Structural Integrity of Metals
A section of Metals (ISSN 2075-4701).
Section Information
The “Structural Integrity of Metals” covers a broad field of design and final assessment of complex metal structures with novel criteria and methods. Innovative approaches for designing and assessing against static and cyclic loadings will be considered providing an up-to-date state of the art on this topic. The aim of this Section is to discuss what tools are available to prevent damage to metallic structures combining the best possible knowledge from experimental campaigns, theoretical models, and finite elements. The Section will be focused on structures subjected to simple loading conditions but also on metallic structures subjected to multiaxial loading. The geometrical complexity of metallic structures will be considered as well, shedding light on the scale effect, notch effect, and other important aspects very useful for the final proper design. Recent trends in the use of big data analysis, statistical approaches, and data-driven methods (machine learning) will also be included in the Section. These topics are really relevant for the next generation of approaches for fracture and fatigue assessment.
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Special Issues
Following special issues within this section are currently open for submissions:
- Recent Developments of Non-ferrous Alloys: Processing, Microstructure and Properties (Deadline: 30 September 2023)
- Exploration of Novel Metallic Materials by Synchrotron Radiation X-ray and Neutron Technologies (Deadline: 30 September 2023)
- Hydrogen Effects in Alloys and Steels (Deadline: 30 September 2023)
- Crack Growth Resistance of Structural Alloys (Deadline: 30 September 2023)
- Mechanical Behaviors and Damage Mechanisms of Metallic Materials (Deadline: 30 September 2023)
- Design and Development of High-Strength Low-Alloy Steels (Deadline: 30 November 2023)
- Feature Papers in Structural Integrity of Metals (Deadline: 31 December 2023)
- Irradiation Response and Microstructure Characterization of Metallic Materials (Deadline: 31 December 2023)
- Structure and Properties of Aluminium Alloys 2023 (Deadline: 1 January 2024)
- Experimental and Numerical Investigation of Compression Behavior in Steel Structures (Deadline: 31 January 2024)
- Mechanical and Microstructure Properties of Ti-6Al-4V Alloy (Deadline: 31 January 2024)
- Low-Carbon Special Steels: Design, Processing and Performance (Deadline: 29 February 2024)
- Editorial Board Members’ Collection Series: Improving Structural Integrity of Metals: From Bulk to Surface (Deadline: 31 March 2024)
- Online and Offline Diagnosis of Welding Defects on Metallic Materials (Deadline: 31 March 2024)
- Hot Deformation of Metal and Alloys (Deadline: 30 April 2024)
- Radiation Damage in Metallic Nuclear Reactor Materials (Deadline: 30 April 2024)
- Residual Stress and Fatigue of Metals (Second Edition) (Deadline: 30 April 2024)
- Failure Mechanisms and Defect Detection Techniques of Thermal Barrier Coatings (Deadline: 30 April 2024)
- Deformation and Phase Transformation Mechanism of Metallic Materials (Deadline: 30 June 2024)