Advances in Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of Ni-Based Superalloys
A special issue of Metals (ISSN 2075-4701).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 10 April 2026 | Viewed by 100
Special Issue Editors
Interests: Ni-based wrought superalloys; laser additive manufacturing of nickel-based superalloys; copper and copper alloys; biomedical zinc and magnesium alloys
Interests: Ni-based wrought superalloy; laser additive manufacturing of nickel-based superalloys; deformation mechanisms; tariloring of twin boundary
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
This Special Issue, entitled “Advances in Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of Ni-Based Superalloys”, focuses on recent advances in understanding the microstructure and mechanical behavior of Ni-based superalloys, as well as the underlying mechanisms governing their strength and toughness. Ni-based superalloys are designed to achieve superior performance through solid solution strengthening, precipitation strengthening, and other strengthening mechanisms enabled by precise melting, forging, and heat treatment processes. These alloys retain stable mechanical properties under high temperatures and pressures and exhibit outstanding resistance to high-temperature oxidation and hot corrosion, along with excellent fatigue performance, fracture toughness, and other comprehensive properties. As a result, they are widely used in demanding applications such as turbine disks, blades, and combustion chambers in energy and power systems. In the aerospace sector, they are critical for thermal protection systems, propulsion systems, and other components requiring reliability under extreme conditions. Furthermore, these high-performance superalloys find extensive applications in gas turbines, the energy and chemical industries, nuclear power, and other critical fields.
For this Special Issue, we welcome contributions spanning from material design and processing to applications, as well as studies related to the characterization, evaluation, prediction, and evolution of mechanical properties. We particularly encourage research papers addressing strengthening and toughening mechanisms, fatigue, creep, high-temperature oxidation, and corrosion behavior, which are essential for enhancing the final quality of superalloy components.
Prof. Dr. Yutian Ding
Dr. Yubi Gao
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- Ni-based superalloys
- material design
- microstructure
- mechanical properties
- fatigue
- creep
- high-temperature oxidation
- high-temperature corrosion
- strength and toughness
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