Materials

Additive Manufacturing of Metallic Structures: Process and Applications

edited by

and

submission deadline 7 Jul 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 14974 | Submission Open

Keywords: lattice structures; additive manufacturing; finite element analysis; lightweight structures; sandwich structures; hybrid structures

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

Advances in Metal Coatings for Wear and Corrosion Applications

edited by

Georgi Kostadinov

, Todor Penyashki and Mara Kandeva

submission deadline 10 Jul 2025 | 23 articles | Viewed by 29461 | Submission Open

Keywords: coatings; processes and methods; surface modification; new coating materials; structure; wear and corrosion resistance; characteristics; properties; biocompatibility

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

Advances in Titanium and Titanium Alloys: Processing, Properties and Additive Manufacturing

edited by

Krzysztof Szymkiewicz

and

Marek Goral

submission deadline 10 Jul 2025 | 8 articles | Viewed by 19003 | Submission Open

Keywords: titanium alloy; additive manufacturing; surface treatment; mechanical properties; microstructural properties; material modelling

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

Phase Change Materials (PCM) for Thermal Energy Storage

edited by Xiao Chen and

Kunjie Yuan

submission deadline 10 Jul 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 9793 | Submission Open

Keywords: phase-change materials; thermal energy storage; energy conversion; thermal management; thermal conductivity; experiments; numerical models

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Materials)

Carbon Fiber and Its Composites: State of the Art and Perspectives

edited by Bo Zhu

submission deadline 10 Jul 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1411 | Submission Open

Keywords: carbon fiber; mechanical properties; interfacial bonding strength; energy storage; multifunctionality

(This special issue belongs to the Section Advanced Composites)

Machinability and Machining of Aluminium Alloys and Composites

edited by

Victor Songmene

and Agnes M. Samuel

submission deadline 10 Jul 2025 | Viewed by 347 | Submission Open

Keywords: aluminum alloys; aluminum metal matrix composites; heat treatment; mechanical properties; machinability and machining; cutting tool performance; wet; semi-wet; and dry machining; sustainable and green machining; machining conditions optimization; traditional and non-traditional machining

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

Multifunctional Materials in Additive Manufacturing: Challenges and Opportunities

edited by

Javier Hidalgo

and

Gemma Herranz

submission deadline 10 Jul 2025 | Viewed by 218 | Submission Open

Keywords: multifunctional materials; additive manufacturing; material integration; meta-structured materials; composite systems; process optimization

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

Functionally Graded Materials for Engineering Applications—Future Challenges

edited by

Bowen Gong

and Penghui Lei

submission deadline 10 Jul 2025 | Viewed by 160 | Submission Open

Keywords: additive manufacturing; gradient properties; graded coating; thermal stress mitigation; sustainability in functionally graded materials; performance optimization; layered structures; processing techniques of FGMs; thermo-mechanical analysis; phase transformation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Advanced Composites)

Advances in Physical Properties of Quantum Materials

edited by

Lunyong Zhang

submission deadline 10 Jul 2025 | Viewed by 129 | Submission Open

Keywords: quantum materials; physical properties; composition design; phase engineering; interface modulation; size effect; synthesis; structure and property characterizations

(This special issue belongs to the Section Quantum Materials)

Additive Manufacturing of Metals and Alloys

edited by

Danilo D’Andrea

submission deadline 13 Jul 2025 | Viewed by 254 | Submission Open

Keywords: additive manufacturing; process parameters; mechanical properties; microstructure; defects; fatigue behavior; failure mechanisms

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

On the Residual Strength and Damage Identification of Damaged Composite Structure

edited by

Alessandro De Luca

,

Michele Guida

and

Roberto Citarella

submission deadline 20 Jul 2025 | 14 articles | Viewed by 31537 | Submission Open

Keywords: damage tolerance; SHM systems; composite materials; dynamic loads; failure; crashworthiness; and airworthiness; impact loads

(This special issue belongs to the Section Advanced Composites)

Advanced Production, Processing and Characterization of Industrial Materials

edited by

Jozef Maščenik

and

Tibor Krenicky

submission deadline 20 Jul 2025 | 15 articles | Viewed by 28480 | Submission Open

Keywords: production technologies; thermal processing; structure modeling; material surface; composites; material design; surface treatment; material quality test

(This special issue belongs to the Section Advanced Materials Characterization)

Quality, Microstructure and Properties of Metal Alloys (Second Volume)

edited by

Tomasz Lipiński

submission deadline 20 Jul 2025 | 20 articles | Viewed by 24638 | Submission Open

Keywords: metal alloys; crystallization; modification of metal alloys; tensile strength; heat treatment; quality of metal and metal alloys; welding; plastic working; corrosion; nonmetallic inclusions

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

Advanced Materials for Solar Energy Utilization

edited by

Xingwang Zhu

and

Tongming Su

submission deadline 20 Jul 2025 | 12 articles | Viewed by 21142 | Submission Open

Keywords: photocatalysis; photocatalyst; water splitting; CO2 reduction; ammonia synthesis; H2O2 synthesis; photochemistry; pollutant degradation; organic synthesis; photovoltaic; new energy technology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Materials)

Advances in Materials Processing (3rd Edition)

edited by

Hansang Kwon

submission deadline 20 Jul 2025 | 11 articles | Viewed by 17609 | Submission Open

Keywords: processing; manufacturing; powder metallurgy; processing of composite materials; surface modification; plasma synthesis; laser processing

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

Physical Metallurgy of Metals and Alloys (3rd Edition)

edited by

,

,

and

submission deadline 20 Jul 2025 | 20 articles | Viewed by 17519 | Submission Open

Keywords: advanced metallic alloys; combinatorial alloy design; additive manufacturing and powder metallurgy; energy field-assisted machining and plastic-forming technologies; solidification and casting; high-energy beam welding; heat treatment and surface treatment; microstructure-property characterization; simulation and modeling; strengthening and toughening technologies

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

Ultrasound for Material Characterization and Processing (3rd Edition)

edited by

Francesca Lionetto

submission deadline 20 Jul 2025 | 9 articles | Viewed by 14920 | Submission Open

Keywords: ultrasonic wave propagation; non-destructive inspection; guided waves; material characterization; viscolastic properties; ultrasonic welding; ultrasonic sonochemistry; numerical modeling; heat and mass transport phenomena; food processing; environmental protection; industrial processing

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

Research on Electrocatalytic Materials for Hydrogen Evolution and Oxygen Evolution

edited by

Jiangtian Li

and

Deryn Chu

submission deadline 20 Jul 2025 | 10 articles | Viewed by 14678 | Submission Open

Keywords: water splitting; hydrogen evolution; oxygen evolution; electrocatalysis; photocatalysis; photoelectrochemistry; catalysts; fabrication; characterization; theoretical calculation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Catalytic Materials)

Corrosion Technology and Electrochemistry of Metals and Alloys

edited by Seunghyun Kim

submission deadline 20 Jul 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 11784 | Submission Open

Keywords: corrosion mechanism & modelling; corrosion in additive manufactured metals; corrosion in high-temperature & extreme environments; electrochemical characteristics of metals; environmentally assisted cracking; surface modification & coatings; corrosion monitoring & sensors

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

Research on Performance Improvement of Advanced Alloys

edited by

Guozheng Quan

and

Chuntang Yu

submission deadline 20 Jul 2025 | 11 articles | Viewed by 11023 | Submission Open

Keywords: microstructure; property; alloy; metal; heat treatment; forming; surface treatment; performance; simulation; microstructural characterization; design

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

Recent Research in Restorative Dental Materials

edited by

Leszek Szalewski

and

Ingrid K. Różyło-Kalinowska

submission deadline 20 Jul 2025 | 9 articles | Viewed by 10961 | Submission Open

Keywords: composite resins; glass-ionomer cements; porcelain; ceramic; resin-based luting agents; ceramic; restorative dentistry; prosthetic; mechanical properties

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomaterials)

Sustainability, Circular Economy and Waste Recycling: Advances in Materials Research (2nd Edition)

edited by

Daniela Fico

submission deadline 20 Jul 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 10882 | Submission Open

Keywords: circular economy; sustainability; waste; recycling; bio-based materials; ecofriendly materials and processes; green engineering

(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Materials)

Advances in Modelling and Simulation of Materials in Applied Sciences

edited by

Evaggelos Kaselouris

submission deadline 20 Jul 2025 | 10 articles | Viewed by 10478 | Submission Open

Keywords: numerical modelling and simulation; multiphysics problems; experimental measurements; macroscale; microscale; nanoscale

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

Size-Dependent Effects in Materials for Environmental Protection and Energy Application (2nd Edition)

edited by

Radostina Stoyanova

,

Albena Bachvarova-Nedelcheva

and Ivelina Georgieva

submission deadline 20 Jul 2025 | 12 articles | Viewed by 10200 | Submission Open

Keywords: advanced inorganic materials; chemistry of materials; computational chemistry; catalysts/sorbents; electrode materials for rechargeable batteries; hydrogen storage materials; glasses and ceramics; optics; molecular electronics; bio-compatible materials

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

Modeling and Characterization of Materials with Unique Magnetic, Electric and Mechanical Properties (Second Volume)

edited by

Artur Chrobak

submission deadline 20 Jul 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 10047 | Submission Open

Keywords: magnetism; magnetic materials; electric transport; electronic structure; intermetallic compounds; mechanical properties; materials simulations

(This special issue belongs to the Section Electronic Materials)

Research on Microstructure Evolution and Properties of High-Strength Steel

edited by

Guosheng Sun

and Zhenguang Liu

submission deadline 20 Jul 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 9524 | Submission Open

Keywords: high-strength steel; phase transformation; microstructure; mechanical property; plastic deformation; fracture behavior; strengthening and toughening mechanism

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

Design and Application of Additive Manufacturing: 3rd Edition

edited by

Rubén Paz

submission deadline 20 Jul 2025 | 8 articles | Viewed by 9109 | Submission Open

Keywords: additive manufacturing; innovative applications; design; materials; simulation; optimization

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

Advances in Structure Analysis of Amorphous and Nanocrystalline Materials (2nd Edition)

edited by

Małgorzata Karolus

and

Sabina Lesz

submission deadline 20 Jul 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 8362 | Submission Open

Keywords: structural characterization; amorphous phase; nanocrystalline structure; radial and pair distribution functions; Rietveld analysis; mechanical alloying; melt spinning method; calorimetry and stability of amorphous materials; glass forming ability; crystallization

(This special issue belongs to the Section Advanced Materials Characterization)

Development and Modification of New or Recycled Materials and Technological Processes toward Sustainable Development (Second Edition)

edited by

Pavol Liptai

and Jaroslav Briančin

submission deadline 20 Jul 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 8138 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable development; advanced materials; material innovations; circular economy; technological innovations

(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Materials)

Advanced Dental Materials: From Design to Application, Second Volume

edited by

Tina Poklepovic Pericic

and

Josip Kranjčić

submission deadline 20 Jul 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 7681 | Submission Open

Keywords: dental materials; ceramics; dental alloys; composite materials; CAD– CAM technology; dental implants; prosthodontics; fixed prosthodontics; removable dental prosthesis base materials; restorative dentistry

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomaterials)

Advances and Applications in Biodegradable and Bio-Based Materials and Composites

edited by

Yoong Kit Leong

submission deadline 20 Jul 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 7237 | Submission Open

Keywords: bio-based materials; biodegradable materials; biopolymers; natural fibers; hybrid composites; novel applications; material sustainability; sustainable packaging; waste reduction; circular economy; life cycle assessment; techno-economic analysis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomaterials)

Plastic Forming Process and Microstructure Evolution of Hard-to-Deform Metals

edited by

Chunju Wang

and Feng Chen

submission deadline 20 Jul 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 7049 | Submission Open

Keywords: hard-to-deform metal; mental structural material; plastic forming; microstructure; mechanical performance; constitutive model; deformation mechanism; fracture

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

Electromagnetic Metallurgy: Metallurgical Process, Materials Processing and Resource Utilization

edited by Guifang Zhang, Kongzhai Li and Peng Yan

submission deadline 20 Jul 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 7020 | Submission Open

Keywords: electromagnetic metallurgy; numerical modeling; electromagnetic stirring; electromagnetic levitation; electromagnetic elimination; electromagnetic induction heating; electromagnetic processing of materials; electromagnetic separation

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

Advanced Science and Technology of High Entropy Materials

edited by

Hui Jiang

and Tianxin Li

submission deadline 20 Jul 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 6833 | Submission Open

Keywords: high-entropy alloys; characterization; microstructure; strength; ductility; hard; wear; corrosion; physical properties

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

Advances in Concrete and Binders for Sustainable Engineering

edited by

Mónica López-Alonso

,

Alessandra Bonoli

and

Francisco Agrela

submission deadline 20 Jul 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6568 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainability; eco-efficiency; advanced materials; road pavements; concrete; environmental; life cycle analysis; aggregates; supplementary cementitious materials; civil engineering

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

Design and Development of Flame-Retardant Polymer Materials

edited by

Yong Pan

and Yuling Xiao

submission deadline 20 Jul 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6280 | Submission Open

Keywords: flame retardants; intrinsic structure design; synthesis; polymer; composites; thermal stability; mechanical properties; mechanism

(This special issue belongs to the Section Polymeric Materials)

Advances in Transition Metal and Rare-Earth Metal Based Alloys, Oxides, Chalcogenides, MXenes, and 2D-Materials

edited by

Horng-Tay Jeng

submission deadline 20 Jul 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5531 | Submission Open

Keywords: transition-metal oxide; transition-metal chalcogenides; MXenes; two-dimensional materials; three-dimensional materials; heterostructures

(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials Physics)

Recycling and Degradation of Polymeric Materials: Exploring Different Perspectives in Plastic Waste Management

edited by

Sabino De Gisi

, Andrea Sorrentino, Maria Oliviero and

Giovanni Gadaleta

submission deadline 20 Jul 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 5399 | Submission Open

Keywords: plastic waste; plastic debris; mechanical recycling; chemical recycling; producer responsibility extension; sorting; sustainable bioplastics; decomposition; recyclability design; environmental design; comprehensive lifecycle evaluation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Polymeric Materials)

Advances in Materials: Modelling Challenges and Technological Progress for Green Engineering and Sustainable Development

edited by

Agnieszka Kijo-Kleczkowska

,

Wojciech Nowak

,

Jaroslaw Krzywanski

and

Marcio L. De Souza-Santos

submission deadline 20 Jul 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5318 | Submission Open

Keywords: thermomechanical research of materials; net-zero emission; waste-to-energy; sustainability; energy efficiency; oxygen carriers; fuels; waste; adsorbents; absorbents; adsorption cooling and desalination systems; adsorption and absorption chillers; furnaces and boilers; combustion and co-combustions; fluidization; artificial intelligence; machine learning; artificial neural networks; deep learning; genetic and evolutionary algorithms; artificial immune systems; fuzzy logic; expert systems; bio-inspired methods; CFD; modelling; simulation; optimization; complex systems

(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Materials)

Latest Materials and Technologies in Dentistry

edited by

Lorenzo Arcuri

,

Massimo Galli

and Francesca Romana Federici

submission deadline 20 Jul 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5284 | Submission Open

Keywords: new technologies; dental materials; digital dentistry; implantology; endodontics; prosthodontics; oral surgery; orthodontics; restorative dentistry

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomaterials)

Advances in Solid-State Welding Processes

edited by

Peng Li

and Feng Jin

submission deadline 20 Jul 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4789 | Submission Open

Keywords: solid-state welding process; friction-based welding processes; diffusion bonding; resistance welding; rotary friction welding; friction stir welding; linear friction welding; welding of dissimilar metals; microstructure evolution and joint performance

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

Advanced High-Strength Steels (AHSS) Prepared as Bulk and Powder Metal

edited by

Tibor Kvačkaj

submission deadline 20 Jul 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4588 | Submission Open

Keywords: AHSS; recrystallization; precipitation; phase transformation; structures with dimensions at the level of micro and nano size; grain size dimensions; mechanical properties; plastic deformations; deep drawing; additive manufacturing; SPD techniques; heat treatment

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

Advances in Low Carbon Concrete and Structures

edited by Wenyu Liao,

Jihui Qin

and

Hongyan Ma

submission deadline 20 Jul 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4576 | Submission Open

Keywords: low-carbon structure; low-carbon concrete; supplementary cementitious material (SCM); alternative cementitious material; carbon capture; utilization; and storage (CCUS); carbon footprint; embodied carbon; thermal energy storage (TES); life cycle assessment (LCA).

(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Materials)

Additive Manufacturing of Ceramics and Composites

edited by Song Hu

submission deadline 20 Jul 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4248 | Submission Open

Keywords: additive manufacturing; ceramics; glass-ceramics; composites; multi-materials; materials design; photo-curing; novel applications; numerical analysis; advanced characterizations

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

Advances in Computational Modeling of Damage and Failure of Composite Materials

edited by Boyang Chen and Zhoucheng Su

submission deadline 20 Jul 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4139 | Submission Open

Keywords: composite materials; finite element analysis; enriched element; meshless methods; damage progression; discrete cracking; multiscale modelling; data-driven methods

(This special issue belongs to the Section Advanced Composites)

Construction and Applications in Functional Polymers

edited by Zhu Long and Pengxiang Si

submission deadline 20 Jul 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4099 | Submission Open

Keywords: advanced functional polymeric materials; construction of functional polymers; self-healing polymers; stimuli-responsive materials; biomedical polymers; electrically conductive polymers; optical polymers; sustainable polymers; high-strength and tough polymers; superhydrophobic or superhydrophilic polymers.

(This special issue belongs to the Section Polymeric Materials)

Piezoelectric, Ferroelectric, and Dielectric Materials: Properties and Related Applications

edited by

Guangzhi Dong

,

Hang Luo

and Baoyan Fan

submission deadline 20 Jul 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4028 | Submission Open

Keywords: piezoelectrics; ferroelectrics; dielectrics; relaxor; electrostrain; electromechanical; energy storage; electrocaloric; electronic; ceramics; crystals; films; composites; functional materials; fundamentals; processing; theory; characterization; application

(This special issue belongs to the Section Electronic Materials)

Advances in the Nonlinear Vibration and Structure Dynamics of Composite Materials

edited by

Hui Li

submission deadline 20 Jul 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3898 | Submission Open

Keywords: nonlinear vibration; structure dynamic; composite material; theoretical model; numerical simulation; experimental test; dynamic parameter; material nonlinearity; multi-field coupling

(This special issue belongs to the Section Advanced Composites)

Additive Processing of High-Temperature Alloys

edited by

Joel Andersson

submission deadline 20 Jul 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3817 | Submission Open

Keywords: additive manufacturing; superalloys; turbine designs; high-temperature alloy optimization; post-processing; advanced characterization; residual stress; mechanical properties; applications

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

Structures, Properties, and Applications of Nanostructured Magnetic Materials

edited by

Wei Liu

and

Xiaotian Zhao

submission deadline 20 Jul 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2981 | Submission Open

Keywords: nanostructured permanent magnets; magnetic multilayers; magnetic interaction; magnetoelectric transport properties; magnetization switching mechanism; magneto– optical interaction

(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials Physics)

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