Metallic Glasses: Research and New Challenges
A special issue of Metals (ISSN 2075-4701). This special issue belongs to the section "Entropic Alloys and Meta-Metals".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 October 2022) | Viewed by 449
Special Issue Editor
Interests: metallic glasses; amorphous physics; mechanical properties; composites; metals; magnetic properties
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Improving the properties of materials has always been an eternal theme in the field of materials science, because people's pursuit of high performance materials is endless. Amorphous alloy, also known as metallic glass, is a kind of long-range disordered atomic structure of solid metal materials. Compared with crystalline alloys, amorphous alloys have not only metallic properties, but also some significant properties related to amorphous structure, such as isotropy, component flexibility, unsaturated surface, etc. At the same time, in recent years, in order to pursue higher performance materials, most people also shifted part of their attention to the research and development of amorphous alloys and their composites. The mechanical properties are the most concerned topic in the field of amorphous alloys and their composites, such as the ultra-high strength, high hardness, large elasticity, unique deformation and fracture behavior. As a magnetic material, this alloy has important scientific significance and economic value in the development of magnetic refrigeration technology because of its advantages of high refrigeration efficiency, green environmental protection and no pollution can be applied from micro K to room temperature and wide application fields. As a catalyst material, it can change the composition of the alloy in a large range, so as to continuously control its electronic properties. Finally, amorphous alloys and their composites are also used in mechanical fields, strain sensors, medical devices, and other fields.
In this Special Issue, we welcome articles that focus on preparation methods and various excellent properties of amorphous alloys and their composites. The Special Issue also intends to provide an overview of basic trends in the field, as well as recent advances in materials synthesis, advanced experimental characterization, materials modeling, and engineering and functional applications.
Prof. Dr. Peng Yu
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- amorphous alloys
- design methods
- manufacturing
- structural characterization
- mechanical properties
- physical properties
- applications
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