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Tungsten and Tungsten Alloys

edited by

Andrey M. Litnovsky

submission deadline 10 Jan 2026 | 8 articles | Viewed by 30895 | 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)

Advances in Corrosion and Failure Analysis of Metallic Materials

edited by Yunfei Jia and Yuhui Huang

submission deadline 20 Jan 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 8408 | 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 5146 | 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 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4951 | 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 Fatigue and Corrosion Properties of Steels

edited by Jinyao Ma

submission deadline 20 Jan 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1714 | 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)

Recent Advances in Residual Stress Research in Metallic Materials

edited by

Benoît Malard

submission deadline 20 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1299 | Submission Open

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

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 942 | 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 249 | 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 Jorge Da Silva Bartolo

and Yang Du

submission deadline 25 Jan 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 10196 | Submission Open

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

Recent Advances in Surface Modification of Metallic Materials

edited by

Francesca Borgioli

Shinichiro Adachi

and

Thomas Lindner

submission deadline 25 Jan 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2890 | Submission Open

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

Advancements in Metallic Materials for Industrial Applications and Developing Medical Implants

edited by

Ildiko Peter

submission deadline 25 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 311 | 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)

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 215 | 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 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4222 | 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 14561 | Submission Open

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

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 10950 | Submission Open

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

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

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 10258 | 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

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 9996 | 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 7732 | 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 5720 | 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 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5061 | 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)

Metal Leaching and Recovery

edited by

Zhongqun Guo

and Chenliang Peng

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3158 | 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)

Welding and Additive Manufacturing of Metals

edited by

Javad Karimi

Tatevik Minasyan

and

Ramin Rahmani

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3033 | 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)

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 | 4 articles | Viewed by 2892 | 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)

Electrical Steels

edited by Li Xiang and Haitao Liu

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1940 | Submission Open

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

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 1354 | Submission Open

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

(This special issue belongs to the Section Extractive Metallurgy)

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 | 1 articles | Viewed by 965 | Submission Open

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

(This special issue belongs to the Section Additive Manufacturing)

Weldability and Reparability of Nickel-Base Alloys

edited by

Paolo Ferro

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 820 | Submission Open

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

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

Machine Learning Models in Metals (2nd Edition)

edited by

Olivier Pantale

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 762 | 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 | 1 articles | Viewed by 737 | Submission Open

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

Theory, Simulation, and Process of Metal Forming

edited by Yuanming Liu

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 397 | 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)

Forming and Deformation Behavior of Magnesium Alloys

edited by Mu Meng

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 303 | Submission Open

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

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

edited by Kui Wang and Kai Ma

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 235 | Submission Open

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

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 231 | 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)

Design, Processing, and Performance of Silicon-Based Alloys

edited by

Yanqing Hou

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 211 | 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)

Quality Evaluation of Welding Processes for Metals

edited by

Kang Zhou

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 173 | 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)

Extractive Metallurgy: From Metallurgical Waste to New Products

edited by

Qingchun Yu

and

Yang Tian

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 139 | Submission Open

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

(This special issue belongs to the Section Extractive Metallurgy)

Research Progress of Crystal in Metallic Materials

edited by

Cai Chen

submission deadline 10 Feb 2026 | 9 articles | Viewed by 14587 | Submission Open

Keywords: crystallographic structures; crystallographic textures; FCC; BCC; HCP

(This special issue belongs to the Section Crystallography and Applications of Metallic Materials)

Advances in Metallic Materials for Biomedical Applications

edited by Antonio Shigueaki Takimi

submission deadline 10 Feb 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 663 | 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

Xuechong Ren

and

Guian Qian

submission deadline 15 Feb 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 11046 | Submission Open

Keywords: fracture; fatigue; metallic material; additive manufacturing alloys; high-entropy alloys

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

Hydrometallurgical Processes for the Recovery of Critical Metals

edited by

Felix A. Lopez

and

Francisco José Alguacil

submission deadline 15 Feb 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 7914 | Submission Open

Keywords: critical raw materials; metals; energy transition; rare earths; strategic metals; energy transition; strategic metals

(This special issue belongs to the Section Extractive Metallurgy)

Pyrometallurgy and Waste Recycling: Experiment and Simulation

edited by

Jei-Pil Wang

submission deadline 15 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 243 | Submission Open

Keywords: high-temperature metal recovery; secondary resource utilization; thermodynamic simulation; slag treatment and valorization; sustainable extractive metallurgy; zero waste technology

Thermodynamic Assessments and Phase Equilibria Studies of Sustainable Alloy Systems

edited by

Erwin Povoden-Karadeniz

submission deadline 15 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 222 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable alloys; alloy systems; phase stabilities; computational thermodynamics; thermodynamic properties; energy

Recent Advances in Non-Ferrous Metallurgy

edited by Tao Qu

submission deadline 15 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 218 | Submission Open

Keywords: non-ferrous metal extraction; high-purity metal preparation; resource recovery; external field-enhanced metallurgical techniques

(This special issue belongs to the Section Extractive Metallurgy)

Recovery of Metals from Mineral Wastes

edited by Eduardo de Albuquerque Brocchi and Rogério C.S. Navarro

submission deadline 15 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 118 | Submission Open

Keywords: hydrometallurgy; pyrometallurgy; mineral waste; thermodynamic modelling; kinetic modelling; transport phenomena

(This special issue belongs to the Section Extractive Metallurgy)

Recent Progress in Metal-Based Electrode Materials

edited by Paloma Almodóvar and

Belén Sotillo

submission deadline 20 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 140 | Submission Open

Keywords: metal-based electrodes; electrodeposition; metal oxides; energy storage; electrocatalysis; battery materials; supercapacitors; electrochemical sensing; nanostructured materials

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

Powder Metallurgy of Metals and Composites

edited by

Ivanovich Estrada-Guel

submission deadline 25 Feb 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2168 | Submission Open

Keywords: powder metallurgy; alloys; composites; microstructure; structure; mechanical properties; sintering; mechanical alloying; high-energy ball milling

(This special issue belongs to the Section Powder Metallurgy)

Titanium Alloys: Processing, Properties and Applications

edited by Nicole L. Church and

Wenlong Xiao

submission deadline 25 Feb 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1570 | Submission Open

Keywords: titanium; aerospace; biocompatibility; additive manufacturing; corrosion resistance; mechanical properties; alloy design; processing

Advanced Metal Casting Processes: Latest Research, Insights, and Challenges

edited by

Jaime Lazaro-Nebreda

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 12879 | Submission Open

Keywords: metal casting; process efficiency; process optimization; defect control; technology development; structure and properties improvement; sustainability; modelling and simulation

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

Advances in High-Entropy Alloys’ Microstructure, Properties and Preparation

edited by Chao Yang

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 12657 | Submission Open

Keywords: high-entropy alloys; medium-entropy alloys; refractory high-entropy alloys; mechanical performance; computational-aided design; powder metallurgy; additive manufacturing; transformation-induced plasticity; heterostructure

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

Separation, Purification and Extraction of Metals from Primary and Secondary Resources

edited by Fei Wang

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 11834 | Submission Open

Keywords: separation of metals; purification of metals; critical metals; metal recycling; thermodynamic assessment; vacuum metallurgy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Extractive Metallurgy)

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