Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of Metallic Materials by Powder Metallurgy
A special issue of Metals (ISSN 2075-4701). This special issue belongs to the section "Powder Metallurgy".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 June 2026 | Viewed by 6647
Special Issue Editor
Interests: plasticity mechanisms; plasticity modelisation; dislocations and twinning; size effects in metals; corrosion; magnetic and electrical properties; spark plasma sintering; additive manufacturing
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The development of sintered metallic alloys is now one of the main methods used to develop structural parts, in contrast to traditional methods of casting or plastic deformation processes. Recent rapid sintering methods (SPS and microwave sintering) on the one hand and the emergence of additive manufacturing by powder bed melting on the other hand have led to original microstructure designs. The mechanical properties of the alloys resulting from this process can then be profoundly affected. In this Special Issue, we propose a review of the scientific advances in this field, covering all the areas concerned, particularly looking at the following (non-exhaustive list):
- New microstructures from sintering and additive manufacturing;
- Unconventional sintering processes: SPS, microwave, etc.;
- Mechanical properties: fatigue, creep, plasticity mechanisms, etc.;
- Temperature effect on microstructure stability;
- Creep and diffusion mechanisms;
- Damage, fracture, environmental effects: oxidation, electrochemical corrosion, etc.
Prof. Dr. Eric Hug
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- powder metallurgy
- sintering
- additive manufacturing
- microstructures
- mechanical properties
- temperature effects
- degradation and stability
- corrosion/oxidation
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