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Advances in Microstructure and Properties of Light Alloys

edited by

Lenka Kuchariková

submission deadline 20 Apr 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 7734 | Submission Open

Keywords: light alloys; foam; extrusion; casting; novel materials; processing methods; grain refinement; heat treatment; microstructure; safety

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

Editorial Board Members’ Collection Series: “Laser Welding and Additive Manufacturing”

edited by

António Pereira

and

Guido Di Bella

submission deadline 20 Apr 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5236 | Submission Open

Keywords: laser welding; additive manufacturing; metallic materials; hybrid processes; microstructural analysis; mechanical performance; process optimization; advanced alloys; thermal distortion; sustainable manufacturing

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

Thermomechanical Performance of Metallic Alloys

edited by

Wei Liu

and Siliang Yan

submission deadline 20 Apr 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1331 | Submission Open

Keywords: high temperature; thermal softening; viscoelasticity; rate-dependent; creep; stress relaxion; forging; hot stamping; recovery; recrystallization

Advances in Lightweight Alloys, 2nd Edition

edited by Huarui Zhang and Lina Jia

submission deadline 25 Apr 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 11409 | Submission Open

Keywords: aluminum alloy; magnesium alloy; titanium alloy; Ni-based superalloy; composition design; processing technology; microstructure analysis; mechanical properties

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

Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of Metallic Materials Under Heat Treatment

edited by

Roumen Petrov

and Virgínia Bertolo

submission deadline 25 Apr 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 10838 | Submission Open

Keywords: heat treatment; thermo-chemical treatment; non-conventional heat treatment; ultra-fast heating; ultra-short annealing; thermal cycling; steel; advanced high-strength steels; electrical steels; non-ferrous alloys; microstructure; texture; properties

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

Continuous Casting and Solidification of Steels

edited by

Peisheng Lyu

, Haihui Zhang and

Lei Zhang

submission deadline 25 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 373 | Submission Open

Keywords: conventional continuous casting; twin-roll strip casting; steel quality control; solidification behavior; interfacial heat transfer; mold flux optimization; thin-slab casting; multiscale modeling

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

Modeling and Simulation of Metal Additive Manufacturing

edited by Hui Chen

submission deadline 25 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 192 | Submission Open

Keywords: additive manufacturing; metal; simulation; high-fidelity; multi-physics modeling

(This special issue belongs to the Section Additive Manufacturing)

Advances in Flotation Separation and Mineral Processing

edited by

Li Wang

Mengjie Tian

and Feng Jiang

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 10401 | Submission Open

Keywords: flotation; minerals; mineral processing; flotation reagents; reagent chemistry

(This special issue belongs to the Section Extractive Metallurgy)

Recent Developments in Ironmaking

edited by

Yufeng Guo

Feng Chen

and

Shuai Wang

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 9648 | Submission Open

Keywords: ironmaking; hydrogen-based technologies; sintering and pelletization; slag; alloys; element recovery; low-carbon smelting

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

Surface Integrity and Functional Performance Induced by Hybrid Processing of Metallic Alloys

edited by

Joao Nobre

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4517 | Submission Open

Keywords: high strength-to-weight ratio and high-temperature-resistant metallic materials; surface integrity; additive manufacturing; machining; hybrid manufacturing processes; modelling and simulation; optimization; artificial intelligence; machine learning

Welding and Fatigue of Metallic Materials

edited by

Ivo Černý

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4095 | Submission Open

Keywords: welding; metallic materials; microstructure; fatigue resistance; crack initiation; residual stresses; weld defects

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

Laser, Plasma and Radiation Processing of Metals, Alloys, and Composite Materials

edited by

Milton Sergio Fernandes de Lima

and

Catalin-Daniel Constantinescu

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2728 | Submission Open

Keywords: laser; plasma and radiation processing; metals; alloys and composites; surface structuring; thin films and multilayers; nanoparticles and nanomaterials; welding; cutting and cladding; additive manufacturing/3D printing; advances in engraving and marking; structure– property relationships; functional properties engineering; metallic materials design & properties; models and theoretical research

Advanced Rolling Technologies of Steels and Alloys

edited by Ce Ji,

Zbigniew Pater

and Laszlo J. Kecskes

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2175 | Submission Open

Keywords: rolling; twin-roll casting; pass design; strip; pipe; wire; bar; composite materials

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

Manufacturing Processes of Metallic Materials (2nd Edition)

edited by Chao Yu and Hong Xiao

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1446 | Submission Open

Keywords: metals forming; manufacturing processes; rolling processes; finite element analysis; additive manufacturing; joining processes; bonding processes; simulation of manufacturing processes

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

Application-Driven Development of Metal Additive Manufacturing: From Laboratory Research Towards Industrial Adoption

edited by

Andrei C. Popescu

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1433 | Submission Open

Keywords: powder bed fusion; directed energy deposition; laser cladding; enhanced topology; process monitoring; post processing solutions; surface enhancement; in situ synthesis; metal matrix composites; powder recycling

(This special issue belongs to the Section Additive Manufacturing)

Corrosion Behavior of Carbon Steels in Natural and Industrial Environments—3rd Edition

edited by

Luis Cáceres

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1113 | Submission Open

Keywords: carbon steel; atmospheric corrosion; corrosion kinetics; galvanic corrosion; biocorrosion; corrosion inhibitors; cathodic protection; anodic protection

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

Phase Transformations in Metals and Alloys

edited by

Chih-Chun Hsieh

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1048 | Submission Open

Keywords: phase transformation; metals; alloys; steels; heat treatment; welding; martensitic transformation; eutectoid transformation; eutectic transformation; precipitation

Microstructural and Corrosion Aspects in Additive Manufacturing of Alloys and Steel

edited by

Arshad Yazdanpanah

and

Huijun Li

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 883 | Submission Open

Keywords: additive manufacturing; laser-based manufacturing; corrosion performance; passivity; microsctrutural characterization

(This special issue belongs to the Section Additive Manufacturing)

Rare Earth Element Extraction, Recovery, Separation and Purification

edited by Shengting Kuang

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 760 | Submission Open

Keywords: rare earths; extraction; recovery; separation; purification

(This special issue belongs to the Section Extractive Metallurgy)

Microstructure and Mechanical Property Improvement of Welded Metal Joints (2nd Edition)

edited by

Jiankang Huang

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 604 | Submission Open

Keywords: welding of dissimilar materials; welding methods; welding metal joints; residual stress; microstructural analysis; numerical simulation

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

Advances in Microstructure and Properties of High Entropy Alloys

edited by Weilin Hsu and

Shijun Zhao

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 247 | Submission Open

Keywords: high-entropy alloys (HEAs); microstructure– property relationship; phase stability; computational modeling; machine learning in materials design; additive manufacturing; thermal spray coatings

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

Advances in Calculations and Experimental Analysis of Structural and Phase Stability in Metals and Alloys

edited by

Wojciech Gierlotka

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 234 | Submission Open

Keywords: computational materials science; experimental determination of metallic systems; XRD method; calorimetry; beam epitaxy; metallography; CALPHAD; ab initio; phase field; thermodynamics; machine learning

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

Advances in Wire-Based Additive Manufacturing of Metal Materials (2nd Edition)

edited by

Jiankang Huang

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 234 | Submission Open

Keywords: advances; wire-based; additive manufacturing; novel technology; metal or alloy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Additive Manufacturing)

Wear and Corrosion Resistance of Alloys

edited by

Guorui Zhu

and Wei Tan

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 191 | Submission Open

Keywords: wear; corrosion; alloy

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

Advances in Metal Rolling Processes—2nd Edition

edited by Lipo Yang

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 184 | Submission Open

Keywords: cold rolling; hot rolling; warm rolling; electro-plastic rolling of alloy; asynchronous rolling; difficult to deform metals; size effect of foil; shape detection and shape control

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

Magnetic Properties Analysis of Amorphous and Partially Crystallized Alloys—2nd Edition

edited by

Ding Ding

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 154 | Submission Open

Keywords: amorphous alloy; partially crystallized alloys; refrigeration capacity

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

Fracture Mechanics and Failure Analysis of Metallic Materials

edited by

Simon A. Sedmak

and

Aleksandar S. Sedmak

submission deadline 10 May 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5566 | Submission Open

Keywords: fracture mechanics; failure analysis; welding; risk analysis; finite element method; fatigue; corrosion; fracture behaviour; material characterisation

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

Advanced Metal Welding and Joining Technologies—3rd Edition

edited by

Yu Zhang

submission deadline 15 May 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1126 | Submission Open

Keywords: welding metallurgy; light metals; high-entropy alloy; bulk metallic glass; mechanical property; corrosion; hybrid joining technique; dissimilar metal joining

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

Advances in Metal Forming and Plasticity

edited by

Gabriela Vincze

and Marilena Butuc

submission deadline 20 May 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5346 | Submission Open

Keywords: plasticity; formability; fracture; anisotropy; mechanical behavior; springback; microstructure; texture; multiscale modelingmodelling; numerical simulation; experimental mechanics

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

Preparation, Formation and Application of Light Alloys and Their Composites

edited by Lei Luo

submission deadline 25 May 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 10481 | Submission Open

Keywords: light alloy; light alloy matrix composites; material preparation technology; material forming technology; material application; casting; additive manufacturing; powder metallurgy; hot pressing

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

Laser Processing Technology for Metals

edited by

Zhen Luo

submission deadline 25 May 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4533 | Submission Open

Keywords: laser additive manufacturing; laser surface engineering; specialized laser processing; laser welding; laser drilling and cutting; microstructure and properties; laser processing simulation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Additive Manufacturing)

Design and Development of Metal Matrix Composites (2nd Edition)

edited by

Sónia Simões

submission deadline 25 May 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4236 | Submission Open

Keywords: composites; powder metallurgy; casting; additive manufacturing; microstructure; mechanical properties; in-situ synthesis; dispersion techniques

(This special issue belongs to the Section Metal Matrix Composites)

Corrosion and Fracture of Metallic Materials

edited by Ulises Martin Diaz and

Juan Bosch Giner

submission deadline 25 May 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 548 | Submission Open

Keywords: fracture mechanics; stress corrosion cracking; modeling; lifetime prediction; alloy desing; failure analysis; corrosion; material selection

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

Advanced Metal Smelting Technology and Prospects, 2nd Edition

edited by

Dongdong Zhou

submission deadline 30 May 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 697 | Submission Open

Keywords: low-carbon ironmaking; intelligent detection; process optimization; new technology of ironmaking; simulation model; big data and mechanism fusion modeling

(This special issue belongs to the Section Extractive Metallurgy)

Advances in Corrosion and Protection of Materials (Third Edition)

edited by

Renato Altobelli Antunes

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 8598 | Submission Open

Keywords: multiprinciple alloys; biomedical alloys; scanning probe techniques; protective coatings; corrosion mechanisms; surface chemistry; additive manufacturing

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

Laser Additive Manufacturing of Metallic Alloys

edited by Qiuge Li

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4559 | Submission Open

Keywords: laser additive manufacturing; metallic alloys; processing strategies; microstructure; mechanical properties; simulation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Additive Manufacturing)

Research on Fatigue Behavior of Additively Manufactured Materials

edited by

Fabio Scherillo

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3753 | Submission Open

Keywords: fatigue; fracture; additive manufacturing; metals; polymers; surface; post-treatments; fractography

(This special issue belongs to the Section Additive Manufacturing)

Properties and Residual Stresses of Welded Alloys

edited by

Dean Deng

Yifeng Wang

and

Guangjie Feng

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3550 | Submission Open

Keywords: microstructure; properties; numerical simulation of welding residual stress; experimental measurement of welding residual stress; modeling of welded joints; performance of welded alloys

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

Advances in Sustainable Utilization of Metals: Recovery and Recycling

edited by

Jinfang Lv

and Dongxia Feng

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3349 | Submission Open

Keywords: solid waste; metal recovery; separation; metal recycling; sustainable utilization

(This special issue belongs to the Section Extractive Metallurgy)

Efficient Utilization of Metal Mineral Resources and Low-Carbon Metallurgy

edited by Shichao Wu and Jue Kou

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2759 | Submission Open

Keywords: efficient utilization; resource utilization of solid waste; hydrogen metallurgy; biomass metallurgy; short-process metallurgy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Extractive Metallurgy)

Advances in the Forming and Processing of Metallic Materials

edited by

Bing Du

and

Yizhe Chen

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2678 | Submission Open

Keywords: metal composites; wrinkling; fracture; plastic forming; microstructure control; computational modeling; advanced forming technologies

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

Corrosion Mechanisms and Cutting-Edge Protection Technologies for Advanced Alloy Materials

edited by

Yanxin Qiao

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 2605 | Submission Open

Keywords: corrosion mechanisms; interfacial reactions; cutting-edge protection

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

Solidification and Microstructure of Metallic Alloys

edited by

Fang Liu

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2437 | Submission Open

Keywords: solidification; microstructure evolution; metallic alloys; phase-field modeling; solidification defects; additive manufacturing; dendritic growth; heterogeneous nucleation; high-entropy alloys; in situ characterization

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

Biodegradable and Biobased Metallic Materials: Design, Processing, Applications

edited by Pedro Akira Bazaglia Kuroda and Mariana Correa Rossi

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1986 | Submission Open

Keywords: biodegradable metals; Mg alloys; Zn alloys; alloy design; production methods; morphology; surface coatings; functionalization; biocompatibility; corrosion control; biomedical implants

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

Failure Analysis and Failure Mechanism of Metallic Materials—State of the Art

edited by

Marco Virginio Boniardi

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1497 | Submission Open

Keywords: failure analysis; ductile failures; brittle failures; embrittlement phenomena; burst and explosion failures; fatigue; wear; corrosion; advanced characterization techniques; predictive models; prevention strategies

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

Optimization and Applications of Metal Additive Manufacturing

edited by Xinyu Zhang and

Antonello Astarita

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1469 | Submission Open

Keywords: additive manufacturing; optimization of AM process; industrial application; microstructural characterization; microstructural evolution and tailoring; improvement of property; post-processing of additive manufactured parts

(This special issue belongs to the Section Additive Manufacturing)

State of the Art in Flotation and Separation of Metallic Minerals

edited by

Dianwen Liu

Liuyang Dong

and Peilun Shen

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1191 | Submission Open

Keywords: mineral processing; froth flotation; metallic minerals; flotation separation and purification; flotation reagents

(This special issue belongs to the Section Extractive Metallurgy)

Fatigue and Wear of Steel Materials: Characterization and Performance Analysis

edited by Chunlei Zheng

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1014 | Submission Open

Keywords: fatigue; wear; failure analysis; steel; mass loss; fracture; crack

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

Research on Microstructure and Performance Mechanisms of Advanced Steels and Alloys (2nd Edition)

edited by

Weina Zhang

and

Qiyuan Chen

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 925 | Submission Open

Keywords: alloys; materials processing; mechanical properties; microstructure; mechanism

Advances and Challenges in Corrosion of Alloys and Protection Systems

edited by

José Guadalupe Chacón-Nava

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 914 | Submission Open

Keywords: corrosion mechanisms; ferrous and non-ferrous alloys; organic; inorganic; and metallic coatings; green corrosion inhibitors; electro and electroless plating; cathodic protection; corrosion protection methods

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

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