Corrosion and Fracture of Metallic Materials
A special issue of Metals (ISSN 2075-4701). This special issue belongs to the section "Metal Failure Analysis".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 25 May 2026 | Viewed by 21
Special Issue Editor
Interests: corrosion; materials science; SCC; additive manufacturing; stainless steel; simulation
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Dear Colleagues,
Currently, metallic materials are essential for demanding applications in a wide range of industries, including offshore infrastructure, automotive, energy, and aerospace. However, these components are prone to premature failure due to the combination of corrosion and mechanical stimuli, posing safety hazards and downtime for repair or replacement, which results in additional costs. Some of the harsher degradation mechanisms include stress corrosion cracking, hydrogen embrittlement, and environmentally assisted fracture. Their severity relies on being able to develop swiftly and go unnoticed before complete failure. If pre-existing material defects or critical working conditions are met, even materials intended for decades of service may fail in a matter of years or months under extreme cases. Therefore, understanding metallic systems' operating limits and the mechanisms influencing their fracture behavior has become an urgent priority. There have been significant advances in the last few decades thanks to multi-scale simulations, sophisticated experimental techniques, and lifetime prediction approaches.
This Special Issue of Metals focuses on the relationship between corrosion and fracture in metallic materials and invites contributions on the following topics: stress corrosion cracking, corrosion-related failure case studies, fracture mechanics techniques, lifetime assessment methodologies, predictive simulations, and the development of new materials for extremely aggressive environments. We invite you to contribute research that advances our understanding of corrosion–fracture interactions and provides pathways toward improving the durability, reliability, and safety of metallic materials in demanding service conditions.
Dr. Ulises Martin
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- fracture mechanics
- stress corrosion cracking
- modeling
- lifetime prediction
- alloy desing
- failure analysis
- corrosion
- material selection
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