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Recent Advances in Metal Ion Separation

edited by

Maja Branko Đolić

submission deadline 15 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1409 | 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 8 | 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 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3104 | 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 2505 | 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 2047 | 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 569 | 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 | Viewed by 79 | 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 | Viewed by 45 | 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 4 | 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 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1104 | 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 202 | 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 34 | 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 34 | 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 501 | 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 12207 | 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 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6797 | 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 6039 | 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 5339 | 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 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2707 | 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)

Welding and Additive Manufacturing of Metals

edited by

Javad Karimi

Tatevik Minasyan

and

Ramin Rahmani

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 228 | 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)

Weldability and Reparability of Nickel-Base Alloys

edited by

Paolo Ferro

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 220 | Submission Open

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

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

Metal Leaching and Recovery

edited by

Zhongqun Guo

and Chenliang Peng

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 142 | 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)

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 139 | 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)

Design, Processing, and Performance of Silicon-Based Alloys

edited by

Yanqing Hou

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 122 | 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 86 | 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 66 | Submission Open

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

Forming and Deformation Behavior of Magnesium Alloys

edited by Mu Meng

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 61 | Submission Open

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

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 51 | 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 41 | Submission Open

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

(This special issue belongs to the Section Additive Manufacturing)

Theory, Simulation, and Process of Metal Forming

edited by Yuanming Liu

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 39 | 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)

Advanced Laser Welding and Joining of Metallic Materials

edited by

Yanqiu Zhao

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 32 | 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 | Viewed by 28 | Submission Open

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

(This special issue belongs to the Section Extractive Metallurgy)

Extractive Metallurgy: From Metallurgical Waste to New Products

edited by

Qingchun Yu

and

Yang Tian

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 26 | Submission Open

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

(This special issue belongs to the Section Extractive Metallurgy)

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

edited by Kui Wang and Kai Ma

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 26 | 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 19 | 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)

Electrical Steels

edited by Li Xiang and Haitao Liu

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 18 | Submission Open

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

Advances in Metallic Materials for Biomedical Applications

edited by Antonio Shigueaki Takimi

submission deadline 10 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 19 | 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)

Recent Advances in Non-Ferrous Metallurgy

edited by Tao Qu

submission deadline 15 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 12 | 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)

Recent Progress in Metal-Based Electrode Materials

edited by Paloma Almodóvar and

Belén Sotillo

submission deadline 20 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 19 | 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)

Titanium Alloys: Processing, Properties and Applications

edited by Nicole L. Church and

Wenlong Xiao

submission deadline 25 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 5 | Submission Open

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

Feature Review Papers in Metal Failure Analysis

edited by

Evangelos Hristoforou

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 523 | Submission Open

Keywords: metals failure analysis; failure analysis methods; new artificial intelligence and machine learning (AI-ML) techniques

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

Metallic Coatings Synthesized by Magnetron Sputtering

edited by

Catalin Vitelaru

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 108 | Submission Open

Keywords: magnetron sputtering; HiPIMS; pulsed laser deposition; process optimization; metallic coatings; conductivity; optical properties; structural characterization; antibacterial coatings; biocompatible coatings

Steelmaking and Ironmaking: Fundamental Research to Technology Innovation

edited by

Elmira Moosavi-Khoonsari

and

Mohammad Jahazi

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 84 | Submission Open

Keywords: ironmaking; steelmaking; refractories and slags; casting and solidification; secondary processing of steel; advanced manufacturing; modeling and simulation; big data and machine learning; green steel and sustainability; advanced high-strength steels

Heat Treatment and Mechanical Behavior of Steels and Alloys

edited by

Magdalena Barbara Jabłońska

Grzegorz Korpala

, Marek Wojtaszek, Marek Tkocz and Joanna Kulasa

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 65 | Submission Open

Keywords: heat treatment; mechanical behavior; strength; hardness; fracture toughness

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

Feature Papers in Extractive Metallurgy II

edited by

Srecko Stopic

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 37 | Submission Open

Keywords: extractive metallurgy; unit operations; hydrometallurgy; pyrometallurgy; electrometallurgy; precious metals; refractory metals; rare earth elements; kinetics; thermochemistry; simulation; iron and steel; modelling

(This special issue belongs to the Section Extractive Metallurgy)

Erosion–Corrosion Behaviour and Mechanisms of Metallic Materials

edited by

Morteza Abedini

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 27 | Submission Open

Keywords: cavitation erosion; slurry erosion; water droplet erosion; corrosion; erosion-enhanced corrosion; corrosion-enhanced erosion

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

Metal Extraction and Recovery from Slag: Separation and Reduction Processes

edited by Minghua Wang and Hongying Yang

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 23 | Submission Open

Keywords: pyrometallurgy; hydrometallurgy; separation; thermal reduction

(This special issue belongs to the Section Extractive Metallurgy)

Design and Optimization for Metal Additive Manufacturing

edited by Guoying Dong

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 13 | Submission Open

Keywords: metal additive manufacturing; computational design; topology optimization; process– structure– property relationships; machine learning; digital twin; design for AM; multi-material design; support structure optimization; sustainability in AM

(This special issue belongs to the Section Additive Manufacturing)

Novel Insights into Comprehensive Utilization of Metallurgical Resources

edited by

Juncheng Li

Chuanming Du

and

Shichao Wu

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 11 | Submission Open

Keywords: metallurgical by-products; resource recovery; sustainable extraction; secondary raw materials; recycling technologies; waste utilization

(This special issue belongs to the Section Extractive Metallurgy)

Research Progress of Laser Welding Technology of Metals and Alloys

edited by

Zhibin Yang

and

Cheng Jin

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 8 | Submission Open

Keywords: laser welding; laser– arc hybrid welding; metals and alloys; dissimilar metals; welding process; welding metallurgy; microstructure and properties; defect detection and suppression; processing simulation

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

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