Advances in Steels: Heat Treatment, Microstructure and Properties
A special issue of Metals (ISSN 2075-4701).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 November 2025 | Viewed by 18
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The mechanical properties of metallic materials can typically be altered or modified as required through heat treatment. This treatment can result in different microstructures within the metallic materials. The most important parameters of the treatment include the soaking temperature and the cooling rate. Optimal mechanical properties should be achieved after heat treatment, making it one of the most important processes during the mechanical manufacturing of parts. It can be argued that all metallic materials and parts are capable of undergoing heat treatment.
Heat treatment of metals is relatively straightforward; however, it is difficult to observe the microstructure at high temperatures during this process. The final microstructure can only be observed under a microscope at room temperature after heat treatment. Since changes in the microstructure during various high-temperature treatments cannot be tracked, the heat treatment parameters should be carefully designed.
Dr. Zhenghua Tang
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- heat treatment
- mechanical properties
- microstructures
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