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Properties and Residual Stresses of Welded Alloys

edited by

Dean Deng

Yifeng Wang

and

Guangjie Feng

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 42 | Submission Open

Keywords: microstructure; properties; numerical simulation of welding residual stress; experimental measurement of welding residual stress; modeling of welded joints; performance of welded alloys

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

High-Entropy Alloys: Processing and Properties

edited by

Xuejiao Wang

and Zhong Wang

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 39 | Submission Open

Keywords: high-entropy alloys; multi-principal element alloys; alloy design; phase design; segregation; industrial application; special alloys

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

Advances in 3D Printing Technologies of Metals—3rd Edition

edited by

Irene Buj Corral

and

Felip Fenollosa-Artés

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 37 | Submission Open

Keywords: metal 3D printing; vat photopolymerization with metal-filled resins; metal binder jetting; fused filament fabrication (FFF) with metal-filled filament; direct ink writing (DIW) with metal-filled ink; selective laser melting (SLM; DLMS; LMF; etc.); electron beam melting (EBM); wire arc additive manufacturing (WAAM); direct energy deposition (DED); laser-engineered net shaping (LENS)

(This special issue belongs to the Section Additive Manufacturing)

Modern Techniques and Processes of Iron and Steel Making

edited by

Huiqing Tang

submission deadline 1 Oct 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 172 | Submission Open

Keywords: iron and steel making; sustainability; renewable energy; recycling; green steel

Experimental Mineralogy and Crystallography of Metal-Based Materials

edited by

Vilma Petkova

submission deadline 10 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 249 | Submission Open

Keywords: metal-based materials; mineralogy; crystallography; microstructure; phase transformation; crystallization and recrystallization; anisotropy; solid state transformations; mechanical and functional properties

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

Advances in Metal Forming and Plasticity

edited by

Gabriela Vincze

and Marilena Butuc

submission deadline 10 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 227 | Submission Open

Keywords: plasticity; formability; fracture; anisotropy; mechanical behavior; springback; microstructure; texture; multiscale modelingmodelling; numerical simulation; experimental mechanics

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

Green Super-Clean Steels

edited by

Yanling Zhang

submission deadline 15 Oct 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 5524 | Submission Open

Keywords: ultra-low-sulfur steel; ultra-low-phosphorus steel; zero-inclusion steel; gas-based reduction; comprehensive use of resources

Hydrogen Embrittlement of Metals: Behaviors and Mechanisms

edited by Kai Xu and Guiying Qiao

submission deadline 15 Oct 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2864 | Submission Open

Keywords: hydrogen embrittlement; hydrogen embrittlement resistance; material failure analysis; hydrogen diffusion and permeation; hydrogen transport; hydrogen storage; material processing; microstructure characterization

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

Laser, Plasma and Radiation Processing of Metals, Alloys, and Composite Materials

edited by

Milton Sergio Fernandes de Lima

and

Catalin-Daniel Constantinescu

submission deadline 15 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 85 | Submission Open

Keywords: laser; plasma and radiation processing; metals; alloys and composites; surface structuring; thin films and multilayers; nanoparticles and nanomaterials; welding; cutting and cladding; additive manufacturing/3D printing; advances in engraving and marking; structure– property relationships; functional properties engineering; metallic materials design & properties; models and theoretical research

Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of Metallic Materials by Powder Metallurgy

edited by

Eric Hug

submission deadline 15 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 63 | Submission Open

Keywords: powder metallurgy; sintering; additive manufacturing; microstructures; mechanical properties; temperature effects; degradation and stability; corrosion/oxidation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Powder Metallurgy)

Research Progress of Crystal in Metallic Materials

edited by

Cai Chen

submission deadline 20 Oct 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2607 | 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 Microstructure and Properties of Light Alloys

edited by

Lenka Kuchariková

submission deadline 20 Oct 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1289 | Submission Open

Keywords: light alloys; foam; extrusion; casting; novel materials; processing methods; grain refinement; heat treatment; microstructure; safety

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

State of the Art in Flotation and Separation of Metallic Minerals

edited by

Dianwen Liu

Liuyang Dong

and Peilun Shen

submission deadline 20 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 28 | Submission Open

Keywords: mineral processing; froth flotation; metallic minerals; flotation separation and purification; flotation reagents

(This special issue belongs to the Section Extractive Metallurgy)

Advances in Local Loading Forming Process

edited by

Wuhao Zhuang

and Xinghui Han

submission deadline 20 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 23 | Submission Open

Keywords: local loading forming; plastic deformation mechanism; metal flow behavior; process design method; microstructure and mechanical properties

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

Self-Organization in Plasticity of Metals and Alloys

edited by

Mikhaïl A. Lebyodkin

and

Jamieson Brechtl

submission deadline 25 Oct 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5592 | Submission Open

Keywords: plastic deformation; self-organization; collective dynamics of defects; spatial structures in plasticity of solids; multi-scale experiment and modeling; intermittence; dynamical chaos; dislocation avalanches; dislocation patterning; strain localization patterns; metals and alloys

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

Microstructure, Tensile Properties and Creep Behavior of Metallic Materials

edited by Youliang Yang, Ziyao Ma and

Lihua Zhan

submission deadline 25 Oct 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1790 | Submission Open

Keywords: creep behavior; microstructural evolution; multi-scale modeling; dislocations; grains; second phases

Metallurgy, Surface Engineering and Corrosion of Metals and Alloys

edited by

Hendra Hermawan

submission deadline 25 Oct 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1675 | Submission Open

Keywords: coating; corrosion; corrosion-resistant alloys; electrochemistry; ferrous alloys; inhibitor; manufacturing process; metallurgy; microstructure; non-ferrous alloys; surface engineering

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

Continuous Casting and Solidification of Steels

edited by

Peisheng Lyu

, Haihui Zhang and

Lei Zhang

submission deadline 25 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 44 | Submission Open

Keywords: conventional continuous casting; twin-roll strip casting; steel quality control; solidification behavior; interfacial heat transfer; mold flux optimization; thin-slab casting; multiscale modeling

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

Advanced Theoretical Technology for Understanding Microstructures and Mechanical Properties of Alloys

edited by Wei-Wei Xu,

Xiaoyu Chong

and Zhihua Dong

submission deadline 30 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 253 | Submission Open

Keywords: first-principles calculations; dislocation dynamics; multiscale modeling; machine learning; alloy design; microstructure characterization; mechanical properties; phase stability; defect energetics; structural materials

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

Advances in Metal Additive Manufacturing: Materials, Technologies, Fabrication and Mechanical Properties

edited by

Michela Simoncini

submission deadline 30 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 155 | Submission Open

Keywords: metal additive manufacturing; 3D printing; mechanical properties; microstructure; process parameters; metal alloys; topology optimization; metal powder; additive manufacturing technology; post-processing techniques

Feature Papers in Crystallography and Applications of Metallic Materials (2nd Edition)

edited by

Joan-Josep Suñol

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5697 | Submission Open

Keywords: crystallography; X-ray diffraction; metals; metallic alloys; and compounds; microstructure; crystallization; dislocations; texture; crystallographic defects; anisotropy; solid-state transformations; mechanical and functional properties

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

Welding and Joining Technology of Dissimilar Metal Materials

edited by

Sizhe Niu

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1136 | Submission Open

Keywords: welding; joining; dissimilar materials; microstructure evolution; mechanical performance; failure mode transition

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

Laser Additive Manufacturing of Metallic Alloys

edited by Qiuge Li

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 949 | Submission Open

Keywords: laser additive manufacturing; metallic alloys; processing strategies; microstructure; mechanical properties; simulation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Additive Manufacturing)

Processing, Microstructure, and Properties of Nonferrous Metals and Alloys

edited by

Hao Wang

Aihan Feng

and

Zhenbo Zhang

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 803 | Submission Open

Keywords: processing; microstructure; metals and alloys; mechanical property; modeling and simulation; characterization

Properties, Microstructure and Forming of Intermetallics

edited by

Shoujiang Qu

and

Hao Wang

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 563 | Submission Open

Keywords: intermetallics; microstructure; forming; deformation; mechanical property; corrosion; oxidation

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

Friction Stir Welding and Processing of Dissimilar Materials

edited by Msomi Velaphi

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 469 | Submission Open

Keywords: dissimilar welding; processing of dissimilar materials; influence of welding parameters on dissimilar materials; optimization of welding parameters for dissimilar materials; repair of joints using friction stir processing

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

Progress in Advanced High-Entropy Alloy Design and Applications: Microstructures, Mechanical, Electrochemical and Tribological Properties

edited by Anqiang He and

Dongyang Li

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 275 | Submission Open

Keywords: phase identification; crystal structures; and chemical compositions; phase transformations; microstructural evolution; and control; lattice defects in HEAs/MEAs (medium-entropy alloys) and their influences on the properties of the alloys; the design of advanced HEAs/MEAS and composites; mechanical properties at different temperatures; wear; corrosion; and wear– corrosion synergy at different temperatures; exploring HEAs/MEAs for applications in nuclear energy; aerospace; manufacturing; mining; and others

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

Characterization, Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of Nickel-Based Superalloys

edited by He Jiang

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 196 | Submission Open

Keywords: superalloy; hot deformation; heat treatment; melta melting; hard-to-deform superalloy; quality control

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

Innovations and Future Trends in Eutectic Alloys

edited by

Noé Cheung

and

Rafael Kakitani

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 157 | Submission Open

Keywords: eutectic alloys; microstructure; mechanical properties; characterization; solidification; forming; thermal properties

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

Recent Developments and Research on Ironmaking and Steelmaking

edited by Fuhai Liu

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 100 | Submission Open

Keywords: ironmaking; steelmaking; continuous casting; low-carbon metallurgy; artificial intelligence; specialty steel; crystallization and segregation; properties of refining and mold slags

(This special issue belongs to the Section Extractive Metallurgy)

Advances in the Forming and Processing of Metallic Materials

edited by

Bing Du

and

Yizhe Chen

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 92 | Submission Open

Keywords: metal composites; wrinkling; fracture; plastic forming; microstructure control; computational modeling; advanced forming technologies

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

Editorial Board Members’ Collection Series: Advanced Metallic Biomaterials (2nd Edition)

edited by

Takayoshi Nakano

and

Silvia Spriano

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 81 | Submission Open

Keywords: ferrous alloys; non-ferrous alloys; functionalization; coatings; surface modification; biodegradation; corrosion rate; composites; bio-based materials; waste

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

Programmable Metallic Metamaterials: Innovations in Sustainable Design and Smart Architectures

edited by

Behnam Sobhaniaragh

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 67 | Submission Open

Keywords: metallic metamaterials; programmable materials; machine learning in materials; data-driven metamaterials; AI-driven design; topology optimization; additive manufacturing; sustainable architectures; smart structures

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

Separation, Reduction, and Metal Recovery in Slag Metallurgy

edited by

Xiang Zhang

and

Dingli Zheng

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 60 | Submission Open

Keywords: metal recovery; carbothermic reduction; magnetic separation; hydrometallurgical processes; slag valorization; selective separation; supergravity technology; sulfurization process; zero-waste metallurgy; sustainable metal extraction

Advances in Fatigue Life Assessment of Welded Structures

edited by

Alberto Campagnolo

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 59 | Submission Open

Keywords: hybrid joint; dissimilar materials; full-scale structure; residual stresses; post-weld treatment; HFMI; additive manufacturing; AM; WAMM

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

Advances in Thermal Properties of Metallic Materials

edited by

Meijie Zhang

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 42 | Submission Open

Keywords: thermal conductivity; thermal expansion; phase transitions; metallic alloys; phase change materials; thermal stability; microstructure; computational modeling; energy storage; thermal management

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

Synthesis, Processing and Applications of New Forms of Metals

edited by

Yanqiu Zhu

Nannan Wang

and

Junhua Hu

submission deadline 10 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 232 | Submission Open

Keywords: microstructure; property; processing; advanced alloys; high-entropy alloys; modeling and simulation; oxidation; corrosion; coatings

Recent Developments in the Manufacturing Techniques of Metallic Glasses

edited by

Eun Soo Park

and Wook Ha Ryu

submission deadline 10 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 63 | Submission Open

Keywords: metallic glass manufacturing; bulk metallic glass (BMG) processing; rapid solidification; additive manufacturing; thermoplastic forming; microfabrication; powder metallurgy; welding and joining; surface coatings; defect control in metallic glasses

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

Recent Advances in Additive Manufacturing and Fatigue Properties of Titanium Alloys

edited by

Ruipeng Guo

submission deadline 15 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 25 | Submission Open

Keywords: titanium alloys; additive manufacturing; fatigue; fracture; deformation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Additive Manufacturing)

Fatigue and Wear of Steel Materials: Characterization and Performance Analysis

edited by Chunlei Zheng

submission deadline 15 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 21 | Submission Open

Keywords: fatigue; wear; failure analysis; steel; mass loss; fracture; crack

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

Advances in Metal Cutting and Machining Processes

edited by Nikolaos A. Fountas

submission deadline 20 Nov 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3365 | Submission Open

Keywords: metal cutting; machining intelligence; surface quality; hybrid manufacturing; machining strategies; machinability; machining optimization; process modeling

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

Editorial Board Members’ Collection Series: “Structural Adhesives for Similar or Dissimilar Materials”

edited by

Aleksander Lisiecki

and

Guido Di Bella

submission deadline 20 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 265 | Submission Open

Keywords: structural adhesive; adhesive bonding; adhesive bonds; properties of adhesive bonds; cohesion of adhesive; adhesion of adhesive

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

Laser Welding of Steels and Alloys

edited by

Gang Zhang

submission deadline 20 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 14 | Submission Open

Keywords: laser welding technique; heat source characteristics; laser beam shaping; keyhole stability; defect control; dissimilar metal welding

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

Failure Analysis and Evaluation of Metallic Materials

edited by Yi Shuai and

Zhanfeng Chen

submission deadline 20 Nov 2025 | Submission Open

Keywords: integrity evaluation; steel pipes; failure analysis; detection and monitoring; safety evaluation

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

Design and Development of Metal Matrix Composites (2nd Edition)

edited by

Sónia Simões

submission deadline 25 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 28 | Submission Open

Keywords: composites; powder metallurgy; casting; additive manufacturing; microstructure; mechanical properties; in-situ synthesis; dispersion techniques

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

Advanced Ti-Based Alloys and Ti-Based Materials

edited by

Claudio Aguilar

and

Ariosto Medina

submission deadline 27 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 10 | Submission Open

Keywords: Ti-based alloys; processing methods; microstructure; characterization of properties; theory; modeling and simulating

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

Current Trends in Non-Ferrous Metals Extraction, Separation, and Refining

edited by Marek Wojnicki and Beata Pośpiech

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1950 | Submission Open

Keywords: extraction; separation; membranes; sorbents; hydrometallurgy; pyrometallurgy; solvent extraction; ion exchange; sustainable metallurgy; metal recovery

(This special issue belongs to the Section Extractive Metallurgy)

Computational Methods in Metallic Materials Manufacturing Processes 2025

edited by

Uroš Župerl

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1313 | Submission Open

Keywords: metallic materials; manufacturing; metallurgy; machining; modeling; optimization and control; computational methods; cost reduction; quality of products; industrial case studies

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

Selected Papers from the 2nd International Electronic Conference on Metals (IECME2025)

edited by

Dongyang Li

and

Yung C. Shin

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 756 | Submission Open

Keywords: computation; AI; and machine-learning on metals; metallic materials chemistry; microstructure of metals and alloys; entropic alloys and meta-metals; metallic functional/electronics materials; additive manufacturing; corrosion; wear; and protection; metallic material processing; metallic materials for biomedical applications

Deformation Behavior and Microstructure Evolution of Alloys

edited by Junfeng Xiao

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 157 | Submission Open

Keywords: deformation mechanisms; microstruture evolution; frature and fatigue; advanced characterization; multiscale modeling; additive manufacturing

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