Design, Processing and Characterization of Advanced Metallic Materials
A special issue of Metals (ISSN 2075-4701).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 November 2025 | Viewed by 9
Special Issue Editor
Interests: lightweight metallic materials; ferrous alloy; metallic composites; alloy design; severe plastic deformation; roll forming; mechanical alloying; electropulsing treatment
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Advanced metallic materials represent a cutting-edge class of engineered metals and alloys designed to achieve superior mechanical, thermal, electrical, or functional properties through innovative composition, microstructure control, and advanced processing techniques. This field encompasses high-performance alloys (e.g., high-entropy alloys, superalloys, and refractory metals), lightweight structural alloys (e.g., advanced Al, Mg, and Ti alloys), functional metallic materials (e.g., shape memory alloys, bulk metallic glasses, and porous metals), advanced steels, metal matrix composites, and emerging nanostructured metals. These materials are pivotal in the aerospace, energy, biomedical, and electronics industries, driving technological advancements.
This Special Issue, titled “Design, Processing and Characterization of Advanced Metallic Materials”, aims to showcase the cutting-edge advances in advanced metallic materials science through a comprehensive collection of interdisciplinary research. Focusing on the synergistic integration of materials design, processing innovation, and advanced characterization, this Special Issue will highlight breakthroughs in the following areas:
- Material Design Innovations: Computational (e.g., CALPHAD, machine learning, high-throughput computing) and experimental approaches for next-generation alloys (e.g., high-entropy alloys, metallic nanocomposites, heterostructured metals).
- Advanced Processing Techniques: Novel methods such as additive manufacturing (AM), severe plastic deformation (SPD), and hybrid processing for microstructure refinement and defect control.
- Multiscale Characterization: Advanced tools like in situ TEM, synchrotron XRD, and 3D EBSD to unravel deformation mechanisms, phase transformations, and damage evolution.
- Performance and Sustainability: Corrosion resistance, high-temperature stability, and recyclability to meet global sustainability demands.
We invite submissions of original research articles, comprehensive reviews, and visionary perspective papers that advance the frontiers of metallic materials science.
Prof. Dr. Liping Bian
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- advanced metallic materials
- material design
- sustainable processing
- microstructure regulation
- multiscale characterization
- high performance
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