Precision Machining of High-Performance Metal Materials (HPMs)
A special issue of Metals (ISSN 2075-4701).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 52
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
This Special Issue on “Precision Machining of High-Performance Metal Materials (HPMs)” centers on advancing ultra-precision subtractive processes—single-point diamond turning, micro-milling, ultra-high-speed grinding, laser-assisted machining, and hybrid laser–electrochemical polishing—tailored for difficult-to-cut alloys such as Ni-based superalloys, Ti-6Al-4V, maraging steels, and high-entropy alloys. Contributions should elucidate the multi-physics coupling between thermo-mechanical loading, phase transformation, dynamic recrystallization, and chemo-mechanical wear at sub-micron scales, and establish defect-control strategies for edge burrs, white-layer formation, residual stress, and surface/subsurface micro-cracking. Emphasis is placed on real-time tracking of microstructural evolution (grain refinement, shear-localization, nano-twinning, and carbide/nitride redistribution) and on quantitative correlations between surface integrity parameters (roughness, waviness, crystallographic texture, and gradient residual stress) and functional performance (fatigue life, corrosion resistance, thermal-barrier adhesion, and electromagnetic shielding). Rigorous assessment of tool life; energy consumption; and sustainability under high-speed, cryogenic, or minimum-quantity-lubrication environments is required, together with open access datasets that feed materials genome databases and AI-driven machining-process optimization platforms. The Special Issue strongly encourages interdisciplinary studies integrating metal physics, precision mechanics, tribology, advanced metrology, data science, and cyber–physical systems to forge a seamless academic–industrial chain from nano-scale surface engineering to certified high-value manufacturing applications.
Prof. Dr. Lijun Zhang
Prof. Dr. Renjie Ji
Dr. Kaiguang Luo
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- single-point diamond turning
- micro-milling
- ultra-high-speed grinding
- laser-assisted machining
- hybrid laser–electrochemical polishing
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