Metallic Functional Materials
A section of Metals (ISSN 2075-4701).
Section Information
Materials are usually classified into structural and functional ones. Structural materials are suitable for applications based on their load-bearing capacity, on their mechanical properties. Functional materials, on the other hand, have a more extended range of applications, since they encompass magnetic, electric, or optical properties, to mention just a few. In this sense, functional materials have a phenomenology much broader than that of structural materials, and the discovery of new applications would consequently expand the field, creating new subclasses. Therefore, this Section of Metals is open to a broad range of materials (with the obvious restriction of being metallic materials), an extended set of properties, and a diverse spectrum of applications.
This Section also accommodates borderline cases in which functionality plays a relevant role. As an example, from the compositional point of view, metal-containing composites for functional applications would fit this section, insofar as the metallic fraction of the composite provides the desired functional properties. From the properties point of view, improving the mechanical properties of functional materials to enhance the reliability, durability, and sustainability of the functional parts could also be appropriate for this Section.
We welcome submissions that focus on the development of new or enhanced metallic functional materials, the advancement of modeling and simulation techniques that are capable of predicting their functional properties, experimental techniques related to the characterization of these properties, and novel applications that exploit the functionality of the materials.
All submitted contributions are subject to a strict peer review process, and the decision on publication is always based on the recommendations of independent experts. The core practices of COPE (Committee on Publication Ethics) are followed throughout the editorial and publishing process.
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Special Issues
Following special issues within this section are currently open for submissions:
- High-Performance Alloys: Properties, Processing, and Applications (Deadline: 30 September 2023)
- Catalytic Metals and Their Application (Deadline: 30 September 2023)
- Metallic Functional Materials: Development and Applications (Deadline: 31 October 2023)
- Soft Magnetic Composites: Manufacture, Properties and Applications (Deadline: 31 October 2023)
- Progress in and Prospects of Shape Memory Alloys (Deadline: 31 October 2023)
- Studies on Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of Superalloys (Deadline: 31 October 2023)
- Nanostructured Metallic Materials: Preparation, Properties, and Applications (Deadline: 31 October 2023)
- Magnetocaloric Effect in Metals and Alloys (Deadline: 30 November 2023)
- Research Progress of Metal Smart Materials (Deadline: 31 December 2023)
- Recent Trends in Photocatalytic and Electrocatalytic Approaches (Deadline: 31 December 2023)
- High Temperature Oxidation Behavior of Alloys (Deadline: 31 December 2023)
- Advances in Metallic Thin Films (Deadline: 31 December 2023)
- Feature Papers in Metallic Functional Materials (Deadline: 31 December 2023)
- Processing of Advanced Alloys for Aerospace, Automotive and Biomedical Applications (Deadline: 31 December 2023)
- Advances of Inconel Alloys—Recent Research, Insights, and Challenges (Deadline: 31 January 2024)
- Advances in Metallic Biomaterials for Multifunctional Applications: Key Technology for Better Healthcare (Deadline: 31 January 2024)
- Metallic Nanostructured Materials and Thin Films (Deadline: 29 February 2024)
- Advantages and Disadvantages of Metal Catalysts (Deadline: 29 February 2024)
- Functional Metal-Organic Frameworks (Deadline: 29 February 2024)
- Thermal and Structural Properties of Shape Memory Alloys (Deadline: 29 February 2024)
- Low-Dimensional Metal-Containing Materials (Deadline: 31 March 2024)
- Deposition of Metals and Their Application in Catalytic Processes of Energy Interest (Deadline: 31 March 2024)
- Recent Advances in Nanostructured Metallic Materials (Deadline: 30 April 2024)
- Electromagnetic Properties of Metallic Materials (Deadline: 20 July 2024)