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Advanced Forming Process of Light Alloy

edited by Hongwu Song and

Shuaifeng Chen

submission deadline 20 Jun 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 8994

Keywords: light-weight alloys; processing and forming technology; microstructure and texture evolution; multi-scale modeling; constitutive model; crystal plasticity simulation; experiment characterization; formability and fracture

(This special issue belongs to the Section Metal Casting, Forming and Heat Treatment)

Welding and Joining of Advanced High-Strength Steels (2nd Edition)

edited by

Víctor H. Baltazar-Hernández

submission deadline 20 Jun 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 7622

Keywords: Advanced High Strength Steels (AHSS); welding and joining of AHSS; microstructure-property relationship of welded AHSS; welding manufacturing of AHSS; applications and performance of welded AHSS

(This special issue belongs to the Section Welding and Joining)

Brazing and Diffusion Welding of New Materials and Dissimilar Materials

edited by Xiangzhao Zhang

submission deadline 20 Jun 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2115

Keywords: wetting; brazing; interface; DFT calculation; coating; microstructure; shear strength

High-Entropy Alloy and Films: Design, Properties and Application

edited by

Yongxiang Leng

and Xin Jiang

submission deadline 20 Jun 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 569

Keywords: high-entropy alloys (HEAs); multi-principal element alloys; thin films; coatings; microstructural characterization; mechanical properties; thermal stability; corrosion resistance; deposition techniques; design and modeling

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

Calphad Tools for the Metallurgy of Solidification

edited by

Fabio Miani

and

Maria Balart

submission deadline 25 Jun 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 26196 | Submission Open

Keywords: computational materials engineering; Calphad; Calphad based process modeling; solidification; casting; semi-solid processing; welding

(This special issue belongs to the Section Computation and Simulation on Metals)

Trends and Advances in Leaching, Extraction and Flotation for Sustainable Metal Recovery

edited by

Jonathan Castillo

and

Norman Toro

submission deadline 25 Jun 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3681 | Submission Open

Keywords: leaching; extraction; flotation; enhanced separation methodologies; metal recovery

Friction and Wear of Metallic Materials—State of the Art

edited by

Dongyang Li

Yunqing Tang

and

Mingyu Wu

submission deadline 25 Jun 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2535 | Submission Open

Keywords: wear; friction; metallic materials; tribological fundamentals; surface engineering; external fields; machine learning; atomic simulations

Fatigue and Damage in Metallic Materials

edited by

Mingliang Zhu

and Jianguo Gong

submission deadline 25 Jun 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1949 | Submission Open

Keywords: fatigue damage; fracture mechanism; life prediction; design criterion; strength assessment; metallic materials; extreme environment; failure analysis; designs against fatigue

(This special issue belongs to the Section Metal Failure Analysis)

State of the Art in Metal Cutting and Machining

edited by

Cristina M. Fernandes

and Bruno Guimarães

submission deadline 25 Jun 2025 | Viewed by 192 | Submission Open

Keywords: metal cutting; machining processes; artificial intelligence; deep learning; machine learning; sensorization; minimum-quantity lubrication

Editorial Board Members’ Collection Series: “Welding and Joining”

edited by

Guido Di Bella

and

António Bastos Pereira

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 4220 | Submission Open

Keywords: advanced welding techniques; welding; structural bonding; mechanical joining; fracture mechanisms; finite element modeling; resistance in aggressive environments

(This special issue belongs to the Section Welding and Joining)

Special and Short Processes of Aluminum Alloys

edited by Cong Xu and

Yufeng Sun

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 2677 | Submission Open

Keywords: aluminum; short process; special process; solidification; continuous casting; roll casting; deformation; welding; heat treatment; microstructure; strength; ductility; corrosion resistance

(This special issue belongs to the Section Corrosion and Protection)

Microstructure and Mechanical Behavior of High-Strength Steel

edited by Gang Niu

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2019 | Submission Open

Keywords: high-strength steel; microstructure design; mechanical properties; preparation processes; strengthening mechanisms; plastic deformation mechanisms

(This special issue belongs to the Section Structural Integrity of Metals)

Advances in Continuous Casting and Refining of Steel

edited by Heng Cui

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1590 | Submission Open

Keywords: continuous casting; secondary refining; non-metallic inclusion; clean steel; casting defects; solidification; physical modeling; numerical modeling; big data; machine learning

(This special issue belongs to the Section Extractive Metallurgy)

Novel Materials and Techniques for Dental Implants

edited by

Joan Josep Roa

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1444 | Submission Open

Keywords: post-processing process; surface modification strategies; dental materials; microstructural characterization

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biobased and Biodegradable Metals)

High-Temperature Corrosion and Oxidation of Metallic Materials

edited by

Mao Zhang

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1215 | Submission Open

Keywords: high-temperature corrosion; oxidation resistance; material characterization; thermal stability; metallic materials; oxide scales; protective barriers

(This special issue belongs to the Section Corrosion and Protection)

Machine Learning in Metal Additive Manufacturing

edited by

Dayalan Gunasegaram

T. DebRoy

Paulo J. Bártolo

and Yang Du

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1051 | Submission Open

Keywords: additive manufacturing; machine learning; optimization; monitoring; control; microstructure prediction; mechanical property prediction; defect detection; anomaly detection

Corrosion Behavior and Surface Engineering of Metallic Materials

edited by

Willian Aperador

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1022 | Submission Open

Keywords: metals; corrosion; hard coatings; physical vapor deposition; tribometers; fretting corrosion; potentiodynamic polarization

Green Technologies in Metal Recovery

edited by Xiangfeng Kong

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1012 | Submission Open

Keywords: non-ferrous metallurgical slag; chromium slag; metallurgical dust; green recycling; comprehensive utilization

(This special issue belongs to the Section Extractive Metallurgy)

Advances in Creep Behavior of Metallic Materials

edited by Jiapo Wang and

Elisabetta Gariboldi

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 687 | Submission Open

Keywords: creep; metallic materials; creep deformation mechanisms; statistical analysis and machine learning; modeling and simulation; creep-related microstructural evolution; nanoindentation; in situ creep testing; multi-axial creep experiments; additive manufacturing; components assessment

New Science-Based Concepts for Enhancing Efficiency in Battery Recycling

edited by

Eva Gerold

and

Helmut Antrekowitsch

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | Viewed by 257 | Submission Open

Keywords: battery recycling; resource efficiency; circular economy; recovery; critical metals; waste minimization

(This special issue belongs to the Section Extractive Metallurgy)

Advances in Casting Technology of Steels and Alloys

edited by

Yanbin Yin

and

Chengbin Shi

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | Viewed by 221 | Submission Open

Keywords: casting; material defects; solidification; numerical simulation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Metal Casting, Forming and Heat Treatment)

Non-Destructive Testing of Metallic Materials

edited by

Fei Wang

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | Viewed by 173 | Submission Open

Keywords: non-destructive testing; inhomogeneities; metallic materials; laser ultrasound imaging; multimode thermography techniques; theoretical and simulation analysis

Advances in Metal Injection Moulding Processes

edited by

Efraín Carreño-Morelli

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | Viewed by 169 | Submission Open

Keywords: metal injection moulding; powder metallurgy; powder and feedstock processing; functional materials; part and mould design; modelling

(This special issue belongs to the Section Metal Casting, Forming and Heat Treatment)

Fracture of Heterogeneous Metals

edited by Chen-Wei Shao

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | Viewed by 138 | Submission Open

Keywords: fracture mechanism; heterogeneous metals; functionally graded materials; layered or laminated materials; additive manufacturing; welding; FSW; tension; simulation; machine learning

(This special issue belongs to the Section Metal Failure Analysis)

Phase Transformation and Softening Mechanisms of Metals and Alloys during Thermomechanical Processing

edited by

Samuel F. Rodrigues

Clodualdo Aranas

and

Fulvio Siciliano

submission deadline 1 Jul 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 9325 | Submission Open

Keywords: phase transformation; thermomechanical processing; static and dynamic recovery; static and dynamic recrystallization; materials characterization; physical metallurgy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Metal Casting, Forming and Heat Treatment)

Advances in Corrosion and Failure Analysis of Metallic Materials

edited by Yunfei Jia and Yuhui Huang

submission deadline 10 Jul 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 2782 | Submission Open

Keywords: corrosion behavior and mechanism; testing to simulate failure; corrosion monitoring; testing and evaluation; advanced corrosion protection technology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Corrosion and Protection)

Solidification and Casting of Metals and Alloys (2nd Edition)

edited by

Wenchao Yang

submission deadline 10 Jul 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 809 | Submission Open

Keywords: solidification and casting process; nucleation and growth; casting technology; additive manufacturing; solidification modeling; multi-scale experiments and simulations; advanced characterization methods; microstructure– property relationship; industrial applications

(This special issue belongs to the Section Metal Casting, Forming and Heat Treatment)

Forming and Properties of Lightweight Alloys

edited by

Xiaohui Cui

, Yingchun Wan and

Yuqiang Chen

submission deadline 15 Jul 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1570 | Submission Open

Keywords: light alloys; material processing; microstructure evolution; mechanical properties

Intelligent and Sustainable Welding: State of the Art, Challenges and Prospects

edited by Qiang Wang and

Yanxi Zhang

submission deadline 15 Jul 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 961 | Submission Open

Keywords: intelligent robotic welding; artificial intelligence; multi-information fusion; weld seam tracking; defect detection; path planning; green welding; welding Internet of Things; metal joining; advanced welding techniques

(This special issue belongs to the Section Welding and Joining)

Advanced Characterization and Testing of Nuclear Materials

edited by

Dhriti Bhattacharyya

and

Peter Hosemann

submission deadline 20 Jul 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 9558 | Submission Open

Keywords: characterization; mechanical properties; mechanical testing; micromechanical testing; nanoindentation; nuclear materials; modelling; small-scale testing; larger-scale testing; deformation mechanisms; radiation damage

Advances in High-Strength Low-Alloy Steels (2nd Edition)

edited by

Zhenjia Xie

Xueda Li

and

Xiangliang Wan

submission deadline 20 Jul 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 7167 | Submission Open

Keywords: processing– microstructure– property correlation; precipitation engineering; grain boundary engineering; retained austenite; TRIP effect; TMCP and heat treatment; thermodynamic calculation; modeling; big data mining; machine learning

Advances in Nanocrystalline Soft Magnetic Materials for Smart Applications

edited by

Gabriel Ababei

submission deadline 20 Jul 2025 | Viewed by 357 | Submission Open

Keywords: nanostructure; low coercivity; high-saturation magnetization; shielding application; rapid cooling

Numerical Modelling of Mechanical Properties for Metallic Materials

edited by

Miroslav Zivkovic

Vladimir Dunić

Nenad Gubeljak

and Nenad Djordjevic

submission deadline 25 Jul 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6637 | Submission Open

Keywords: finite element simulation; mechanical properties; metallic materials; identification of material parameters; constitutive models; hardening functions; advanced computational mechanics methods and techniques; continuum damage mechanics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Computation and Simulation on Metals)

Fracture and Fatigue of Advanced Metallic Materials

edited by

Xuechong Ren

and

Guian Qian

submission deadline 25 Jul 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5314 | Submission Open

Keywords: fracture; fatigue; metallic material; additive manufacturing alloys; high-entropy alloys

(This special issue belongs to the Section Structural Integrity of Metals)

Advances in Nanoporous Metallic Materials (2nd Edition)

edited by

Zhifeng Wang

and

Qibo Deng

submission deadline 25 Jul 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3911 | Submission Open

Keywords: nanoporous metal; dealloying; energy storage and conversion; catalysis; actuation; sensor; mechanical property; calculation and simulation; surface-enhanced Raman scattering

Recent Advances in the Recycling and Reuse of Metallurgical Wastes and By-Products

edited by

Valentina Colla

and

Ismael Matino

submission deadline 25 Jul 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3264 | Submission Open

Keywords: by-products; residues; wastes; reuse; recycling; valorization; circular economy; industrial symbiosis; sustainability

(This special issue belongs to the Section Extractive Metallurgy)

Hydrometallurgical Processes for the Recovery of Critical Metals

edited by

Felix A. Lopez

and

Francisco José Alguacil

submission deadline 25 Jul 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2556 | Submission Open

Keywords: critical raw materials; metals; energy transition; rare earths; strategic metals; energy transition; strategic metals

(This special issue belongs to the Section Extractive Metallurgy)

Thermodynamics and Kinetics Analysis of Metallic Material

edited by Wanqiang Xu

submission deadline 25 Jul 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 911 | Submission Open

Keywords: alloy materials; microstructure; thermodynamics; structure evolution; structure characterization; phase transformation kinetics; phase transformation theory; material fabrication and processing

Cutting-Edge Innovations in Metal Recovery from Electronic Waste: Challenges, Techniques and Future Horizons

edited by

Ernesto Chicardi

submission deadline 25 Jul 2025 | Viewed by 149 | Submission Open

Keywords: e-waste recycling; metal recovery; circular economy; sustainable technologies; hydrometallurgy; pyrometallurgy; electrostatic separation; froth flotation; critical raw materials; WEEE management

Fracture Mechanics of Metals (2nd Edition)

edited by

Stergios Maropoulos

submission deadline 30 Jul 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2009 | Submission Open

Keywords: ductile fracture; brittle fracture; intergranular fracture; fatigue; fracture toughness; stress concentration; crack growth; defects

(This special issue belongs to the Section Metal Failure Analysis)

Editorial Board Members’ Collection Series: Metal Crystal/Polycrystal Plastic Strain Hardening

edited by

John D. Clayton

and

Ronald W. Armstrong

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | 8 articles | Viewed by 17604 | Submission Open

Keywords: strain hardening; dislocations; crystals; polycrystals; plastic yielding; dislocation intersections/reactions; stress– strain; fatigue; hardness; fracture

(This special issue belongs to the Section Crystallography and Applications of Metallic Materials)

Casting Process, Processing Deformation and Microstructure Optimization of Advanced Metallic Materials

edited by Guohuai Liu, Zhaodong Wang and

Yanmei Li

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | 8 articles | Viewed by 10666 | Submission Open

Keywords: high-temperature alloy; high-entropy alloys; high-strength Al and Mg alloys; new casting method; grain refinement; material and process modeling; thermal deformation; processing innovation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Metal Casting, Forming and Heat Treatment)

Advanced Tundish Metallurgy and Clean Steel Technology—Second Edition

edited by

Chao Chen

Rodolfo Morales

and

Adam Cwudziński

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | 8 articles | Viewed by 10226 | Submission Open

Keywords: tundish; clean steel; inclusions; ladle refining; continuous casting; steelmaking; refractory; physical modeling; CFD

(This special issue belongs to the Section Extractive Metallurgy)

Design, Processing and Characterization of Metals and Alloys

edited by

Qinghuan Huo

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | 8 articles | Viewed by 9290 | Submission Open

Keywords: microstructure; plastic deformation; heat treatment; deformation mechanism; mechanical property; phase transformation; grain boundary

Recovery and Utilization of Metallurgical Solid Wastes

edited by

Zhiwei Peng

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 8851 | Submission Open

Keywords: waste characterization; waste valorization; metal recovery; physical separation; hydrometallurgy; pyrometallurgy; low-carbon recycling; environmental assessment; energy conservation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Extractive Metallurgy)

Recent Developments in Laser Additive Manufacturing of Metallic Materials

edited by

Zhanyong Zhao

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | 9 articles | Viewed by 7285 | Submission Open

Keywords: laser additive manufacturing; powder bed fusion; directed energy deposition; microstructure; performance

(This special issue belongs to the Section Additive Manufacturing)

New Welding Materials and Green Joint Technology—2nd Edition

edited by

Fuxiang Wei

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 5205 | Submission Open

Keywords: welding materials; welding process; electronic packaging; connection technologies; additive manufacturing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Welding and Joining)

Alloy Design and Its Performance Trade-Offs

edited by Seyedmehdi Hosseini

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5163 | Submission Open

Keywords: alloy design; performance trade-offs; manufacturing process; thermomechanical treatment; alloy chemistry; microstructural features; solid solution strengthening; precipitation hardening; computational methods

Recent Progress in Metal Extraction and Recycling

edited by

Bo Li

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2883 | Submission Open

Keywords: metal extraction; metal recycling; metal separation; comprehensive utilization; secondary metal resources; clean production process; waste control; technological new progress; molten slag; complex mineral

(This special issue belongs to the Section Extractive Metallurgy)

Recent Developments of Non-Ferrous Alloys: Processing, Microstructure and Properties (2nd Edition)

edited by

Hailin Yang

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2558 | Submission Open

Keywords: advanced structural characterization; high strength/toughness alloys; advanced functional alloys; advanced manufacturing process

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