Advances in High-Temperature Metallic Materials for Enhanced Performance
A special issue of Metals (ISSN 2075-4701). This special issue belongs to the section "Structural Integrity of Metals".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 November 2025 | Viewed by 25
Special Issue Editors
Interests: high-temperature alloys; mechanical characterization; creep; superalloys; electron microscopy
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The growing demand for efficiency in the energy and transportation sectors has driven research on metallic materials capable of withstanding increasingly higher operating temperatures. This Special Issue aims to provide an overview of the advances in the understanding and development of materials for high-temperature applications, with a particular focus on the critical role of both mechanical and microstructural characterization in improving their performance.
Metallic materials used for these applications must maintain their structural integrity and properties under harsh conditions, which include, for example, the presence of damage from creep, fatigue, and oxidation. Notably, these damage mechanisms often interact synergistically, making the prediction of long-term properties or the life assessment of operating plants even more complex. Within this context, advanced microstructural characterization techniques can complement mechanical behavior characterization in order to unveil the fundamental mechanisms underlying the macroscopic behavior of materials.
This Special Issue therefore welcomes contributions that clarify these aspects, addressing the challenges posed by the development of more efficient, reliable, and sustainable technologies.
Dr. Dario Ripamonti
Dr. Riccardo Donnini
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- high-temperature alloys
- mechanical behavior
- microstructural characterization
- creep
- fatigue
- long-term mechanical properties
- life assessment
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