Materials

Additive Manufacturing of Metals and Alloys

edited by

submission deadline 13 Jul 2025 | Viewed by 280 | 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 | 15 articles | Viewed by 32002 | 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 | 16 articles | Viewed by 29381 | 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 25284 | 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 21786 | 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)

Physical Metallurgy of Metals and Alloys (3rd Edition)

edited by

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submission deadline 20 Jul 2025 | 20 articles | Viewed by 18486 | 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)

Advances in Materials Processing (3rd Edition)

edited by

Hansang Kwon

submission deadline 20 Jul 2025 | 11 articles | Viewed by 17938 | 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)

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 15511 | 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)

Ultrasound for Material Characterization and Processing (3rd Edition)

edited by

Francesca Lionetto

submission deadline 20 Jul 2025 | 9 articles | Viewed by 15177 | 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)

Corrosion Technology and Electrochemistry of Metals and Alloys

edited by Seunghyun Kim

submission deadline 20 Jul 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 11965 | 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 11347 | 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 11321 | 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 11112 | 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 10914 | 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 10632 | 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 10164 | 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 9713 | 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 9548 | 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 8491 | 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 8483 | 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 7898 | 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 | 7 articles | Viewed by 7861 | 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 7190 | 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 7141 | 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 7127 | 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 | 5 articles | Viewed by 6903 | 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 6423 | 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)

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 5738 | 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 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 5683 | 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)

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 5485 | 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 5407 | 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 4863 | 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 4756 | 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 4736 | 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)

Construction and Applications in Functional Polymers

edited by Zhu Long and Pengxiang Si

submission deadline 20 Jul 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4369 | 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)

Additive Manufacturing of Ceramics and Composites

edited by Song Hu

submission deadline 20 Jul 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4356 | 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 4207 | 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)

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 4122 | 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 4003 | 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 3856 | 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)

Study on Mechanical Properties of Concrete Structures and RC Beams

edited by Pengru Deng and Takashi Matsumoto

submission deadline 20 Jul 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3477 | Submission Open

Keywords: mechanical properties; durability; condition assessment; non-destructive test; computational modeling; artificial intelligence; digital twin

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

Functional Nanocomposites: Preparation, Characterization and Applications

edited by

Dariusz Sternik

and

Małgorzata Wasilewska

submission deadline 20 Jul 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3465 | Submission Open

Keywords: functional nanocomposites; synthesis of nanocomposites; desired properties; material engineering; applications of nanocomposites

(This special issue belongs to the Section Advanced Composites)

Structures, Properties, and Applications of Nanostructured Magnetic Materials

edited by

Wei Liu

and

Xiaotian Zhao

submission deadline 20 Jul 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2997 | 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)

Nanoindentation in Materials: Fundamentals and Applications

edited by Gesheng Xiao, Erqiang Liu and Xiaochao Jin

submission deadline 20 Jul 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2697 | Submission Open

Keywords: nanoindentation; deformation mechanism; mechanical parameters; multi-scale simulation; indentation scale effect; machine learning

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

Advanced Coating Research for Metal Surface Protection

edited by Nadia Ucciardello and

Daniele Almonti

submission deadline 20 Jul 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2681 | Submission Open

Keywords: coating; surface protection; FEA; LCA; processing; manufacturing; filler; abrasive resistance; corrosion resistance; graphene

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

Smart Textile Materials: Design, Characterization and Application

edited by

Ewa Skrzetuska

,

Anna Kicińska-Jakubowska

and

Jan Broda

submission deadline 20 Jul 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2679 | Submission Open

Keywords: smart textiles; textronics; electroconductive polymer; composites; fillers; intelligent materials; ecological materials; testing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Smart Materials)

Advanced Methods for Estimating Mechanical Properties, Constructional and Performance of Fiber-Reinforced Concrete Materials

edited by Farzin Kazemi

submission deadline 20 Jul 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2463 | Submission Open

Keywords: machine learning method; data science; data-driven techniques; mechanical properties; concrete materials; fiber-reinforced concrete; fiber-reinforced concrete beam; optimization algorithms; construction and building materials

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

Advances in Carbon Fiber/Resin Matrix Polymer Composites

edited by

Rajab Abousnina

and

Wensu Chen

submission deadline 20 Jul 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2450 | Submission Open

Keywords: carbon fiber properties; multifunctional composites and automated manufacturing; nanotechnology integration; smart composites; thermoplastic composites; industrial applications; state-of-the-art reviews on carbon fiber materials

(This special issue belongs to the Section Advanced Composites)

Featured Reviews on Carbon Materials

edited by

Stefano Bellucci

,

Michela Alfè

and

Talia Tene

submission deadline 20 Jul 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2395 | Submission Open

Keywords: carbon-based nanomaterials; nanofabrication; physico-chemical characterization; functional devices; technological applications of carbon-based nanomaterials

(This special issue belongs to the Section Carbon Materials)

Antibacterial and Corrosion-Resistant Coatings for Marine Application

edited by Jinlong Zhao and

Hongwei Liu

submission deadline 20 Jul 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2389 | Submission Open

Keywords: antibacterial coating; synergistic effect; fouling; biofilm; durability; corrosion-resistant coating; antifouling coating; environmental friendliness; low surface energy; microbiologically influenced corrosion

(This special issue belongs to the Section Corrosion)

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