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Challenges for Implementation of Magnesium into More Applications

edited by

Petra Maier

and Norbert Hort

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 111 | Submission Open

Keywords: magnesium alloys; manufacturing challenges; formability; recyclability; applications; corrosion resistance; biodegradability; light-weighting

(This special issue belongs to the Section Metallic Functional Materials)

Investigations into Functional Ferroic Materials and Devices

edited by

Wenping Geng

and

Dawei Zhang

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 103 | Submission Open

Keywords: ferroic materials; multiferroic materials; microstructure regulation; external field control; magnetoelectric coupling

(This special issue belongs to the Section Metallic Functional Materials)

Advanced Manufacturing and Processing Technology for Metallic Materials

edited by Xiaodong Li and

Ying Chang

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 98 | Submission Open

Keywords: metallic materials; manufacturing and processing; microstructure; simulation; application; mechanical properties; service performance

(This special issue belongs to the Section Metal Casting, Forming and Heat Treatment)

Fatigue Failure of Metal Sheet During Stretch Bending

edited by

Ce Liang

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 87 | Submission Open

Keywords: stretch bending; steel sheet; fatigue fracture; damage evolution; process optimization; multi-scale modeling; forming prediction

Recent Advances in Forming Processes of Lightweight Metals

edited by

Tatsuhiko Aizawa

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 84 | Submission Open

Keywords: aluminum; magnesium; titanium; advanced casting; high-grade extrusion; near-net shaping; dry forming; environmentally friendliness; coating; surface treatment

(This special issue belongs to the Section Metal Casting, Forming and Heat Treatment)

Structure, Properties, and Applications of Amorphous Alloys

edited by Fuping Dai

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 69 | Submission Open

Keywords: amorphous alloys; atomic structure; mechanical properties; magnetic properties; corrosion resistance; thermoplastic forming; applications

(This special issue belongs to the Section Metallic Functional Materials)

Tungsten and Tungsten Alloys

edited by

Andrey M. Litnovsky

submission deadline 10 Jan 2026 | 8 articles | Viewed by 26516 | Submission Open

Keywords: Tungsten; Tungsten alloys; High-entropy alloys; Smart materials; Corrosion; Materials modeling; Fusion; Plasma– material interaction; Field-assisted sintering technology; Hot isostatic pressing; Mechanical alloying

(This special issue belongs to the Section Metal Casting, Forming and Heat Treatment)

Recent Advances in the Recycling and Reuse of Metallurgical Wastes and By-Products

edited by

Valentina Colla

and

Ismael Matino

submission deadline 15 Jan 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6038 | Submission Open

Keywords: by-products; residues; wastes; reuse; recycling; valorization; circular economy; industrial symbiosis; sustainability

(This special issue belongs to the Section Extractive Metallurgy)

Recent Advances in Metal Ion Separation

edited by

Maja Branko Đolić

submission deadline 15 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1711 | Submission Open

Keywords: adsorption; cations; oxyanions; removal; heavy metals; extraction; leaching; hydrometallurgy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Extractive Metallurgy)

Advances in Laser Ablation of Metals

edited by Nikolaos G. Semaltianos

submission deadline 15 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 137 | Submission Open

Keywords: laser ablation; laser materials processing; laser micro/nanofabrication; laser-induced plasma; laser-based material analysis

Advances in Corrosion and Failure Analysis of Metallic Materials

edited by Yunfei Jia and Yuhui Huang

submission deadline 20 Jan 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 4729 | Submission Open

Keywords: corrosion behavior and mechanism; testing to simulate failure; corrosion monitoring; testing and evaluation; advanced corrosion protection technology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Corrosion and Protection)

Microstructure and Mechanical Behavior of High-Strength Steel

edited by Gang Niu

submission deadline 20 Jan 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3374 | Submission Open

Keywords: high-strength steel; microstructure design; mechanical properties; preparation processes; strengthening mechanisms; plastic deformation mechanisms

(This special issue belongs to the Section Structural Integrity of Metals)

Advances in Continuous Casting and Refining of Steel

edited by Heng Cui

submission deadline 20 Jan 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2881 | Submission Open

Keywords: continuous casting; secondary refining; non-metallic inclusion; clean steel; casting defects; solidification; physical modeling; numerical modeling; big data; machine learning

(This special issue belongs to the Section Extractive Metallurgy)

Recent Advances in Residual Stress Research in Metallic Materials

edited by

Benoît Malard

submission deadline 20 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 780 | Submission Open

Keywords: residual stresses; strain; internal stresses; metals; metallic alloys; metallic materials; microstructure

Recent Advances in Fatigue and Corrosion Properties of Steels

edited by Jinyao Ma

submission deadline 20 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 667 | Submission Open

Keywords: fatigue properties; corrosion resistance; steel materials; microstructural optimization; crack propagation; computational modeling; fatigue– corrosion interaction; marine corrosion; coating technologies

(This special issue belongs to the Section Metal Failure Analysis)

Advanced High Strength Steels: Properties and Applications

edited by

Xiangdong Huo

, Zhengwu Peng and

Songjun Chen

submission deadline 20 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 541 | Submission Open

Keywords: physical metallurgy; process parameters; microstructure evolution; mechanical properties; TMCP; recrystallization; transformation; precipitation; steel grade

Advances in Strengthening Mechanism and Plastic Properties of Metallic Materials

edited by

Xu Zhang

, Jianfeng Zhao and

Michael Zaiser

submission deadline 20 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 146 | Submission Open

Keywords: metallic materials; strengthening mechanisms; plastic deformation; mechanical property; material characterization; multiscale modeling and simulation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Structural Integrity of Metals)

Machine Learning in Metal Additive Manufacturing

edited by

Dayalan Gunasegaram

T. DebRoy

Paulo J. Bártolo

and Yang Du

submission deadline 25 Jan 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3706 | Submission Open

Keywords: additive manufacturing; machine learning; optimization; monitoring; control; microstructure prediction; mechanical property prediction; defect detection; anomaly detection

Advancements in Metallic Materials for Industrial Applications and Developing Medical Implants

edited by

Ildiko Peter

submission deadline 25 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 241 | Submission Open

Keywords: traditional and innovative materials; material characterization; metallic alloys; high-temperature applications; biomaterials and implants; corrosion resistance; dielectric resonator antenna and materials; implantable antenna

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biobased and Biodegradable Metals)

Recent Advances in Surface Modification of Metallic Materials

edited by

Francesca Borgioli

Shinichiro Adachi

and

Thomas Lindner

submission deadline 25 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 100 | Submission Open

Keywords: surface engineering; advanced polishing; texturing; PVD; CVD; thermal spraying; direct energy deposition; nitriding; carburizing; boronizing

Research on Novel Technologies and Theories for Solidification of Metallic Alloys

edited by

Junfeng Xu

and Changlin Yang

submission deadline 25 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 93 | Submission Open

Keywords: solidification; undercooling; technology; microstructure; phase transformation; modeling; additive manufacturing; superalloy

Study on the Preparation and Properties of Metal Functional Materials

edited by

Weiyi Yang

submission deadline 30 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 771 | Submission Open

Keywords: nanomaterial; catalytic material; superconducting material; hydrogen storage alloy; shape memory alloy; amorphous alloy; magnetic material; energy material; electrical contact material; target material

(This special issue belongs to the Section Metallic Functional Materials)

Transformation Texture and Its Prediction in Cubic and Hexagonal Metals

edited by

Toshiro Tomida

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 12935 | Submission Open

Keywords: phase transformation; crystallographic texture; transformation texture prediction; hexagonal metals; cubic metals; steel; titanium alloy; zirconium alloy; pulsed neutron; synchrotron radiation

Advances in High-Strength Low-Alloy Steels (2nd Edition)

edited by

Zhenjia Xie

Xueda Li

and

Xiangliang Wan

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 8516 | Submission Open

Keywords: processing– microstructure– property correlation; precipitation engineering; grain boundary engineering; retained austenite; TRIP effect; TMCP and heat treatment; thermodynamic calculation; modeling; big data mining; machine learning

Casting Alloy Design and Characterization—2nd Edition

edited by

Carlos Alexandre Dos Santos

and

Eleani Maria Da Costa

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 8279 | Submission Open

Keywords: casting; solidification; microstructures; properties; characterization; casting design

(This special issue belongs to the Section Metal Casting, Forming and Heat Treatment)

Heat Treatment, Microstructures, and Mechanical Properties of Metallic Materials

edited by Guodong Cui and Chengsong Zhang

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 7323 | Submission Open

Keywords: heat treatment; microstructure; mechanical properties; characterization; mechanical components; green manufacturing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Metal Casting, Forming and Heat Treatment)

Feature Papers in Metal Matrix Composites—2nd Edition

edited by

Manoj Gupta

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6315 | Submission Open

Keywords: composites; processing; microstructure; properties; joining; corrosion; applications

(This special issue belongs to the Section Metal Matrix Composites)

Structure and Mechanical Properties of Titanium Alloys

edited by Chaowen Huang and Jianwei Xu

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3836 | Submission Open

Keywords: titanium alloys; advanced forming technology; heat treatment; microstructure characterization; mechanical properties; deformation mechanism

(This special issue belongs to the Section Metal Casting, Forming and Heat Treatment)

Advances in the Fatigue and Fracture Behaviour of Metallic Materials

edited by

Dariusz Rozumek

and

Grzegorz Lesiuk

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2540 | Submission Open

Keywords: metals; fatigue life; fracture; fatigue crack growth; crack paths; failure analysis; numerical methods; finite element method

(This special issue belongs to the Section Metal Failure Analysis)

Welding and Additive Manufacturing of Metals

edited by

Javad Karimi

Tatevik Minasyan

and

Ramin Rahmani

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1674 | Submission Open

Keywords: additive manufacturing; welding; material design; microstructure; mechanical properties; sustainlibilty; in situ monitoring; nondestructive testing; welding automation and robotics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Additive Manufacturing)

Advanced Laser Welding and Joining of Metallic Materials

edited by

Yanqiu Zhao

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1206 | Submission Open

Keywords: laser welding; laser-arc hybrid welding; lightweight alloys; microstructure evolution; numerical simulation; heat and mass transfer behavior; in situ monitoring; mechanical property; residual stress control

(This special issue belongs to the Section Welding and Joining)

Full-Cycle Innovation of Titanium Resources: From Mineral Development to High-End Material Manufacturing

edited by Lingxin Kong and

Lei Gao

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 654 | Submission Open

Keywords: titanium alloys; green metallurgy; additive manufacturing; circular economy; carbon neutrality

(This special issue belongs to the Section Extractive Metallurgy)

Metal Leaching and Recovery

edited by

Zhongqun Guo

and Chenliang Peng

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 388 | Submission Open

Keywords: metal leaching; biological leaching; chemical leaching; selective extraction of metals; green separation technologies; metal recovery process; green metallurgy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Extractive Metallurgy)

Weldability and Reparability of Nickel-Base Alloys

edited by

Paolo Ferro

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 258 | Submission Open

Keywords: welding; repairing; nickel-base alloy; weldability; solidification cracking

(This special issue belongs to the Section Welding and Joining)

Fatigue, Fracture, and Multiaxial Integrity of Metallic Structure Materials: From Microstructure to Data-Driven Assessment

edited by

Jin Gan

Huabing Liu

and Lei Ao

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 183 | Submission Open

Keywords: structural integrity; fracture mechanics; fatigue analysis; residual stress; microstructure– property relationships; multiaxial loading; computational modeling; high-strength steels; lightweight alloys; data-driven methods

(This special issue belongs to the Section Structural Integrity of Metals)

Forming and Deformation Behavior of Magnesium Alloys

edited by Mu Meng

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 165 | Submission Open

Keywords: magnesium alloys; plastic deformation; thermomechanical processing; microstructure characterization; numerical modeling; strengthening/toughening mechanisms; texture evolution

Electrical Steels

edited by Li Xiang and Haitao Liu

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 150 | Submission Open

Keywords: grain-oriented electrical steel; non-oriented electrical steel; specialized electrical steel; magnetic properties; processing; equipment

Design, Processing, and Performance of Silicon-Based Alloys

edited by

Yanqing Hou

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 149 | Submission Open

Keywords: silicon alloys; alloy design; structural characterization; intermetallic compounds; microstructure control; process– structure– property relationships

(This special issue belongs to the Section Metallic Functional Materials)

Machine Learning Models in Metals (2nd Edition)

edited by

Olivier Pantale

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 128 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial neural networks; machine learning in metallurgy; deep learning; data-driven materials science; manufacturing process modeling and simulation; metal alloy simulations; metal properties modeling; metal structure prediction; computational materials science; metal property prediction models

(This special issue belongs to the Section Computation and Simulation on Metals)

Metals Machining—Analysis of Metal Cutting Processes

edited by Zhenyu Shi

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 122 | Submission Open

Keywords: multi-energy field; ultrasonic vibration; electrical discharge; milling; manufacturing; high performance

Advances in the Functional Performance of Low-to-High-Entropy Alloys: Corrosion and Tribological Perspectives

edited by Bhaskaranand Bhatt and

Mariangela Lombardi

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 121 | Submission Open

Keywords: metallic corrosion behavior; corrosion mechanism; corroison protection; tribological properties; wear resistance; high-entropy alloys; electrical properties; thermophysical properties; alloying; functional properties

(This special issue belongs to the Section Entropic Alloys and Meta-Metals)

Advances in Directed Energy Deposition Technology for Metallic Materials

edited by

Alessia Teresa Silvestri

Umberto Prisco

and

Giorgio De Alteriis

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 96 | Submission Open

Keywords: directed energy deposition; L-DED; WAAM; monitoring; process simulation; process optimization; metals

(This special issue belongs to the Section Additive Manufacturing)

Advances in High-Performance Magnesium Alloys: Microstructure, Processing and Performance

edited by Kui Wang and Kai Ma

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 91 | Submission Open

Keywords: magnesium alloys; alloy design; microstructure control; additive manufacturing; severe plastic deformation; thermomechanical processing; mechanical properties; corrosion resistance

Quality Evaluation of Welding Processes for Metals

edited by

Kang Zhou

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 87 | Submission Open

Keywords: welding quality; phase transition; quality assessment; artificial intelligent; data-driven approaches; parameter optimization; standardization research

(This special issue belongs to the Section Welding and Joining)

Theory, Simulation, and Process of Metal Forming

edited by Yuanming Liu

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 83 | Submission Open

Keywords: theory and simulation of metal forming; metal forming process under multi energy field coupling; optimization of metal forming process parameters; development of metal forming equipment; detection technology of metal forming process

(This special issue belongs to the Section Metal Casting, Forming and Heat Treatment)

Extractive Metallurgy: From Metallurgical Waste to New Products

edited by

Qingchun Yu

and

Yang Tian

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 63 | Submission Open

Keywords: waste residues; waste reduction; resource utilization; harmless treatment; metallurgical process

(This special issue belongs to the Section Extractive Metallurgy)

Advances in Metallic Materials for Biomedical Applications

edited by Antonio Shigueaki Takimi

submission deadline 10 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 64 | Submission Open

Keywords: coatings; single-crystal implants; additive manufacturing; resorbable alloys; surface modifications; metal-matrix composites; high-entropy alloys; biomedical alloys; shape-memory alloys

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biobased and Biodegradable Metals)

Fracture and Fatigue of Advanced Metallic Materials

edited by