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Fatigue and Wear of Steel Materials: Characterization and Performance Analysis
edited by Chunlei Zheng
submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 641 | Submission Open
Keywords: fatigue; wear; failure analysis; steel; mass loss; fracture; crack
(This special issue belongs to the Section Metal Failure Analysis)
Efficient Utilization of Metal Mineral Resources and Low-Carbon Metallurgy
edited by Shichao Wu and Jue Kou
submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 508 | Submission Open
Keywords: efficient utilization; resource utilization of solid waste; hydrogen metallurgy; biomass metallurgy; short-process metallurgy
(This special issue belongs to the Section Extractive Metallurgy)
Innovative Surface Engineering and Coating Technologies of Metallic Materials submission deadline 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 425 | Submission Open
Keywords: surface engineering; metallic materials; coatings; wear resistance; corrosion protection; laser surface treatment; plasma spraying; nanostructured coatings; functional surfaces
Optimization and Applications of Metal Additive Manufacturing
edited by Xinyu Zhang and
submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 333 | Submission Open
Keywords: additive manufacturing; optimization of AM process; industrial application; microstructural characterization; microstructural evolution and tailoring; improvement of property; post-processing of additive manufactured parts
(This special issue belongs to the Section Additive Manufacturing)
Corrosion Mechanisms and Cutting-Edge Protection Technologies for Advanced Alloy Materials
edited by
submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 308 | Submission Open
Keywords: corrosion mechanisms; interfacial reactions; cutting-edge protection
(This special issue belongs to the Section Corrosion and Protection)
Innovations and Future Trends in Eutectic Alloys submission deadline 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 285 | 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)
Advances in Fatigue Life Assessment of Welded Structures
edited by
submission deadline 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 199 | 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)
Intermetallic Compounds and Their Composites Materials
edited by , and Xiaosheng Zhou
submission deadline 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 155 | Submission Open
Keywords: intermetallic compounds; laminated composites; mechanical properties; first-principles calculations; processing technologies; microstructure; dynamic mechanical properties; finite element analysis
High Performance Machining of Metallic Materials submission deadline 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 148 | Submission Open
Keywords: high performance machining (HPM); metallic materials; cutting mechanisms; process optimization; advanced cutting tools; precision control; sustainable machining; intelligent machining
Mechanical Behavior of Metallic Materials
edited by and Srikant Gollapudi
submission deadline 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 144 | Submission Open
Keywords: mechanical properties; creep; fatigue; strain rate; indentation; alloys; superalloys; metal matrix composites; high-entropy alloys; coatings; electronic solders; in situ testing
Research on Microstructure and Performance Mechanisms of Advanced Steels and Alloys (2nd Edition)
edited by and
submission deadline 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 111 | Submission Open
Keywords: alloys; materials processing; mechanical properties; microstructure; mechanism
Advances in Rolling Process of Metallic Materials: Measurement, Modeling, Optimization and Applications
edited by Dong Xu
submission deadline 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 92 | Submission Open
Keywords: rolling process; measurement; modeling; optimization; industrial big data analytics; applications
(This special issue belongs to the Section Metal Casting, Forming and Heat Treatment)
Precision Machining of High-Performance Metal Materials (HPMs)
edited by Lijun Zhang, Renjie Ji and Kaiguang Luo
submission deadline 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 91 | Submission Open
Keywords: single-point diamond turning; micro-milling; ultra-high-speed grinding; laser-assisted machining; hybrid laser– electrochemical polishing
Advanced Machining and Tooling Technologies for Difficult-to-Cut Metallic Materials
edited by Jinfu Zhao
submission deadline 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 91 | Submission Open
Keywords: difficult-to-cut materials; surface softening-assisted machining; ultrasonic-assisted machining; laser-assisted machining; coated cutting tools; high-entropy coatings; complex tool geometry; lightweight cutting tools; internal cooling channels; thermal management in cutting tools
Novel Insights and Advances in Steels and Cast Irons (2nd Edition) submission deadline 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 82 | Submission Open
Keywords: cast irons; steels; microstructure; heat treatment; mechanical properties; tribological behavior; corrosion resistance; coatings; casting; process parameters; modeling; welding
Advances in Microbiological Corrosion of Metals, Alloys, and Metallic Compounds
edited by Zhong Li
submission deadline 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 75 | Submission Open
Keywords: microbiologically induced corrosion (MIC); steel; alloy; biofilm; corrosive bacteria; MIC mitigation; electrochemical mechanism; microbial metabolic mechanism; MIC monitoring technology
(This special issue belongs to the Section Corrosion and Protection)
Failure Analysis and Failure Mechanism of Metallic Materials—State of the Art submission deadline 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 72 | Submission Open
Keywords: failure analysis; ductile failures; brittle failures; embrittlement phenomena; burst and explosion failures; fatigue; wear; corrosion; advanced characterization techniques; predictive models; prevention strategies
(This special issue belongs to the Section Metal Failure Analysis)
Laser Powder Bed Fusion: Alloy Design and Material Quality Optimisation submission deadline 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 66 | Submission Open
Keywords: alloy; LPBF; microstructure; optimisation; parameters; design; modelling; control; mechanical properties
(This special issue belongs to the Section Additive Manufacturing)
Green Super-Clean Steels (2nd Edition)
edited by
submission deadline 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 57 | Submission Open
Keywords: ultra-low-sulfur steel; ultra-low-phosphorus steel; zero-inclusion steel; gas-based reduction; comprehensive use of resources
Density Functional Theory Modeling for Metallic Corrosion Science
edited by Dominique Costa
submission deadline 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 46 | Submission Open
Keywords: Density Functional Theory (DFT); corrosion mechanisms; surface chemistry; corrosion inhibitors; passivation; computational materials science
(This special issue belongs to the Section Corrosion and Protection)
Advances in Design, Processing and Characterization of Cemented Carbide
edited by Jinwen Ye
submission deadline 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 39 | Submission Open
Keywords: cemented carbides; powder metallurgy; interface engineering; sintering mechanisms; mechanical properties; high-temperature performance; oxidation and corrosion resistance; microstructure– property relationship; mechanisms of improved performance; extreme environments
Biodegradable and Biobased Metallic Materials: Design, Processing, Applications
edited by Pedro Akira Bazaglia Kuroda and Mariana Correa Rossi
submission deadline 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 39 | Submission Open
Keywords: biodegradable metals; Mg alloys; Zn alloys; alloy design; production methods; morphology; surface coatings; functionalization; biocompatibility; corrosion control; biomedical implants
(This special issue belongs to the Section Biobased and Biodegradable Metals)
Advanced Plastic Forming Processes: Theory, Experiments and Numerical Simulations (2nd Edition)
edited by
submission deadline 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 38 | Submission Open
Keywords: plastic forming technology; sheet forming process; tube forming process; forging forming process; plastic forming theory; forming machines; finite-element methods
(This special issue belongs to the Section Metal Casting, Forming and Heat Treatment)
Laser Processing Techniques for Metallic Materials
edited by Sumsun Naher
submission deadline 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 37 | Submission Open
Keywords: laser surface modification; laser glazing; laser cutting; laser joining; laser and metallic materials interaction; laser drilling; welding; cleaning; marking; additive manufacturing
(This special issue belongs to the Section Metallic Functional Materials)
Advances and Challenges in Corrosion of Alloys and Protection Systems submission deadline 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 30 | Submission Open
Keywords: corrosion mechanisms; ferrous and non-ferrous alloys; organic; inorganic; and metallic coatings; green corrosion inhibitors; electro and electroless plating; cathodic protection; corrosion protection methods
(This special issue belongs to the Section Corrosion and Protection)
Recent Insights into Mechanical Properties of Metallic Alloys—2nd Edition
edited by
submission deadline 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 27 | Submission Open
Keywords: alloys; mechanical properties; additive manufacturing; shape-memory alloys; high-entropy alloys; intermetallic alloys; functionally graded materials
(This special issue belongs to the Section Structural Integrity of Metals)
Innovation in Efficient and Sustainable Blast Furnace Ironmaking submission deadline 10 Jun 2026 | 8 articles | Viewed by 22953 | Submission Open
Keywords: innovative blast furnace charge (highly reducible sinter; pellet and ferro-coke); utilization of reduced iron ore in blast furnace; high-ratio pellet/lump ore operation; utilization of biomass; waste plastics and other recycled hydrocarbon materials as a substitute for injection coal; H2; CH4 and COG injection in blast furnace smelting; utilization of blast furnace top gas for chemical synthesis aiming to mitigate CO2 emissions; top gas recycling; high-oxygen-enrichment coal injection; CO2 separation from blast furnace top gas; emission reduction and economic analysis
(This special issue belongs to the Section Extractive Metallurgy)
Metallurgy, Surface Engineering and Corrosion of Metals and Alloys
edited by
submission deadline 15 Jun 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4830 | 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)
Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of Metallic Materials by Powder Metallurgy
edited by
submission deadline 20 Jun 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2391 | 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)
Laser Welding of Steels and Alloys
edited by
submission deadline 20 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 120 | 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)
Precision Machining of Metallic Materials
edited by and Fermin Bañon
submission deadline 20 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 35 | Submission Open
Keywords: precision machining; metallic materials; surface integrity; sustainable manufacturing; environmental challenges; hybrid processes; tool wear; metrology; process optimization; artificial intelligence
(This special issue belongs to the Section Structural Integrity of Metals)
Novel Insights into Powder Metallurgy of Metallic Materials
edited by
submission deadline 20 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 25 | Submission Open
Keywords: powder metallurgy; metallic materials; advanced consolidation techniques; microstructure control; sintering mechanisms; metal matrix composites; high-performance alloys; additive manufacturing of metals; process modeling and optimization
(This special issue belongs to the Section Powder Metallurgy)
Metal Forming and Additive Manufacturing
edited by
submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4158 | Submission Open
Keywords: metallic materials; plastic forming; high-enthopy alloy; advanced high-strength steel; superalloy; additive manufacturing
(This special issue belongs to the Section Additive Manufacturing)
Separation, Reduction, and Metal Recovery in Slag Metallurgy
edited by and
submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1696 | 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
Progress in Advanced High-Entropy Alloy Design and Applications: Microstructures, Mechanical, Electrochemical and Tribological Properties
edited by Anqiang He and
submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1069 | 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)
Hybrid Additive Manufacturing and Welding for Metal Alloys: Advances and Applications submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 574 | Submission Open
Keywords: additive manufacturing; welding; adhesive bonding; metal alloys; wire arc additive manufacturing; powder bed fusion; directed energy deposition; friction stir additive manufacturing; laser welding; microstructure; mechanical properties; hybrid welding; modeling and simulation; process optimization
(This special issue belongs to the Section Additive Manufacturing)
Advanced Theoretical Technology for Understanding Microstructures and Mechanical Properties of Alloys
edited by Wei-Wei Xu, and Zhihua Dong
submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 560 | 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)
Perspectives of Joints and Joining Technology Development for Metallic and Hybrid Materials submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 424 | Submission Open
Keywords: energetic processes; economics of joining processes; joints properties; hybrid joints; processes control; joining dissimilar materials; lightweight hybrid sheet material; microstructure; residual stress; numerical modelling; numerical simulations; joints in the prototypical structures; green technologies; Industry 5.0
(This special issue belongs to the Section Welding and Joining)
Solidification and Casting of Light Alloys
edited by
submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 291 | Submission Open
Keywords: solidification; casting; aluminium; magnesium; titanium; microstructure; casting defects; solidification modelling; processing– microstructure– properties relationship
(This special issue belongs to the Section Metal Casting, Forming and Heat Treatment)
Advanced Metallic Materials and Manufacturing Processes
edited by and Mohammadreza Daroonparvar
submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 230 | Submission Open
Keywords: manufacturing technology; computational tools; performance enhancement; metallic materials
Applications of Intelligent Technologies in Metallurgical Floating
edited by Fan Zhang
submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 107 | Submission Open
Keywords: metallurgical floating; artificial intelligence; digital twin; processing optimization; smart mining; workface safety
(This special issue belongs to the Section Extractive Metallurgy)
Advanced Structural Metals: Integrating Mechanics, Processing, and Performance Characterization
edited by and Ángelo Oñate
submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 98 | Submission Open
Keywords: structural metals; architected materials; mechanical metamaterials; high-entropy alloys (HEAs); additive manufacturing (AM); computational mechanics; finite element modeling (FEM); multiscale modeling; machine learning (ML); physics-informed machine learning (PIML); structural integrity
(This special issue belongs to the Section Structural Integrity of Metals)
Feature Paper Collection of “Current Challenges in Corrosion Research” (3rd Edition) submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 58 | Submission Open
Keywords: corrosion prevention and protection; monitoring; design; advanced materials; modeling and prediction; testing procedures; inhibitors; biomaterials; self-healing coatings; remote monitoring
(This special issue belongs to the Section Corrosion and Protection)
Innovations in Heat Treatment of Metallic Materials
edited by
submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 44 | Submission Open
Keywords: heat treatment optimization; phase transformations; residual stress control; sustainable manufacturing; multi-scale modeling
(This special issue belongs to the Section Metal Casting, Forming and Heat Treatment)
Recent Advances in High-Performance Steel (2nd Edition)
edited by , Lin Hua and
submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 40 | Submission Open
Keywords: high-performance steel; mechanical behavior; microstructure evolution; design and manufacturing; strengthening; efficient processing technologies; wear resistance; fatigue
Creep Behavior of Metal and Alloy
edited by
submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 39 | Submission Open
Keywords: creep damage; fracture mechanism; high temperature; constitutive model; life prediction; metallic materials; designs against creep; advanced manufacturing techniques
(This special issue belongs to the Section Metal Failure Analysis)
Microstructure Evolution and Mechanical Properties of Magnesium Alloys—3rd Edition
edited by
submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 31 | Submission Open
Keywords: magnesium alloys; magnesium matrix composites; development of new alloys; new processing technologies; microstructure; mechanical properties
Applications of Artificial Intelligence in Metal Additive Manufacturing
edited by Fan Chen, and Shuhao Wang
submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 27 | Submission Open
Keywords: additive manufacturing; multi-scale modeling; physics-informed artificial intelligence; machine learning; process– structure– property– performance; laser powder bed fusion; directed energy deposition; microstructure evolution; viscoplasticity; digital twin; in situ monitoring; uncertainty quantification
(This special issue belongs to the Section Additive Manufacturing)
Comprehensive Recycling of Metallurgical Solid Waste and Mineral Resources (2nd Volume)
edited by
submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 26 | Submission Open
Keywords: pyrometallurgy; hydrometallurgy; extractive metallurgy; recovery and separation; secondary resources; mineral extraction; rare earth; molten salt electrolysis; aluminum electrolysis
(This special issue belongs to the Section Extractive Metallurgy)
Welding and Joining of Advanced High-Strength Steels (3rd Edition) submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 25 | Submission Open
Keywords: advanced high-strength steels (AHSSs); welding and joining of AHSSs; microstructure-property relationship of welded AHSSs; welding manufacturing of AHSSs; applications and performance of welded AHSSs
(This special issue belongs to the Section Welding and Joining)
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