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Hydrogen Embrittlement of Metals: Behaviors and Mechanisms (2nd Edition)

edited by Kai Xu and Guiying Qiao

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 23 | 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)

Additive Manufacturing of High-Temperature Metallic Materials and Intermetallics

edited by

Aliakbar Emdadi

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 18 | Submission Open

Keywords: metal additive manufacturing; high-temperature materials; superalloys; intermetallics; refractory metals and alloys; alloy design; process optimization; microstructure; mechanical properties; post-processing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Additive Manufacturing)

Properties, Microstructure and Forming of Intermetallics—2nd Edition

edited by

Shoujiang Qu

Hao Wang

and Menghao Yang

submission deadline 20 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 18 | Submission Open

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

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

Advanced Nanostructured Metals

edited by

Yemao Lu

and Zhenfei Jiang

submission deadline 20 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 17 | Submission Open

Keywords: nanostructured metallic materials; heterostructured metallic materials; nanocomposites; multiple principal element alloys; advanced synthesis; severe plastic deformation; additive manufacturing; mechanical properties; electron transmission microscope; atom probe tomography

Microstructure and Performances of Superalloys

edited by Maodong Kang

submission deadline 20 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 11 | Submission Open

Keywords: Ni-based superalloys; forming processes; microstructures; comprehensive properties; advanced technologies; extreme service conditions; process– microstructure– property

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

Advances in Hydrometallurgy of Metals: Sources, Pretreatment, Leaching, Extraction, Recovery, Raffination

edited by Željko Kamberović

submission deadline 25 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 41 | Submission Open

Keywords: hydrometallurgy; metal recovery; leaching processes; extraction and separation; raffination and purification; secondary raw materials; critical raw materials; green technologies; sustainable metallurgy; circular economy in hydrometallurgy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Extractive Metallurgy)

Machining Technology for Metallic Materials

edited by

Adriano Fagali de Souza

Alessandro Roger Rodrigues

and

Pedro Rosa

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1210 | Submission Open

Keywords: machining tools; high-performance CNC; ultraprecision machining process; tool paths; machine simulation; machining process simulation; Industry 4.0

Failure Analysis and Evaluation of Metallic Materials

edited by Yi Shuai and

Zhanfeng Chen

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1121 | Submission Open

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

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

Advances in Forming Process of Metallic Materials

edited by

Wuhao Zhuang

and Xinghui Han

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 187 | Submission Open

Keywords: metal 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)

Advanced Additive Manufacturing of Metallic Materials

edited by

Fani Stergioudi

and

Nikolaos Michailidis

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 113 | Submission Open

Keywords: additive manufacturing; microstructure control; defect mitigation; alloy design; in situ process monitoring

(This special issue belongs to the Section Additive Manufacturing)

Processing, Properties, Applications and Recycling of Light Alloys

edited by

Guangzong Zhang

, Siqi Yin and

Maria Cecilia Poletti

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 32 | Submission Open

Keywords: aluminum and magnesm alloys; processing; properties; applications; recycling

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

Green and Bio-Based Pathways for Advanced Metallic Materials

edited by

Silvia Spriano

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 2 | Submission Open

Keywords: bio-based metallic materials; bio-enabled metallic materials; green and circular metallurgical processes; bioleaching; bioelectrolysis; bioreduction; bio-based urban mining

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

Recent Advances in Additive Manufacturing and Fatigue Properties of Titanium Alloys

edited by

Ruipeng Guo

submission deadline 20 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 136 | Submission Open

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

(This special issue belongs to the Section Additive Manufacturing)

Sustainable Recycling of Metal Solid Waste and By-Products in the Photovoltaic Industry

edited by Yongsheng Ren, Alexandre Chagnes and

Ilhwan Park

submission deadline 25 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 55 | Submission Open

Keywords: photovoltaic waste; solid waste recycling; upcycling; synthesis techniques; sustainable materials; circular economy; silicon material; hydrometallurgy; end-of-life photovoltaic modules

(This special issue belongs to the Section Extractive Metallurgy)

Innovations and Insights in Sheet Metal Forming

edited by

Hui Zhu

and

Hui-juan Ma

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | Submission Open

Keywords: sheet metal forming; lightweight alloys; process innovation; process control; intelligent manufacturing; sustainability

Application of Machine Learning in Metallic Materials

edited by

Miha Kovačič

and

Uroš Župerl

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 96 | Submission Open

Keywords: metallic materials; machine learning; modeling; prediction; optimization; practical implementation; industrial study

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

Laser-Driven Alloy Design: Enhancing Mechanical Performance in High-Entropy Systems

edited by

Lisong Zhu

Fanghui Jia

and

Fei Lin

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 112 | Submission Open

Keywords: high-entropy alloy; laser additive manufacturing; laser cladding; laser welding; laser remelting; laser processing; alloy design; mechanical performance; microstructural characterization

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

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