Materials

New Advances in Friction Stir Welding and Additive Manufacturing

edited by

Yuming Xie

,

Xiangchen Meng

and Zhiwei Qin

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | Viewed by 2563 | Submission Open

Keywords: friction stir welding; friction stir additive manufacturing; friction stir remanufacturing; friction stir channeling; deformation-driven metallurgy; friction stir processing; friction stir incremental forming

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

Fabrication, Characterization, and Application of High Entropy Alloy

edited by Jianguo Li and Kun Jiang

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1177 | Submission Open

Keywords: high entropy alloy; fabrication; characterization; mechanical properties; deformation mechanism; engineering application

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

Advances in Welding of Alloy and Composites (2nd Edition)

edited by

Cheng Gu

and Guoqiang You

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | Viewed by 172 | Submission Open

Keywords: welding; alloy; composites; solidification; molten pool; metallurgical bonding; microstructure; fluid flow; welding joints

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

Sustainable Corrosion Protection Coatings

edited by

Mian Hammad Nazir

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | Viewed by 164 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable coatings; corrosion protection; bio-based coatings; self-healing coatings; green materials; environmental impact; protective polymers; material durability; eco-friendly coatings; corrosion resistance

(This special issue belongs to the Section Corrosion)

Additive Manufacturing of Metallic Structures: Process and Applications

edited by

Valerio Acanfora

and

Andrea Sellitto

submission deadline 7 Jul 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 13459 | 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 26387 | 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 16613 | 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 8683 | 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 1266 | 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 283 | 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 169 | 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 109 | 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 94 | 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 222 | 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 30086 | 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 | 13 articles | Viewed by 25117 | 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 | 19 articles | Viewed by 21224 | 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 | 11 articles | Viewed by 18744 | 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 16130 | 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)

Ultrasound for Material Characterization and Processing (3rd Edition)

edited by

Francesca Lionetto

submission deadline 20 Jul 2025 | 9 articles | Viewed by 13815 | 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)

Physical Metallurgy of Metals and Alloys (3rd Edition)

edited by

,

,

and

submission deadline 20 Jul 2025 | 16 articles | Viewed by 13751 | 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)

Research on Electrocatalytic Materials for Hydrogen Evolution and Oxygen Evolution

edited by

Jiangtian Li

and

Deryn Chu

submission deadline 20 Jul 2025 | 8 articles | Viewed by 12966 | 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 10954 | 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)

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 9931 | 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)

Recent Research in Restorative Dental Materials

edited by

Leszek Szalewski

and

Ingrid K. Różyło-Kalinowska

submission deadline 20 Jul 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 9500 | 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)

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 9455 | 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 Performance Improvement of Advanced Alloys

edited by

Guozheng Quan

and

Chuntang Yu

submission deadline 20 Jul 2025 | 10 articles | Viewed by 9417 | 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)

Achievements in Foundry Materials and Technologies

edited by

Marcin Stawarz

,

Krzysztof Janerka

and

Jan Jezierski

submission deadline 20 Jul 2025 | 11 articles | Viewed by 8768 | 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; casting alloys; continuous casting

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

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 8723 | 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)

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 | 11 articles | Viewed by 8208 | 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)

Advances in Modelling and Simulation of Materials in Applied Sciences

edited by

Evaggelos Kaselouris

submission deadline 20 Jul 2025 | 9 articles | Viewed by 8203 | 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)

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 7731 | 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)

Design and Application of Additive Manufacturing: 3rd Edition

edited by

Rubén Paz

submission deadline 20 Jul 2025 | 8 articles | Viewed by 7031 | Submission Open

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

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

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 | 5 articles | Viewed by 6640 | Submission Open

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

(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Materials)

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 6514 | 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 6460 | 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 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 6149 | 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 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 5880 | 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)

Advanced Science and Technology of High Entropy Materials

edited by

Hui Jiang

and Tianxin Li

submission deadline 20 Jul 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 5691 | 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)

Design and Development of Flame-Retardant Polymer Materials

edited by

Yong Pan

and Yuling Xiao

submission deadline 20 Jul 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5654 | 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 and Applications in Biodegradable and Bio-Based Materials and Composites

edited by

Yoong Kit Leong

submission deadline 20 Jul 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5151 | 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)

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 4826 | 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 4565 | 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 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4558 | 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 4392 | 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 3946 | 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 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 3800 | 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)

Advances in Biomass-Based Materials and Their Applications (2nd Edition)

edited by

Catarina Dias de Almeida

submission deadline 20 Jul 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 3643 | Submission Open

Keywords: biodegradable biomass-based materials; biomass-based building blocks; biomass-based catalysts; biomass-based materials; biorefinery; environmentally friendly processes; fermentation technology; safe and sustainable by design

(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Materials)

Additive Processing of High-Temperature Alloys

edited by

Joel Andersson

submission deadline 20 Jul 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3625 | 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)

Advances in Low Carbon Concrete and Structures

edited by Wenyu Liao,

Jihui Qin

and

Hongyan Ma

submission deadline 20 Jul 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3560 | 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)

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