Innovations and Future Trends in Eutectic Alloys
A special issue of Metals (ISSN 2075-4701). This special issue belongs to the section "Metal Casting, Forming and Heat Treatment".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 October 2025 | Viewed by 158
Special Issue Editors
Interests: metallurgy; solidification; casting; continuous casting; laser remelting; mathematical modeling of solidification and casting; laser surface treatments
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The eutectic is a structure known by cooperative growth, in which two or more phases grow, evolving either regular (e.g., lamellae) or irregular microstructures. Under certain conditions and in some alloys, these phases can precipitate at different stages, resulting in what is known as a divorced eutectic. Present in several alloys, eutectic structures play a significant role in improving mechanical behavior and fluidity and lowering melting temperatures. For this reason, eutectic alloys have a broad range of applications, including structural alloys, filler metals, thermal energy storage materials, and others. More recently, eutectic and near-eutectic alloys have gained attention for the development of new high-entropy alloys, expanding their potential applications even further.
In view of expanding on research in this area and disclosing new findings, we are pleased to invite you to publish original contributions focused on the design and characterization of innovative materials, the plastic formation of eutectic alloys, and the latest applications.
This Special Issue primarily covers the following topics:
- Solidification and microstructure;
- Solder and brazing alloys;
- In situ composites;
- Superplastic alloys;
- Phase change materials.
We also encourage submissions on other topics of interest in the field.
Prof. Dr. Noé Cheung
Dr. Rafael Kakitani
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- eutectic alloys
- microstructure
- mechanical properties
- characterization
- solidification
- forming
- thermal properties
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