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Advanced Catalytic Materials: Research on Physicochemical Characteristics

edited by

Lahoucine Bahsis

and

Ouachtak Hassan

submission deadline 20 Apr 2027 | Viewed by 360 | Submission Open

Keywords: green chemistry; advanced catalytic materials; heterogeneous catalysis; hydrogen production; mechanochemistry; DFT calculations; nanomaterials; sustainable synthesis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Catalytic Materials)

Microstructure and Properties of Metallic Materials and Composites Through Additive Manufacturing

edited by

Jiandong Wang

submission deadline 20 Apr 2027 | Viewed by 329 | Submission Open

Keywords: additive manufacturing; laser melting deposition; powder bed fusion; metals; metal matrix composites; alloys; microstructure characterization; mechanical properties; numerical simulation

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

A Commemorative Special Issue in Honor of Professor Shouke Yan: Crystallization and Structure–Property Relationships of Polymeric Materials

edited by

Xuming Xie

submission deadline 20 Apr 2027 | Viewed by 240 | Submission Open

Keywords: polymer crystallization; structure; property; homopolymers; copolymers; polymer blends

(This special issue belongs to the Section Polymeric Materials)

Advanced Nuclear Materials for High Performance Research Reactor

edited by

Mingfu He

Abdelmalek Bouzenada

and Yafei Wang

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

Keywords: accident-tolerant fuel; water–clad interactions; molten salt corrosion; graphite pebbles; oxidation kinetics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials Physics)

Properties and Applications of Advanced Titanium Alloys

edited by

Tsutomu Ito

Sergey V. Zherebtsov

and Guofeng Wang

submission deadline 20 Apr 2027 | Viewed by 80 | Submission Open

Keywords: titanium alloys; microstructure; additive manufacturing; high-temperature deformation; strengthening mechanisms; phase transformation; computational materials design

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

Combustion Characteristics and Emission Analysis of Advanced Sustainable Fuels

edited by Alpaslan Atmanli

submission deadline 20 Apr 2027 | Viewed by 72 | Submission Open

Keywords: internal combustion engines; gas turbines; sustainable fuels; combustion characteristics; emission formation and reduction strategies; hydrogen-based combustion; spray and atomization; CFD simulation/modeling; data-driven combustion; surrogate modeling; optimization algorithms

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Materials)

Valorization of Emerging Solid Wastes into Low-Carbon Construction Materials

edited by

Fulin Qu

and

Zhiyu Luo

submission deadline 20 Apr 2027 | Viewed by 66 | Submission Open

Keywords: emerging solid wastes; waste valorization; low-carbon construction materials; hydration mechanisms; microstructure; durability; environmental safety

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

Characterization and Hybrid Modeling of Fatigue Evolution of Additively Manufactured Lattice Structures

edited by Mustafa Awd and

Frank Walther

submission deadline 20 Apr 2027 | Viewed by 63 | Submission Open

Keywords: additive manufacturing; lattice structures; fatigue damage evolution; hybrid characterization; data-driven modeling; fatigue life prediction; experimental mechanics; physics-informed neural networks; structural integrity; metamaterials

(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials Physics)

Invisible Threats: New Materials and Technologies for Treating 21st-Century Water Contaminants

edited by

Magdalena Sobiesiak

submission deadline 20 Apr 2027 | Viewed by 50 | Submission Open

Keywords: water purification; separation techniques; wastewater treatment; water quality monitoring; anthropogenic contaminants; emerging contaminants; micro/nanoplastics; bioremediation; nature-based solutions; contaminant transport

(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Materials)

Advanced Polymeric Materials and Nanostructured Systems for Biomedical Applications

edited by

Belén Begines

and

Guillermo Martinez

submission deadline 20 Apr 2027 | Viewed by 46 | Submission Open

Keywords: polymeric biomaterials; hydrogels; polymeric nanoparticles; nanocomposites; drug delivery; controlled release; smart materials; tissue engineering; regenerative medicine; biomedical coatings

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomaterials)

Modeling and Mechanical Analysis of Materials and Structures in Civil Engineering—Second Edition

edited by

Peng Wu

and Aiguo Zhao

submission deadline 20 Apr 2027 | Viewed by 35 | Submission Open

Keywords: engineering structures; composite structures; metamaterials; functionally graded materials; multi-field coupling; fatigue and fracture; analytical solutions; optimization design

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

Advances in Thin-Film Composites: Mechanisms, Recent Developments and Applications—Second Edition

edited by

Sandra Carvalho

and

Susana Devesa

submission deadline 20 Apr 2027 | Viewed by 18 | Submission Open

Keywords: thin-film composites (TFCs); functional coatings; surface engineering; multifunctional materials; interface engineering

(This special issue belongs to the Section Thin Films and Interfaces)

Machine Learning for Composition Design and Process Optimization of Semiconductor Materials

edited by

Wei Ren

submission deadline 20 Apr 2027 | Viewed by 16 | Submission Open

Keywords: machine learning; intelligent optimization algorithm; interpretable machine learning; semiconductor; Feature selection; data imbalance; SHAP; Bayesian optimization

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

Knowledge-Guided and Data-Driven Life Cycle Management of Sustainable and Resilient Infrastructure Materials

edited by

Xiao Tan

Dongzhao Jin

Pengwei Guo

and Yuhuan Wang

submission deadline 30 Apr 2027 | Viewed by 337 | Submission Open

Keywords: knowledge graphs; explainable AI; life cycle assessment; sustainable concrete; environmental impact; embodied carbon; predictive maintenance; digital twins

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

Advances in Surface Engineering and Tribology of Materials

edited by

Andrzej Perec

submission deadline 30 Apr 2027 | Viewed by 125 | Submission Open

Keywords: surface roughness; advanced manufacturing; cutting quality; erosion; control parameters optimization

(This special issue belongs to the Section Thin Films and Interfaces)

Predicting and Preventing Catastrophic Crack Propagation

edited by Stavros K. Kourkoulis and

Dimos A. Triantis

submission deadline 30 Apr 2027 | Viewed by 72 | Submission Open

Keywords: structural health monitoring; fracture mechanics; acoustic emissions; electric and electromagnetic emissions; non-extensive statistical mechanics; natural time analysis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mechanics of Materials)

Advanced Sustainable Construction Materials: Data-Driven Property Prediction, Recycling and Applications

edited by

Justyna Dzięcioł

submission deadline 30 Apr 2027 | Viewed by 59 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable construction materials; recycled materials management; circular economy in construction; machine learning in civil engineering; data-driven material prediction; construction and demolition waste recycling; sustainable construction processes; intelligent construction materials; artificial intelligence in construction; life cycle assessment

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

Recent Progress in Multiscale Surface Analysis of Additive Manufactured Materials

edited by

Satyavan Digole

and

Tushar Borkar

submission deadline 30 Apr 2027 | Viewed by 51 | Submission Open

Keywords: additive manufacturing; multiscale surface analysis; surface characterization; microstructure-property relationships; corrosion and wear behavior; surface defects and morphology; functional performance of AM components

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

Design, Behavior and Application of Lightweight or Multi-Functional Materials

edited by Xiaofei Cao

submission deadline 30 Apr 2027 | Viewed by 43 | Submission Open

Keywords: mechanical design; mechanical behavior; lightweight materials; multi-functional materials; numerical simulation; experimental test

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

Advances in Repair Materials for Sustainable Building

edited by

Ilaria Capasso

submission deadline 10 May 2027 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3166 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable repairing materials; eco-friendly building materials; historical buildings conservation; protection methods for cultural heritage; sustainable heritage restoration; green buildings

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

Advanced Materials for Sustainable Biofuel Production and Development

edited by

Murat Kadir Yesilyurt

submission deadline 15 May 2027 | Viewed by 46 | Submission Open

Keywords: advanced biofuels; sustainable energy transition; biomass conversion technologies; waste-to-energy; life cycle as-sessment (LCA); techno-economic analysis; circular bio-economy; net-zero carbon; optimization techniques

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Materials)

Achievements in Foundry Materials and Technologies (Second Edition)

edited by

Marcin Stawarz

Krzysztof Janerka

and

Jan Jezierski

submission deadline 20 May 2027 | 4 articles | Viewed by 2187 | Submission Open

Keywords: modern castings production process; environmental protection in foundry; reverse engineering in foundry; quality of castings; 3D printing process; molding materials; crystallization process; corrosion of metal alloys; computer simulation of the foundry processes; continuous casting

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

Advanced Nanomaterials for Gaseous Storage

edited by Joanna Czub

submission deadline 20 May 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1729 | Submission Open

Keywords: gas storage; hydrogen storage; metal-organic frameworks; zeolites; carbon materials; polymers; metal hydrides; light metal hydrides; nanomaterials; porous materials

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

Mechanical Behavior and Reliability of Micro-/Nanoscale Materials

edited by

Jorge M. Antunes

and

Nataliya A. Sakharova

submission deadline 20 May 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1283 | Submission Open

Keywords: micro- and nanoscale materials; mechanical properties; reliability; deformation mechanisms; nanoindentation; thin films; nanomechanics; advanced materials characterization; modelling and numerical simulation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mechanics of Materials)

Advanced Battery Materials: Preparation, Optimization and Recycling

edited by

Weijia Meng

and Xiaoyong Fan

submission deadline 20 May 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1110 | Submission Open

Keywords: advanced battery materials; multiscale modeling; electrode-electrolyte interfaces; performance optimization; material synthesis; recycling processes; energy density; cycle stability; solid-state electrolytes; transition metal oxides

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Materials)

Bioinspired Materials for Surface and Interface Engineering: From Design to Applications

edited by Xinlin Li, Zhengping Fang and Wei Tong

submission deadline 20 May 2027 | Viewed by 413 | Submission Open

Keywords: bioinspired materials; surface and interface; structural design; natural products; polymers; metal materials; sensors; nanostructured materials; inorganic materials

(This special issue belongs to the Section Thin Films and Interfaces)

Metallic Coatings for Corrosion Protection: Electroplating, Thermal Spray, and Cladding

edited by

David W. Wheeler

submission deadline 20 May 2027 | Viewed by 55 | Submission Open

Keywords: Coatings to improve the corrosion resistance of metallic components;; Tribo-corrosion;; Characterisation of claddings, thermal sprayed and electroplated coatings;; New developments in coating deposition methods;; Applications of thermal spraying, electroplating and cladding in corrosive environments.

(This special issue belongs to the Section Corrosion)

Mechanical Behavior of Composite Materials (4th Edition)

edited by

Jaime Viña

submission deadline 30 May 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 992 | Submission Open

Keywords: fracture; fatigue; creep; tensile; compression; adhesive joints; 3D composites; mechanical tests; mechanical properties

(This special issue belongs to the Section Advanced Composites)

Microstructure Engineering of Metals and Alloys, 4th Edition

edited by

Konstantin Borodianskiy

submission deadline 30 May 2027 | Viewed by 68 | Submission Open

Keywords: microstructural evaluation; metals and alloys; phase composition; optical and electron microscopy; coatings and surfaces; mechanical, chemical, and physical properties; metal fabrication processes; modification and alloying processes; welding, brazing, soldering and other joining process in metals; modeling and simulation of metallic materials

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

Semiconductor Materials for Optoelectronic Applications

edited by

Pengfei Guo

submission deadline 15 Aug 2027 | Viewed by 397 | Submission Open

Keywords: semiconductor materials; nanomaterials and structures; nanoscience and technology; photonics and micro/nanophotonics; optelectronics devices and circuits; novel synthesis methods

(This special issue belongs to the Section Electronic Materials)

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