Plastic Forming, Microstructure, and Property Optimization of Metals

Dear Colleagues,

Advanced metals and metallic components play a critical role in modern industries. The development of new metallic materials and novel forming technologies, as well as the optimization of formability and properties, have attracted a lot of interest in the past few decades. As new metals emerge constantly, fundamental knowledge regarding the microstructural evolution mechanism and property control method during material preparation and the forming process are in dire need of significant advances to meet the increasing performance requirements of high-end components.

This Special Issue aims to publish papers that focus on microstructural and property optimization in the preparation and plastic forming of aluminum alloys, titanium alloys, magnesium alloys, superalloys, high-entropy alloys, and their composites. The development of novel plastic forming process is also welcomed. Innovations in physical-based and data-driven methods for modeling and optimizing the forming process, microstructure, and properties are strongly encouraged.

Dr. Xuefeng Tang
Guest Editor

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