Advanced Nanostructured Metals
A special issue of Metals (ISSN 2075-4701).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 July 2026 | Viewed by 542
Special Issue Editors
Interests: nanograined metallic materials; metastable alloys; multiple principal element alloys; severe plastic deformation; electron microscopy
Interests: high-entropy alloys; additive manufacturing; nuclear key materials; heterostructure
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The continuous evolution of materials science has led to remarkable progress in the design, synthesis, and characterization of nanostructured materials. These materials, characterized by structural features at the nanometer scale, often exhibit exceptional mechanical, thermal, electrical, and chemical properties that differ fundamentally from their coarse-grained counterparts. The development and understanding of advanced nanostructured metals and alloys are therefore of great scientific and technological importance for next-generation engineering applications.
This Special Issue on “Advanced Nanostructured Metals” aims to provide a platform for disseminating recent advances in the processing, microstructural control, and property optimization of metallic materials with nanoscale architectures. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to, nanocrystalline, ultrafine-grained, and amorphous metals; multiple principal element alloys; heterostructured and gradient materials; and metal-based nanocomposites. Contributions that address fundamental mechanisms such as grain boundary behavior, deformation physics, phase stability, diffusion, and segregation phenomena are particularly welcome.
We also encourage submissions exploring advanced synthesis and processing techniques, such as severe plastic deformation, rapid solidification, additive manufacturing, and thin film deposition, as well as state-of-the-art characterization approaches including atom probe tomography, transmission electron microscopy, and in situ testing. Moreover, theoretical and computational studies that provide insights into structure–property relationships at the nanoscale are highly valued.
This Special Issue will serve as an inspiring forum for researchers to exchange ideas and promote interdisciplinary collaboration toward the development of high-performance materials for structural, functional, and energy-related applications.
Dr. Yemao Lu
Dr. Zhenfei Jiang
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- nanostructured metallic materials
- heterostructured metallic materials
- nanocomposites
- multiple principal element alloys
- advanced synthesis
- severe plastic deformation
- additive manufacturing
- mechanical properties
- electron transmission microscope
- atom probe tomography
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