Solidification, Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of Cast 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: 20 August 2026 | Viewed by 12
Special Issue Editors
2. Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, The Lee J. Styslinger Jr. College of Engineering, Tuscaloosa, AL, USA
Interests: solidification science and engineering; solidification modeling; metallurgy; cast iron; aluminum casting alloys; mechanical properties; microstructure; low/zero gravity solidification
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Interests: thermal analysis; solidification; aluminum alloys; cast iron
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The world of materials is strictly meritocratic, as materials compete for use solely on merit and performance. Metal casting is an industry with impressive longevity, going back many centuries. Metal casting has survived in the materials competition based on merit, as castings and casting materials have evolved from jewelry, architecture, and culinary uses to the high-tech contemporary materials used in automotive safety parts and engines, railways, valves, oil and gas, wind turbine electricity generators, and many other applications. To remain competitive as human society progressed from the Iron Age to the Age of Engineered Materials, cast alloys had to incorporate the ever-expanding knowledge of humanity. Suffice to mention that the first man-made metal-based composite, cast iron, is indeed a graphite–iron composite. This is further confirmation that cast metals have achieved the status of a high-tech material.
The scope of this Special Issue is well described by its title: Solidification, Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of Cast Alloys. We welcome articles that focus on the latest progress in the industry, both in terms of the manufacturing process, solidification science and engineering, and materials properties. Papers discussing software used in the industry for process control will also be of interest.
Prof. Dr. Doru Michael Stefanescu
Prof. Dr. Marcin Górny
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- solidification
- thermal analysis
- cat iron
- aluminum alloys
- cast alloys
- microstructure
- physical and mechanical properties
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