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Recovery and Utilization of Metallurgical Solid Wastes

edited by

Zhiwei Peng

submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 7020

Keywords: waste characterization; waste valorization; metal recovery; physical separation; hydrometallurgy; pyrometallurgy; low-carbon recycling; environmental assessment; energy conservation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Extractive Metallurgy)

Microstructure–Mechanical Property Relationships in High-Strength Steels (2nd Edition)

edited by

Koh-ichi Sugimoto

Tomohiko Hojo

and Junya Kobayashi

submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4943

Keywords: physical metallurgy; microstructure; mechanical properties; high-strength steel; heat treatment; manufacturing process

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

Development of Metallic Material Laser Additive Manufacturing

edited by Liuwei Zheng

submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2462

Keywords: laser additive manufacturing; microstructure; mechanical properties; laser powder bed melting; direct energy deposition; metallic materials

(This special issue belongs to the Section Additive Manufacturing)

Metallic Magnetic Materials: Manufacture, Properties and Applications

edited by

Zhongwu Liu

Hongya Yu

and Youlin Huang

submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2294

Keywords: magnetism; metallic magnetic materials; magnetic simulations; magnetic characterization; magnetic structure; magnetic technology

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

Metallurgy Investigation in Nonferrous Metal Smelting

edited by Lingxin Kong and

Lei Gao

submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1556

Keywords: ferrous metallurgy; blast furnace; electric furnace; continuous casting; heat treatment; microstructure; recycling of scrap metal

(This special issue belongs to the Section Extractive Metallurgy)

Welding and Fatigue of Metallic Materials

edited by

Ivo Černý

submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1113

Keywords: welding; metallic materials; microstructure; fatigue resistance; crack initiation; residual stresses; weld defects

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

Latest Advances in Light-Weight Alloys and Composites

edited by Guangli Bi and Shuaiju Meng

submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | Viewed by 315

Keywords: light metals and alloys; composites; Mg; Al; Ti; material design; advanced manufacturing; microstructure; strengthening mechanisms

Powder Metallurgy and Additive Manufacturing of Metals and Alloys

edited by Zhenhua Yao

submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | Viewed by 271

Keywords: powder metallurgy; additive manufacturing; microstructure; metal and alloy; fabrication process

Comprehensive Utilization of Metallurgical Resources and Environmental Protection (2nd Edition)

edited by Guojun Ma

submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | Viewed by 224

Keywords: metallurgical slag; dust; sludge; flue gas; waste heat recovery; wastewater treatment; CO2 capture and utilization; heavy metals

(This special issue belongs to the Section Extractive Metallurgy)

Surface Engineering and Heat Treatment of Metals and Alloys

edited by Lauralice Canale and George Totten

submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | Viewed by 210

Keywords: heat treatment; surface engineering; modeling and simulation; test and characterization; environmental; thermochemical

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

Hot Deformation of Metal and Alloys 2025

edited by

Zhanwei Yuan

submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | Viewed by 201

Keywords: hot deformation; constitutive models; microstructure evolution; plastic deformation; dynamic recrystallization; processing map

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

Advanced Metal Composites: Manufacturing, Characteristics, and Applications

edited by

Zhengyi Jiang

and

Hongmei Zhang

submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | Viewed by 200

Keywords: manufacturing technology; material composition design; the design and manufacturing process; microstructure and properties; physical and chemical properties; modeling and simulation; application exploration

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

Mechanical and Functional Properties of Refractory Metal-Ceramic Composites Used in Advanced High-Temperature Applications

edited by

Tilo Zienert

and

Christos G. Aneziris

submission deadline 10 Feb 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3070 | Submission Open

Keywords: thermal shock; thermal stresses; mechanical loads; corrosion; classical ceramic refractories; refractory metal composites; carbides; thermodynamics; interface reactions

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

Toward Achieving a Carbon-Neutral Society: Beneficiation and Extractive Metallurgy for Producing Critical Metals from Ores/Wastes

edited by

Ilhwan Park

and

Sanghee Jeon

submission deadline 15 Feb 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 12355 | Submission Open

Keywords: carbon-neutrality; critical metals; beneficiation; gravity separation; magnetic separation; flotation; extractive metallurgy; leaching; solvent extraction; cementation; adsorption; precipitation; primary/secondary resources

(This special issue belongs to the Section Extractive Metallurgy)

Advances in Sustainable Hydrometallurgy

edited by Shengting Kuang

submission deadline 15 Feb 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 5811 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable; green; low-carbon; separation; purification; recycling

(This special issue belongs to the Section Extractive Metallurgy)

Study of Microstructure and Irradiation Damages in Metals and Alloys—2nd Edition

edited by Liping Guo

submission deadline 15 Feb 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1739 | Submission Open

Keywords: irradiation damage; dislocation loops; irradiation swelling; voids; irradiation hardening; bubbles; helium; computer simulation; electron microscopy

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

Microstructural Characteristics and Mechanical Behavior of Particle-Reinforced Copper-Based Composites

edited by Jianbo Zhang

submission deadline 15 Feb 2025 | Viewed by 156 | Submission Open

Keywords: copper; metal matrix composites; microstructures; interface; reinforcement; microstructural architecture

Feature Papers in Biobased and Biodegradable Metals

edited by

Xiaobo Zhang

submission deadline 20 Feb 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 13623 | Submission Open

Keywords: mechanical properties (strength; fatigue; wear; modulus; etc.); corrosion/degradable properties; biocompatibility; biofunctionalization; bioactivity; cytotoxicity

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

Oxidation Mechanism and Behavior Analysis of Surface Coatings on Metal Materials

edited by

Zhiwen Xie

submission deadline 20 Feb 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 7070 | Submission Open

Keywords: oxidation resistance; wear-resistant; coating material; metal surface properties; metal surface engineering; metal damage protection

Light Alloy and Its Application (2nd Edition)

edited by

Chonghe Li

and

Qisheng Feng

submission deadline 20 Feb 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 6725 | Submission Open

Keywords: light alloy; lightweight high-entropy alloy; aluminum alloy; magnesium alloy; titanium alloy; magnesium– lithium alloy; intermetallic compound; thermodynamics and kinetics

Advances in Powder Metallurgy of Light Alloys

edited by Khashayar Khanlari

submission deadline 20 Feb 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6292 | Submission Open

Keywords: lightweight alloys; powder metallurgy; processing; microstructure; properties

(This special issue belongs to the Section Powder Metallurgy)

Fatigue, Damage and Fracture of Metallic Materials

edited by

Wei Li

submission deadline 20 Feb 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4603 | Submission Open

Keywords: microstructure characteristics; constitutive relation; crack nucleation and growth; failure analysis; environmental effect; manufacturing mode; defect effect; numerical modeling; life prediction; reliability evaluation

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

Experimental and Numerical Investigation of Compression Behavior in Steel Structures

edited by

Nuno Ricardo Maia Peixinho

and Maria Isabel Brito Valente

submission deadline 20 Feb 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2935 | Submission Open

Keywords: steel structures; compressive behavior; crashworthiness; buckling; numerical simulation; constitutive modelling; experimental techniques

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

Selective Laser Melting: Microstructure and Properties Optimization for Metals and Alloys, Metal Matrix Composites, Lattice and Hybrid Parts

edited by

Paola Leo

Gilda Renna

and

Rosa De Finis

submission deadline 20 Feb 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2811 | Submission Open

Keywords: selective laser melting; processing parameters; post processing; heat treatments; microstructure evolution; porosity; residual stresses; roughness; fatigue properties; mechanical properties

(This special issue belongs to the Section Additive Manufacturing)

Microstructure and Deformation of Metals and Alloys

edited by

Shengcan Ma

submission deadline 20 Feb 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1124 | Submission Open

Keywords: pure metal or alloy metal; non-ferrous metal; rare earth metal; target; deformation; numerical simulation; rolling; grain refinement; material and process modeling; stress– strain; damage behavior; effective strain; processing map; hot deformation; hot working

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

Numerical and Experimental Advances in Metal Processing

edited by

Abel Dias dos Santos

Abílio M. P. De Jesus

and

Rui L. Amaral

submission deadline 25 Feb 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 6241 | Submission Open

Keywords: manufacturing; metals; manufacturing processes; fatigue; fracture; product design; finite element analysis; structural integrity; surface integrity; residual stresses

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

Advances in Welding Processes of Metallic Materials

edited by

Zhengwei Li

submission deadline 25 Feb 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 5565 | Submission Open

Keywords: welding; joining; soldering; joint; failure

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

Advanced Metal Welding and Joining Technologies—2nd Edition

edited by

Yu Zhang

submission deadline 25 Feb 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2187 | Submission Open

Keywords: welding metallurgy; light metals; high-entropy alloy; bulk metallic glass; mechanical property; corrosion; hybrid joining technique; dissimilar metal joining

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

Synthesis, Microstructure, and Properties of Lightweight Metal Matrix Composite Materials

edited by

Roberto Martínez Sánchez

Sergio Gonzalez Sanchez

and

Carlos G. Garay Reyes

submission deadline 25 Feb 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2090 | Submission Open

Keywords: aluminium-based composites; magnesium-based composites; characterization; mechanical properties; microstructure

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

Research on Fatigue Behavior of Additively Manufactured Materials

edited by

Fabio Scherillo

submission deadline 25 Feb 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1778 | Submission Open

Keywords: fatigue; fracture; additive manufacturing; metals; polymers; surface; post-treatments; fractography

(This special issue belongs to the Section Additive Manufacturing)

Advances in High-Entropy Alloys’ Microstructure, Properties and Preparation

edited by Chao Yang

submission deadline 25 Feb 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1480 | Submission Open

Keywords: high-entropy alloys; medium-entropy alloys; refractory high-entropy alloys; mechanical performance; computational-aided design; powder metallurgy; additive manufacturing; transformation-induced plasticity; heterostructure

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

Fabricating Advanced Metallic Materials

edited by

Hui Wang

and

Lihong Su

submission deadline 25 Feb 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1331 | Submission Open

Keywords: advanced manufacturing; metal forming/processing; chemical treatment; heat treatment; mechanical properties; chemical properties; microstructure characterisation; texture; computational material science; machine learning

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

Fracture Mechanics and Failure Analysis of Metallic Materials

edited by

Simon A. Sedmak

and

Aleksandar S. Sedmak

submission deadline 25 Feb 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1005 | Submission Open

Keywords: fracture mechanics; failure analysis; welding; risk analysis; finite element method; fatigue; corrosion; fracture behaviour; material characterisation

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

Advanced Digital Design and Laser Manufacturing in Metallic Materials

edited by Zongbao Shen

submission deadline 25 Feb 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 815 | Submission Open

Keywords: digital design; laser manufacturing; surface microstructures; integral topology structures; mechanical properties

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

Advances in Microstructure and Properties of Light Alloys

edited by

Lenka Kuchariková

submission deadline 25 Feb 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 686 | 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)

Design, Phase Transformation and Mechanical Properties of Titanium Alloy, 2nd Edition

edited by

Wenlong Xiao

submission deadline 25 Feb 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 653 | Submission Open

Keywords: alloy design; thermal– mechanical processing; post-heat treatment; precipitation; microstructure evolution; deformation behavior; deformation mechanism; mechanical properties; shape memory; superelasticity; simulation; additive manufacturing; metastable phases; martensitic transformation; biomedical applications; advanced characterization

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

Preparation, Formation and Application of Light Alloys and Their Composites

edited by Lei Luo

submission deadline 25 Feb 2025 | Viewed by 243 | Submission Open

Keywords: light alloy; light alloy matrix composites; material preparation technology; material forming technology; material application; casting; additive manufacturing; powder metallurgy; hot pressing

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

Preparation, Properties, Microstructure and Applications of High Entropy Alloys

edited by Yongsheng Ren and Ye Wang

submission deadline 25 Feb 2025 | Viewed by 182 | Submission Open

Keywords: high entropy alloys; multicomponent; fabrication; synthesis techniques; microstructural characterization; properties; applications; future prospects

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

Advances in Near-Net-Shape Manufacturing Routes of Metallic Parts

edited by Lei Yan

submission deadline 25 Feb 2025 | Viewed by 177 | Submission Open

Keywords: functional graded material; dissimilar material; light-weight structure; multi-fields; process optimization; in-situ control; defects and residual stress; post-treatment; prediction and characterization; qualification and quantification

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

Preparation and Characterization of Metal-Ceramic Composites

edited by Zhuo Zhang

submission deadline 25 Feb 2025 | Viewed by 151 | Submission Open

Keywords: metal– ceramic composites; preparation method; structure design; properties; structure– properties relationship

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

Novel Insights into Wrought Magnesium Alloys

edited by

Zhaoming Yan

and Yong Xue

submission deadline 25 Feb 2025 | Viewed by 150 | Submission Open

Keywords: magnesium; wrought magnesium alloy; mechanical property; plastic deformation

Application of Deep Eutectic Solvents in Metal Extraction

edited by Cunying Xu and Juanjian Ru

submission deadline 25 Feb 2025 | Viewed by 142 | Submission Open

Keywords: deep eutectic solvents; extraction; metal; alloy; electrodeposition; leaching; secondary resources; metallurgical slag; metallurgical dust

(This special issue belongs to the Section Extractive Metallurgy)

Machinability Analysis and Modeling of Metal Cutting

edited by Lida Zhu

submission deadline 28 Feb 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 6688 | Submission Open

Keywords: component machining accuracy; surface quality; fatigue life; machining efficiency; machining process analysis and detection; cutting and special machining technology; machine tools and tool technology; metal surface technology

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

Magnetic Properties Analysis of Amorphous and Partially Crystallized Alloys

edited by

Ding Ding

submission deadline 28 Feb 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4224 | Submission Open

Keywords: amorphous alloy; partially crystallized alloys; refrigeration capacity

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

Editorial Board Members’ Collection Series: Metal Casting, Forming and Heat Treatment

edited by

Hélder Puga

Rongshan Qin

Oleg Mishin

and

Heinz-Günter Brokmeier

submission deadline 28 Feb 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 2773 | Submission Open

Keywords: casting processes; forming processes; heat treatment; metals; alloys shape design; simulation; mechanical properties; corrosion resistance; microstructure; anisotropy; defects prediction

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

Hydrogen Embrittlement of Metals: Behaviors and Mechanisms

edited by Kai Xu and Guiying Qiao

submission deadline 28 Feb 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1851 | 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)

Manufacture, Properties and Applications of Advanced Nuclear Alloys

edited by

Kun Yang

submission deadline 28 Feb 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1593 | Submission Open

Keywords: nuclear fuel; structural alloys; structural characterization; fabrication process; in-pile performance; extreme environment; irradiation; corrosion

Metal Additive Manufacturing: Processes, Materials, Properties, and Challenges

edited by Chong Wang

submission deadline 28 Feb 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 754 | Submission Open

Keywords: additive manufacturing; metal 3D printing; process optimisation; materials characterisation; mechanical properties; residual stresses; defects and quality control; post-processing techniques; industrial applications

(This special issue belongs to the Section Additive Manufacturing)

Novel Insights into Fatigue and Fracture Behavior of Metallic Materials

edited by

Luis Filipe Borrego

submission deadline 28 Feb 2025 | Viewed by 306 | Submission Open

Keywords: fatigue; fracture; metals and alloys; fracture mechanics; fatigue crack propagation; structural integrity; additive manufacturing; variable amplitude loading; life prediction; fatigue life enhancement

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

Advances in Machining Process of Metallic Materials

edited by Xiaoping Ren

submission deadline 28 Feb 2025 | Viewed by 156 | Submission Open

Keywords: machine tools; surface integrity; machining performance; intelligent manufacturing; fatigue performance

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