Welding Metallurgy and Processes of Dissimilar Materials

Dear Colleagues,

The welding of dissimilar materials is one of the most dynamic and evolving areas in modern manufacturing and materials engineering, presenting unique challenges and opportunities across many industrial sectors. As industries increasingly demand innovative solutions for fabricating complex structures involving different material combinations—such as metals with different properties, metal–composite, metal–polymer, and polymer–composite—the need for a comprehensive understanding of the welding of dissimilar materials has never been more crucial.

This Special Issue aims to address the complexities and technological advancements associated with welding dissimilar materials, with an emphasis on the relationships between welding processes and metallurgical phenomena. In fact, joining dissimilar metals often involves managing contrasting thermal, mechanical, and chemical properties, including varying melting points, differing thermal expansion rates, and the potential formation of detrimental intermetallic phases.

By addressing these topics, this Special Issue aims to deepen the understanding of the physical metallurgy, welding techniques, microstructural evolution, and mechanical behavior of joints between dissimilar materials.

I am pleased to invite you to contribute to this Special Issue by submitting a manuscript that shares your insights, research findings, and experiences.

Dr. Pasquale Russo Spena
Guest Editor

Manuscript Submission Information

Manuscripts should be submitted online at www.mdpi.com by registering and logging in to this website. Once you are registered, click here to go to the submission form. Manuscripts can be submitted until the deadline. All submissions that pass pre-check are peer-reviewed. Accepted papers will be published continuously in the journal (as soon as accepted) and will be listed together on the Special Issue website. Research articles, review articles as well as short communications are invited. For planned papers, a title and short abstract (about 250 words) can be sent to the Editorial Office for assessment.

Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-anonymized peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Metals is an international peer-reviewed open access monthly journal published by MDPI.

Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 2600 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.