Towards Sustainable Metal Technologies: For Future Material Needs
A special issue of Sustainability (ISSN 2071-1050). This special issue belongs to the section "Sustainable Materials".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 143
Special Issue Editors
Interests: aluminum alloys; metal casting; liquid metal processing; metallurgy; light alloys; recycling
Interests: metallurgy; surface technology; steel technology; raw materials
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Metals play a critical role in the global economy as they are essential materials for modern manufacturing technologies. Sectors like the automotive, aerospace, construction, and electronics industries all need metals and alloys for their extraordinary mechanical, electrical, and thermal properties. The production and most of the processing technologies of metals and alloys make a considerable contribution to industrial greenhouse gas emissions and global energy consumption. Also, metallurgical and metal processing technologies tend to generate a substantial amount of residual and waste products.
For these reasons, moving towards the application of more sustainable metal technologies is highly needed. Innovative approaches and solutions are crucial in minimizing energy and resource consumption, as well as environmental impacts. This Special Issue is dedicated to research that contributes to long-term sustainable development in the entire metal supply chain.
In this Special Issue, original research articles and reviews are welcome. Research areas may include (but are not limited to) the following:
- Sustainable primary production of metals and alloys;
- Recycling technologies of metals and alloys;
- Alloy development and design for improved circularity;
- Quality improvement of metallic materials and products to increase longevity;
- Sustainability in metal processing technologies and materials technologies;
- Recycling and reuse of metallurgical by-products;
- Energy and resource efficiency in metal synthesis and processing;
- Circularity in metal casting;
- Structural integrity of sustainable metal structures.
Dr. Gábor Gyarmati
Dr. Gábor Lassú
Dr. Gáspár Marcell Gyula
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- metals
- alloys
- recycling
- metallurgy
- circularity
- metal processing
- casting
- forming
- additive manufacturing
- welding
- powder metallurgy
- hydrometallurgy
- physical simulation
- structural integrity
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