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:
- Advances in Rolling Process of Metallic Materials: Measurement, Modeling, Optimization and Applications (Deadline: 31 May 2026)
- Innovations and Future Trends in Eutectic Alloys (Deadline: 31 May 2026)
- Solidification and Microstructure of Metallic Alloys (Deadline: 31 May 2026)
- Preparation and Application of Lightweight Alloys (Deadline: 30 June 2026)
- Innovations in Heat Treatment of Metallic Materials (Deadline: 30 June 2026)
- Mechanical and Structural Properties of Cast Irons (Deadline: 30 June 2026)
- Microstructure and Deformation Mechanisms of Alloys (Deadline: 30 June 2026)
- Solidification and Casting of Light Alloys (Deadline: 30 June 2026)
- Advanced Metal Casting Processes: Latest Research, Insights, and Challenges (Deadline: 30 June 2026)
- Advances in Metal Casting and Forming (Deadline: 15 July 2026)
- Microstructure and Performances of Superalloys (Deadline: 20 July 2026)
- Properties, Microstructure and Forming of Intermetallics—2nd Edition (Deadline: 20 July 2026)
- Advanced Metallic Materials and Forming Technologies (Deadline: 31 July 2026)
- Recent Progress in Metal Rolling Processes (Deadline: 31 July 2026)
- Numerical and Experimental Advances in Metal Processing, 2nd Edition (Deadline: 31 July 2026)
- Effect of Heat Treatment on Microstructures and Mechanical Properties of Industrial Alloys (Deadline: 31 July 2026)
- Processing, Properties, Applications and Recycling of Light Alloys (Deadline: 31 July 2026)
- Hot Forming/Processing of Metals and Alloys (Deadline: 31 July 2026)
- Advances in Forming Process of Metallic Materials (Deadline: 31 July 2026)
- Processing, Microstructure and Properties of Aluminium Alloys (Deadline: 31 July 2026)
- Solidification, Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of Cast Alloys (Deadline: 20 August 2026)
- Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of Nickel-Based Superalloys (Deadline: 30 August 2026)
- Advances in Lightweight Material Forming Technology (Deadline: 31 August 2026)
- Advances in Electroslag Remelting and Continuous Casting Technology (Deadline: 31 August 2026)
- Microstructure Control and Property Enhancement in Non-Ferrous Metal Forming Process (Deadline: 31 August 2026)
- Studies on Formability and Deformation Behavior of Lightweight Alloys (Deadline: 31 August 2026)
- Advanced Manufacturing and Processing Technology for Metallic Materials (Deadline: 31 August 2026)
- Characterization and Modeling of Microstructure Evolution During Metallic Material Processing (Deadline: 31 August 2026)
- Advances in Forming and Heat Treatments of Metallic Materials (Deadline: 15 September 2026)
- Theory, Simulation, and Process of Metal Forming (Deadline: 15 September 2026)
- Advances in the Forming of Metals and Their Alloys (Deadline: 20 September 2026)
- The Forming Behaviour and Plasticity of Metallic Alloys (Deadline: 30 September 2026)
- Sheet Metal Forming Processes (Deadline: 30 September 2026)
- Research and Application of Lightweight Metals (Deadline: 20 October 2026)
- Recent Advances in Plastic Forming of Metals (Deadline: 20 October 2026)
- Advanced Rolling Technologies of Steels and Alloys (Deadline: 30 October 2026)
- Assessment of Liquid Metal Damage and Its Effects on Properties and Performance in Cast Metals (Deadline: 30 November 2026)
- Incremental Forming of Metallic Materials (Deadline: 30 November 2026)
- Development of Intelligent Forging Process for Metals and Alloys (Deadline: 30 November 2026)
- Advances in the Forming and Processing of Metallic Materials (Deadline: 30 November 2026)
- Recent Developments in Ironmaking (Deadline: 30 November 2026)
- Studies on High-Performance Aluminium Alloys (Deadline: 15 December 2026)
- Forming and Processing Technologies of Lightweight Metal Materials (Deadline: 20 December 2026)
- Rolling and Forming of Alloys and Steels (Deadline: 20 December 2026)
- Advanced Smelting and Casting Technologies for Metallic Materials (Deadline: 25 December 2026)
- Advanced Plastic Forming Processes: Theory, Experiments and Numerical Simulations (2nd Edition) (Deadline: 25 January 2027)
- Manufacturing Processes of Metallic Materials (2nd Edition) (Deadline: 31 January 2027)
- Advances and Trends in Processing of Al-Based Alloys Using Plastic Deformation (Deadline: 31 January 2027)