Metal Material Failure Analysis and Optimization
A special issue of Metals (ISSN 2075-4701). This special issue belongs to the section "Metal Failure Analysis".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 November 2026 | Viewed by 222
Editors
Interests: metal heat treatment; surface modification; powder modification; sintering; phase transformation; green manufacturing and remanufacturing
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Interests: metal heat treatment; surface modification; computational materials science
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
To improve the safety and reliability of metallic materials in engineering applications and reduce the significant economic losses caused by failure, identifying the root causes of metallic material failure has become a crucial step. Failure analysis not only uncovers the fundamental mechanisms behind failures but also provides essential data to support scientific material selection, process optimization, and service life prediction. Thus, it remains a focus of widespread interest in both academic and industrial communities.
This Special Issue highlights recent advances and emerging trends in the field of metal material failure analysis, covering—but not limited to—the following key themes:
- Failure mechanisms and typical failure modes in metal materials, such as fatigue, fracture, corrosion, and wear;
- Common causative factors, including design, processing, and environmental elements;
- The role of advanced structural and microstructural characterization techniques in failure analysis;
- Failure prevention strategies and material performance enhancement informed by failure analysis;
- Application of computational materials science in failure analysis of metal components;
- Typical case analysis of metal component failure.
We welcome original research and review papers related to various metals and their alloys and failure analysis.
Dr. Guodong Cui
Dr. Chengsong Zhang
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- metal components
- service behavior
- fatigue
- fracture
- corrosion
- wear
- failure mechanism
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