Phase Transformations in Metals and Alloys
A special issue of Metals (ISSN 2075-4701).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 April 2026 | Viewed by 33
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
This Special Issue calls for papers on phase transformations in metals and alloys. Metals and alloys often undergo changes in properties due to heat treatment. These properties often include mechanical properties (strength, hardness, ductility, toughness), corrosion resistance, and more. These changes in properties are primarily due to phase changes induced by the heat treatment process. Therefore, phase changes in metals and alloys are a crucial topic for metallic materials. Phase transformations are generally divided into diffusion-type and diffusionless-type phase transformations. Most phase transformations in metals and alloys are diffusion-type phase changes, while a few phase changes are diffusionless phase changes, such as the Martensitic phase transformation and Massive transformation. The above two non-diffusion phase changes do not change their composition before and after the phase change, and are instead interface-controlled phase transformations.
In this Special Issue, we welcome articles that focus on phase transformations in metals and alloys, whether it be through phase changes of metals and alloys at room or high temperature, or through different processes such as heat treatment, welding, casting, thermomechanical processing, etc. The related research topics mentioned above are all suitable for this Special Issue.
Dr. Chih-Chun Hsieh
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- phase transformation
- metals
- alloys
- steels
- heat treatment
- welding
- martensitic transformation
- eutectoid transformation
- eutectic transformation
- precipitation
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