Metal Casting, Forming and Heat Treatment
A section of Metals (ISSN 2075-4701).
Section Information
In the constantly evolving landscape of modern industry, metal casting, forming, and heat treatment processes stand as pillars of innovation, enabling the creation of intricate components that drive diverse sectors of the economy. The section on "Metal Casting, Forming, and Heat Treatment" delves into the core of manufacturing, exploring transformative techniques that shape raw metals into functional marvels.
Metal casting, a fundamental technique, involves the skillful transformation of raw materials into complex shapes. By melting metals and pouring them into molds, industries such as automotive, aerospace, and engineering can craft intricate components that define technological advancements. The ingenuity of metal casting lies not only in its simplicity but also in the precision with which it facilitates the production of diverse and intricate forms.
Through processes like forging, rolling, and extrusion, metals are molded into pipes, sheets, and specialized components, ensuring optimal material utilization. In parallel with shape-forming, a specific microstructural evolution and thus property design takes place. This section explores the synergy between human expertise and technological advancement, demonstrating how craftspeople and advanced machinery collaborate to shape metal into a myriad of forms with tailored properties. In particular, the art of thermomechanical forming offers specific advanced combinations of mechanical and technical properties that cannot be achieved with casting and heat treatment alone.
In conjunction with casting and forming, heat treatment takes a central role, imparting metals with tailored mechanical properties. Through precisely controlled heating and cooling processes, engineers enhance the metals' hardness, strength, and durability. Techniques such as annealing, quenching, and tempering are applied to meet the specific requirements of diverse applications, spanning from manufacturing to construction.
In essence, the exploration of "Metal Casting, Forming, and Heat Treatment" encapsulates the spirit of innovation and precision in the realm of metallurgy and manufacturing. Through these processes, industries shape the future, creating robust, efficient, and technologically advanced products that propel progress globally.
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Special Issues
Following special issues within this section are currently open for submissions:
- Forging of Metals and Alloys (Deadline: 10 October 2024)
- Hot Stamping Processing of Steel and Alloys (Deadline: 10 October 2024)
- Metal Plastic Deformation and Forming (Deadline: 20 October 2024)
- Remelting and Casting Processes in the Production of Metals and Alloys (Deadline: 20 October 2024)
- Novel Insights into Hot Sheet Metal Forming of High-Performance Materials (Deadline: 31 October 2024)
- Modeling, Simulation and Experimental Studies in Metal Forming (Deadline: 31 October 2024)
- Manufacturing and Applications of Porous Metallic Materials (Deadline: 30 November 2024)
- Processing Technology and Properties of Light Metals (Deadline: 30 November 2024)
- Solidification and Casting of Metals and Alloys (2nd Edition) (Deadline: 30 November 2024)
- Advanced Solidification Processing (Deadline: 30 November 2024)
- Heat Treatment, Microstructures, and Mechanical Properties of Metallic Materials (Deadline: 30 November 2024)
- Structure and Properties of Aluminium Alloys 2024 (Deadline: 30 November 2024)
- Advances in Lightweight Alloys (Deadline: 30 November 2024)
- Advances in Copper, Copper Alloys and Their Processing (Deadline: 30 November 2024)
- Casting Process, Processing Deformation and Microstructure Optimization of Advanced Metallic Materials (Deadline: 20 December 2024)
- Deformation and Mechanical Fuctionality of Light Metals in Processing and Forming (Deadline: 20 December 2024)
- Physical Metallurgy of Microalloyed Steels (Deadline: 20 December 2024)
- Processing, Microstructure and Properties of Cemented Carbide (Deadline: 30 December 2024)
- Aluminum Alloys: Structures, Properties and Applications—2nd Edition (Deadline: 30 December 2024)
- Casting Alloy Design and Characterization—2nd Edition (Deadline: 31 December 2024)
- Advances in Lightweight Material Forming Technology (Deadline: 31 December 2024)
- Novel Insights and Advances in Steels and Cast Irons (Deadline: 31 December 2024)
- Plasticity and Metal Forming (Deadline: 31 December 2024)
- Green Hybrid Machining Technology for Difficult-Machining Metal Materials (Deadline: 31 December 2024)
- Advanced Forming Process of Light Alloy (Deadline: 31 December 2024)
- Numerical Simulation and Experimental Research of Metal Rolling (Deadline: 31 December 2024)
- Development of Advanced High-Strength Steels (Deadline: 15 January 2025)
- Tribological and Machining Characteristics of Metallic Materials (Deadline: 25 January 2025)
- Numerical Simulation of Metal Forming Process (Deadline: 25 January 2025)
- Recent Advances in Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of High-Strength Steels (Deadline: 30 January 2025)
- Advanced Metal Casting Processes: Latest Research, Insights, and Challenges (Deadline: 31 January 2025)
- Microstructure–Mechanical Property Relationships in High-Strength Steels (2nd Edition) (Deadline: 31 January 2025)
- Surface Engineering and Heat Treatment of Metals and Alloys (Deadline: 31 January 2025)
- Numerical and Experimental Advances in Metal Processing (Deadline: 25 February 2025)
- Preparation, Formation and Application of Light Alloys and Their Composites (Deadline: 25 February 2025)
- Advances in Microstructure and Properties of Light Alloys (Deadline: 25 February 2025)
- Advanced Digital Design and Laser Manufacturing in Metallic Materials (Deadline: 25 February 2025)
- Design, Phase Transformation and Mechanical Properties of Titanium Alloy, 2nd Edition (Deadline: 25 February 2025)
- Fabricating Advanced Metallic Materials (Deadline: 25 February 2025)
- Editorial Board Members’ Collection Series: Metal Casting, Forming and Heat Treatment (Deadline: 28 February 2025)
- Properties, Microstructure and Forming of Intermetallics (Deadline: 25 March 2025)
- Manufacturing Processes of Metallic Materials (Deadline: 25 March 2025)
- Modeling, Optimization, and Machinability Assessment of Metal Materials (Deadline: 31 March 2025)
- Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of Metallic Material Under Heat Treatment (Deadline: 31 March 2025)
- Microalloying Mechanism of Ferritic Stainless Steel (Deadline: 31 March 2025)
- Advances in Metal Rolling Processes (Deadline: 10 April 2025)
- Research on Eutectic Alloys (Deadline: 20 April 2025)
- Advances in Low-Temperature Nitriding and Carburizing of Stainless Steels and Metallic Materials: Formation and Properties—2nd Edition (Deadline: 30 April 2025)
- Advances in Metal Forming and Plasticity (Deadline: 30 April 2025)