: Processing, Modeling, Failure Mechanisms, and Reliability

edited by

Yutai Su

, Xujiang Chao and Canyu Liu

submission deadline 30 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 526 | Submission Open

Keywords: advanced electronic materials; materials processing; micro- and nano-electronic structures; multi-scale modeling; multi-physics coupling; constitutive modeling; failure mechanisms; damage and degradation; reliability assessment; lifetime prediction

(This special issue belongs to the Section Electronic Materials)

Advanced Polymers and Composites for Multifunctional Applications, 2nd Edition

edited by

Kinga Pielichowska

,

Katarzyna Nowicka

and

Piotr Szatkowski

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2425 | Submission Open

Keywords: polymer composites; nanocomposites; advanced polymers; high-performance polymers; multifunctional systems; properties and structure of functional polymer composites; degradation and stability of polymer composites; functional polymer composites for the environment

(This special issue belongs to the Section Polymeric Materials)

Fatigue, Fracture and Reliability of Advanced Metallic Materials in Additive Manufacturing and Other Forms of High-Performance Manufacturing

edited by Hongrui Zhang, Zebang Zheng,

Xinshu Zou

and Xinxin Sun

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1282 | Submission Open

Keywords: metallic materials; additive manufacturing; high-entropy alloys; fatigue and fracture; hydrogen embrittlement; fracture toughness; multiscale modeling; microstructure–property relationships; structural reliability; high-performance manufacturing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Manufacturing Processes and Systems)

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