Microstructure and Properties Optimization of Advanced Stainless Steel
A special issue of Metals (ISSN 2075-4701).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 December 2026 | Viewed by 106
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Interests: mechanical behaviors; microstructure characterization; deformation mechanisms; alloying design; microstructural control; structural materials for nuclear system
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Dear Colleagues,
The growing demand for high-performance structural materials in energy, chemical processing, transportation, nuclear systems and extreme-environment applications has accelerated the development of advanced stainless steels. Increasing service requirements—such as elevated temperatures, high pressures, aggressive corrosive environments, irradiation exposure and extended service lifetimes—necessitate improved combinations of strength, ductility, corrosion resistance and long-term stability.
Therefore, further enhancement of their performance increasingly relies on precise control of chemical composition, phase constitution and microstructural features, including grain size, precipitates, defects and heterostructures. Modern processing technologies—such as thermomechanical treatments, heat treatments, additive manufacturing, severe plastic deformation and surface modification—provide powerful tools to tailor microstructure and optimize properties.
This Special Issue aims to highlight recent advances in the microstructure design and processing optimization of advanced stainless steels and to clarify the relationships among composition, processing, microstructure and performance. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to:
- Alloy design and compositional optimization of stainless steels
- Thermomechanical processing and dynamic recrystallization behavior
- Precipitation behavior and phase transformation mechanisms
- Microstructure–property relationships
- Corrosion and oxidation behavior in aggressive environments
- Irradiation effects and radiation damage resistance
- High-temperature mechanical performance and creep behavior
- Advanced characterization and modeling approaches
- Surface engineering and functional coatings
Dr. Shenghu Chen
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- advanced stainless steel
- material design
- microstructure optimization
- dynamic recrystallization
- phase transformation
- precipitation behavior
- mechanical properties
- creep resistance
- irradiation effects
- corrosion resistance
- surface modification
- additive manufacturing
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