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Advances in Metallic Nuclear Reactor Materials
edited by Shurong Ding
submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1543 | Submission Open
Keywords: metallic materials; nuclear reactors; irradiation effects; material properties; complex behaviors in service
Friction and Wear of Metallic Materials—State of the Art submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1357 | Submission Open
Keywords: wear; friction; metallic materials; tribological fundamentals; surface engineering; external fields; machine learning; atomic simulations
Modeling and Mechanism Analysis of Welding Process for Metals
edited by
submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1326 | Submission Open
Keywords: metals; welding; modeling; mechanism; process signal; finite element; dissimilar materials; composite material; artificial intelligence
(This special issue belongs to the Section Welding and Joining)
Laser Ablation and Precision Cutting of Sheet Metal submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1289 | Submission Open
Keywords: laser ablation; material removal; precision cutting; sheet metal
Advances in Lightweight Material Forming Technology
edited by Minqiang Gao
submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1267 | Submission Open
Keywords: lightweight material; forming technology; composition design; process optimization; microstructure evolution; comprehensive property; characterization method; mechanism analysis
(This special issue belongs to the Section Metal Casting, Forming and Heat Treatment)
Service Performance and Analysis of Advanced Metallic Materials
edited by
submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1103 | Submission Open
Keywords: metallic materials; fatigure behavior; fracture mechanism; microstructure; mechanical properties; characterization
(This special issue belongs to the Section Metal Failure Analysis)
High-Strength Low-Alloy (HSLA) Steel: Welding Performance and Microstructure Analysis
edited by
submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 935 | Submission Open
Keywords: HSLA steel; welding metals; heat-affected zone; mechanical properties; impact toughness; fatigue performance; corrosion performance; hardness; microstructure
(This special issue belongs to the Section Welding and Joining)
Surface Modification and Treatment of Metals
edited by Qiang Li
submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 846 | Submission Open
Keywords: film; coating; hardness; biocompatibility; heat treatment; wear resistance; surface modification; corrosion resistance; oxidation resistance; mechanical properties
Special and Short Processes of Aluminum Alloys
edited by Cong Xu and
submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 827 | Submission Open
Keywords: aluminum; short process; special process; solidification; continuous casting; roll casting; deformation; welding; heat treatment; microstructure; strength; ductility; corrosion resistance
(This special issue belongs to the Section Corrosion and Protection)
Research Progress on Fatigue, Corrosion and Mechanical Properties of Advanced Superalloys
edited by Hexin Zhang
submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 818 | Submission Open
Keywords: nickel-based superalloys; thermo-mechanical fatigue; high-temperature oxidation; hot corrosion
(This special issue belongs to the Section Metal Failure Analysis)
Novel Insights into Magnetic Properties of Metals and Alloys
edited by Xiaoping Wei
submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 516 | Submission Open
Keywords: magnetic materials; half-metal; thermodynamic properties; thermoelectric properties; surface/interfaces
(This special issue belongs to the Section Metallic Functional Materials)
Fabrication, Microstructure and Properties of Metal–Ceramic Composites
edited by
submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 423 | Submission Open
Keywords: ceramic; metal; composite; microstructure; property
(This special issue belongs to the Section Metal Matrix Composites)
Editorial Board Members’ Collection Series: Improving Structural Integrity of Metals: From Bulk to Surface—2nd Edition submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 260 | Submission Open
Keywords: structural integrity; metal fatigue; alloying; heat treatment; metal manufacturing; additive manufacturing; surface engineering
(This special issue belongs to the Section Structural Integrity of Metals)
Structure and Mechanical Properties of Aluminum Alloys
edited by Jiqiang Chen
submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 206 | Submission Open
Keywords: Al alloy; microstructure; mechanical properties; composite; additive manufacturing; welding; processing method; characterization
Recent Advances in Metal-Ion Batteries
edited by
submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 201 | Submission Open
Keywords: metal-ion battery; cathode; anode; electrolyte; recycling; sustainability; safety; electrochemical performance; lithium; sodium
Passivity and Localized Corrosion of Metallic Materials, 2nd Edition
edited by
submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 198 | Submission Open
Keywords: passivity; localized corrosion; pitting corrosion; crevice corrosion; stress-corrosion cracking; additively manufactured alloys; modeling of localized corrosion; failure analysis
(This special issue belongs to the Section Corrosion and Protection)
Advances in Electromagnetic Processing of Metallic Materials submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 182 | Submission Open
Keywords: electromagnetic processing; electropulsing; pulsed electric current treatment; pulsed magnetic field treatment; alternating magnetic field treatment; external fields
Learning from Metal: Machine Intelligence in Forming Processes
edited by
submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 128 | Submission Open
Keywords: forming processes; machine intelligence; artificial intelligence; machine learning; data-driven; decision-support tools; modeling; simulation; optimisation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Computation and Simulation on Metals)
Additive Manufacturing for Tooling Applications: Materials, Design, Processes & Impacts
edited by
submission deadline 10 Jan 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6675 | Submission Open
Keywords: additive manufacturing; tooling; material; design; processes; impacts; repair; remanufacture; efficient operational performance
(This special issue belongs to the Section Additive Manufacturing)
Recent Advances in Metallic Biomaterials
edited by and Mariana Rossi
submission deadline 10 Jan 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3465 | Submission Open
Keywords: titanium alloys; magnesium alloys; surface modification; surface functionalization; biocompatibility; corrosion behaviour; structural characterization; processing; biomedical metal composites
(This special issue belongs to the Section Biobased and Biodegradable Metals)
Advances in Nanoporous Metallic Materials (2nd Edition)
edited by and
submission deadline 10 Jan 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1912 | Submission Open
Keywords: nanoporous metal; dealloying; energy storage and conversion; catalysis; actuation; sensor; mechanical property; calculation and simulation; surface-enhanced Raman scattering
Advanced Plastic Forming Processes: Theory, Experiments and Numerical Simulations
edited by
submission deadline 10 Jan 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 920 | 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 Computation and Simulation on Metals)
Development of Advanced High-Strength Steels
edited by and Junyu Tian
submission deadline 15 Jan 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6333 | Submission Open
Keywords: transformation; microstructure; property; hot rolling; ausforming; heat treatment; high strength; microstructural characterization; mechanical performance; martensite; bainite
(This special issue belongs to the Section Metal Casting, Forming and Heat Treatment)
Preparation, Characterization, Simulation and Properties of High Entropy Alloys
edited by Hualei Zhang
submission deadline 15 Jan 2025 | Viewed by 132 | Submission Open
Keywords: characterization; microstructure; high-throughput calculation; mechanical properties; multi-principal element alloys
(This special issue belongs to the Section Entropic Alloys and Meta-Metals)
Powder Metallurgy of Metallic Materials
edited by
submission deadline 20 Jan 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3902 | Submission Open
Keywords: powder metallurgy; additive manufacturing; powder bed fusion; mechanical alloying; sintering; porous materials; metallic matrix composites
(This special issue belongs to the Section Powder Metallurgy)
Functional Ceramics and Related Advanced Metal Matrix Composites
edited by and Naike Shi
submission deadline 20 Jan 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1674 | Submission Open
Keywords: metal matrix composites; multi-scale design; interfacial desgin; functional ceramics; thermo-physical properties; numerical simulation; strengthening mechanism
(This special issue belongs to the Section Metallic Functional Materials)
Recent Developments of Non-Ferrous Alloys: Processing, Microstructure and Properties (2nd Edition)
edited by
submission deadline 20 Jan 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 974 | Submission Open
Keywords: advanced structural characterization; high strength/toughness alloys; advanced functional alloys; advanced manufacturing process
Crystallography on Metallic Metasatable Phases in Materials Design, Processing, Science and Engineering
edited by Bin Wen and Changzeng Fan
submission deadline 20 Jan 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 783 | Submission Open
Keywords: metallic metasatable phases; crystallography; multiscale modeling; characterization; defects; physical properties; innovation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Crystallography and Applications of Metallic Materials)
Numerical and Experimental Advances in Innovative Manufacturing Processes (2nd Edition) submission deadline 20 Jan 2025 | Viewed by 267 | Submission Open
Keywords: manufacturing processes; experimental analysis; numerical simulation; metallic materials and their alloys; sheet metal forming; forging; rolling; and mass conformation; joining techniques; machining
Rare-Earth Metals, Alloys and Oxides: Preparation, Characterization, Properties and Applications
edited by Marcos Flávio de Campos and
submission deadline 20 Jan 2025 | Viewed by 156 | Submission Open
Keywords: rare-earths; rare-earth luminescent phosphors; rare-earth catalysis; neodymium iron boron; rare-earth reduction; rare-earth permanent magnets
Advances in Nanocrystalline Soft Magnetic Materials for Smart Applications
edited by
submission deadline 20 Jan 2025 | Viewed by 147 | Submission Open
Keywords: nanostructure; low coercivity; high-saturation magnetization; shielding application; rapid cooling
Advances in Laser Additive Manufacturing Processes on Metallic Materials
edited by
submission deadline 20 Jan 2025 | Viewed by 122 | Submission Open
Keywords: numerical simulation and experiments; laser fusion; laser melting; laser additive manufacturing; metals
Numerical Simulation of Metal Forming Process
edited by Zhenhua Bai
submission deadline 25 Jan 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6472 | Submission Open
Keywords: strip steel; rolling; forming; numerical simulation; production technology
(This special issue belongs to the Section Metal Casting, Forming and Heat Treatment)
Thermodynamic Studies in Low-Carbon Sustainable Metallurgical Processes
edited by and
submission deadline 25 Jan 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 445 | Submission Open
Keywords: metallurgical processe; thermodynamic properties; new ironmaking technology; clean steel production; efficient resource utilization; CO2 utilization in steelmaking; CO2 capture technology in steelmaking; low carbon technology
Tribological and Machining Characteristics of Metallic Materials submission deadline 25 Jan 2025 | Viewed by 165 | Submission Open
Keywords: machining; tribology; wear; machine tools; cutting tools; wear characterization
(This special issue belongs to the Section Metal Casting, Forming and Heat Treatment)
Recent Advances in Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of High-Strength Steels
edited by
submission deadline 30 Jan 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1625 | Submission Open
Keywords: high-strength steels; microstructure; mechanical properties; phase transformations; thermomechanical processing; characterization techniques; modeling and simulation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Metal Casting, Forming and Heat Treatment)
Hydrometallurgical Processes for the Recovery of Critical Metals submission deadline 30 Jan 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 865 | Submission Open
Keywords: critical raw materials; metals; energy transition; rare earths; strategic metals; energy transition; strategic metals
(This special issue belongs to the Section Extractive Metallurgy)
Advances in Constitutive Modeling for Metals and Alloys
edited by and Giuseppe Dell’Avvocato
submission deadline 30 Jan 2025 | Viewed by 263 | Submission Open
Keywords: constitutive models; visco-plastic behaviour; metals alloys; metals testing; calibration procedure; finite element analysis
Recent Advances of Diffusion Thermodynamics and Kinetics in Metallic Materials
edited by and Oscar Armando Gómez-Vargas
submission deadline 30 Jan 2025 | Viewed by 200 | Submission Open
Keywords: diffusion in intermetallic phases; diffusion in nanostructured intermetallic materials; diffusion-controlled solid-state reactions; thermochemical treatments applied to metallic materials; thermal diffusion; growth kinetics in solids; materials design; Fick’ s first law; self-diffusion
Fracture Mechanics of Metals (2nd Edition) submission deadline 30 Jan 2025 | Viewed by 149 | Submission Open
Keywords: ductile fracture; brittle fracture; intergranular fracture; fatigue; fracture toughness; stress concentration; crack growth; defects
(This special issue belongs to the Section Metal Failure Analysis)
Recovery and Utilization of Metallurgical Solid Wastes
edited by
submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 5944 | Submission Open
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 , and Junya Kobayashi
submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3873 | Submission Open
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)
Deposition of Metals and Their Application in Catalytic Processes of Energy Interest (2nd Edition)
edited by
submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2650 | Submission Open
Keywords: catalytic material; deposition; nanostructure; biofuels; photocatalysis; electrocatalysis; photoelectro– chemical catalysis; hydrogen evolution
(This special issue belongs to the Section Metallic Functional Materials)
New Welding Materials and Green Joint Technology—2nd Edition
edited by
submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1912 | Submission Open
Keywords: welding materials; welding process; electronic packaging; connection technologies; additive manufacturing
(This special issue belongs to the Section Welding and Joining)
Green Super-Clean Steels
edited by
submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1350 | Submission Open
Keywords: ultra-low-sulfur steel; ultra-low-phosphorus steel; zero-inclusion steel; gas-based reduction; comprehensive use of resources
Development, Characterization and Properties of High-Performance Aluminum Alloys
edited by
submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 963 | Submission Open
Keywords: aluminum alloys; characterization; microstructure; transmission electron microscope; three-dimensional atom probe; solidification; age-hardening; deformation; corrosion; fracture; joining; application
Development of Metallic Material Laser Additive Manufacturing
edited by Liuwei Zheng
submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 950 | Submission Open
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)
Advanced Metal Casting Processes: Latest Research, Insights, and Challenges submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 940 | Submission Open
Keywords: metal casting; process efficiency; process optimization; defect control; technology development; structure and properties improvement; sustainability; modelling and simulation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Metal Casting, Forming and Heat Treatment)
Metallurgy Investigation in Nonferrous Metal Smelting
edited by Lingxin Kong and
submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 728 | Submission Open
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)
Recent Advances in the Recycling and Reuse of Metallurgical Wastes and By-Products submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | Viewed by 333 | Submission Open
Keywords: by-products; residues; wastes; reuse; recycling; valorization; circular economy; industrial symbiosis; sustainability
(This special issue belongs to the Section Extractive Metallurgy)
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