Deformation Dynamics of Heterogeneous Metallic Materials
A special issue of Metals (ISSN 2075-4701). This special issue belongs to the section "Metal Failure Analysis".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 December 2022) | Viewed by 4737
Special Issue Editors
Interests: impact dynamics; granular and foam materials; X-ray imaging; X-ray tomography; finite element modeling
Interests: experimental mechanics; shape memory alloy; microstructural characterization
Interests: magnesium alloy; dynamic plastic deformation; impact dynamics; microstructural characterization
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Heterogeneous metallic materials (nanotwinned, bimodal, harmonic, lamellar, gradient, nano/micro-porous, composite, etc.) are an emerging class of materials which generally exhibit superior mechanical properties to those of their homogeneous counterparts, such as considerable strength–ductility synergy, enhanced fatigue and fracture resistance, etc. The mechanical responses of heterogeneous metallic materials depend strongly on their microstructure-dominated deformation mechanisms, based on dislocation interaction with intrinsic microstructures like grain/twin boundaries, phase interfaces, etc. The deformation dynamics (e.g., dislocation motion, twinning, phase transition) of heterogeneous materials is significant to understanding their structure–property relationship, but presents an experimental challenge to both materials science and mechanics communities.
This Special Issue aims to publish research works that help to understand the relationships among the microstructure, deformation mechanism and mechanical response of metallic materials with heterogeneous microstructures. We anticipate that this Special Issue will build a bridge between materials science and mechanics communities. We welcome the submission of research papers dealing with topics including but not limited to the following: advanced fabrication (e.g., additive manufacturing), mechanical testing (e.g., dynamic compression/tension/shear, planar impact, ballistic penetration), microstructural characterization (e.g., scanning/transmission electron microscopy, X-ray/neutron imaging/tomography/diffraction), and multiscale modeling (e.g., ab initio method, molecular dynamics, Monte Carlo method, phase-field modeling, finite element method). Cutting-edge experiments with various in situ characterizations are of particular interest.
Prof. Dr. Junyu Huang
Prof. Dr. Yangguang Xu
Prof. Dr. Feng Zhao
Prof. Dr. Jin-Feng Li
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- heterogeneous metallic materials
- fabrication
- mechanical testing
- microstructural characterization
- multiscale modeling
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