Mechanical Alloying 2021
A special issue of Metals (ISSN 2075-4701).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 March 2022)
Special Issue Editor
Interests: mechanical alloying; oxide dispersion strengthened (ODS) alloys; high temperature alloys; nuclear structural materials; irradiation damage; friction stir welding
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Special Issue Information
Materials fabricated using mechanical alloying (MA) make a significant contribution to industrial applications. They represent a highly diverse and strongly multidisciplinary area, with links to numerous industrial sectors, such as aerospace, energy, construction, automotive, transport, packaging, security, and defense.
Materials fabricated using mechanical alloying (MA) make a significant contribution to industrial applications. They represent a highly diverse and strongly multidisciplinary area, with links to numerous industrial sectors, such as aerospace, energy, construction, automotive, transport, packaging, security, and defense.
Mechanical alloying was selected as the most appropriate processing method to produce oxide dispersion strengthened (ODS) alloys that can be used in high-temperature and radiation resistance applications. In recent years, the MA technique has been widely used in the fabrication of high-entropy alloys. This Special Issue will include all aspects of the theory, methods, materials, and applications of mechanical alloying. Contributions in the following topics are encouraged:
- New materials: High-entropy alloys, metallic glass amorphous alloys, oxide dispersion strengthened (ODS) alloys, superalloys, refectory metals, and nanocomposites;
- Synthesis and processing in solid-state science and technology: high-energy milling, severe plastic deformation of materials (SPD), and reaction milling;
- Structural characterization: mechanically induced structural changes in materials (point defects, dislocations, clusters, precipitates, grain boundaries), surfaces, and interfaces in activated solids;
- New equipment and procedures: milling equipment based on improved milling dynamics, processing optimization, and milling contamination.
Dr. Chun-Liang Chen
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- Mechanical alloying
- High-entropy alloys
- Metallic glass amorphous alloys
- Oxide dispersion strengthened alloys
- Superalloys
- Refractory metals
- Nanocomposites
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