Metals and Alloys
A section of Materials (ISSN 1996-1944).
Section Information
Metals and Alloys aims to provide an international peer-reviewed medium for dissemination and active discussion of the latest and most important advances in the field of metals and alloy science, as well as advances in engineering technology and innovative applications. Experimental and theoretical approaches to solve materials problems require novel scientific disciplines based on traditional disciplines. Those reports on the simulation of metals and alloys science can only be accepted if the results have already been validated by experiments or a dedicated application. All submitted contributions are subject to a strict peer review process and the final decision on publication should be made based on the recommendations of independent experts.
Metals and Alloys welcomes the submission of high-quality research on various aspects of the metals and alloys science field. Papers submitted for publication should contain new experimental or theoretical results and their interpretation. Design, modelling and simulation, processing, and characterization techniques of metals and alloys are welcome, in particular, the relationship of advanced manufacturing processing–microstructures properties of metals and alloys.
Topics of interest include, but are not limited to:
- Innovative design and processing of metals and alloys
- All aspects of metals and alloys, including general physics and chemistry, structure-property relationships, electrical, magnetic and thermal properties, mechanical properties and fracture behaviour
- Modelling and simulation of metals and alloys (from atomistic to micro- and macro-scale, e.g. first principle calculations, cellular automaton, crystal plasticity finite element method, finite element method, molecular dynamics, etc.)
- Bulk, thick and thin films, nanostructured metals and alloys
- Advanced forming processing, including liquid forming, semi-solid forming, and solid forming
- Advanced manufacturing technology, including forging, extrusion, rolling, spinning and some other advanced technologies
- Innovative applications of metals and alloys
Editorial Board
Topical Advisory Panel
Special Issues
Following special issues within this section are currently open for submissions:
- Advances in Duplex Stainless Steels (Second Volume) (Deadline: 10 June 2024)
- Research and Development in the World Foundry Engineering: Materials, Properties and Applications (Deadline: 10 June 2024)
- Research on Forming and Serving Performance of Advanced Alloys (Deadline: 10 June 2024)
- Welding, Joining, and Additive Manufacturing of Metals and Alloys (Deadline: 20 June 2024)
- Characterization, Properties, and Applications of New Metallic Alloys (Deadline: 20 June 2024)
- Progress in Metal Matrix Composites: Design, Processing and Application (Volume II) (Deadline: 20 June 2024)
- Applied Mechanics in Metallic Material Engineering (Deadline: 20 June 2024)
- Development and Construction of High-Performance and High-Quality Metal Materials for Abnormal Environmental Service (Deadline: 20 June 2024)
- Advanced Materials Design and Manufacturing Technologies of Nonferrous Metals—2nd Edition (Deadline: 20 June 2024)
- The Design, Preparation, and Mechanical Properties of New Metallic Materials and Alloys (Deadline: 20 June 2024)
- Ductility, Formability and Microstructure of Alloys and Steels (Deadline: 20 June 2024)
- Metal Additive Manufacturing: Design, Performance, and Applications (Deadline: 20 June 2024)
- Mechanical Performance and Microstructural Characterization of Light Alloys (Volume II) (Deadline: 20 June 2024)
- Applied Research on Microstructure of Casting Alloys (Deadline: 20 June 2024)
- Laser Processing of Metals and Alloys: Structures, Properties, and Applications (Deadline: 20 June 2024)
- Advances in Welding Techniques, Welding Inspection, and Welding Testing Methods (Deadline: 20 June 2024)
- Advances in Titanium and Titanium Alloys: Processing, Properties and Additive Manufacturing (Deadline: 20 June 2024)
- Novel Materials Synthesis by Mechanical Alloying/Milling (Second Volume) (Deadline: 10 July 2024)
- Progress in Plastic Deformation of Metals and Alloys (Second Volume) (Deadline: 10 July 2024)
- Fatigue Crack Growth in Metallic Materials (Volume II) (Deadline: 10 July 2024)
- High-Performance Additive Manufacturing and Welding of Metals and Alloys (Deadline: 20 July 2024)
- Advances in Superalloys: Microstructure, Manufacturing, and Performance (Deadline: 20 July 2024)
- Advanced Manufacturing Technology and Treatment Process of Metallic Materials (Deadline: 20 July 2024)
- Phase Transformation, Microstructure Regulation and Application Performance Evaluation of Metallic Structural Materials (Deadline: 20 July 2024)
- Advanced Research on Deformation and Phase Transformation of Metallic Materials (Deadline: 20 July 2024)
- Structure and Properties of Metallic Glasses (Deadline: 20 July 2024)
- Advances in High-Performance Non-ferrous Materials—2nd Volume (Deadline: 20 July 2024)
- Research on Tribology and Anti-wear Behavior of Metals and Their Alloys (Deadline: 20 July 2024)
- Thermomechanical Processing and Additive Manufacturing of Metal Alloys (Deadline: 20 July 2024)
- Microstructure, Mechanical Properties, and Deformation Characteristics of Metals and Alloys—2nd Edition (Deadline: 20 July 2024)
- Advances in Strength and Capacity of Metallic Materials (Deadline: 20 July 2024)
- Metallic Materials: Microstructure, Phase Equilibria and Thermodynamics (Deadline: 31 July 2024)
- Structural Phenomena in Metallic Materials for Demanding Applications (Deadline: 10 August 2024)
- Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of Laser Additive Manufactured Metals II (Deadline: 10 August 2024)
- Welding and Joining Processes of Metallic Materials (Deadline: 20 August 2024)
- Additive Manufacturing of Metals and Alloys: Recent Advances and Challenges (Deadline: 20 August 2024)
- Heat Treatment of Additive Manufacturing-Processed Alloys (Deadline: 20 August 2024)
- Fatigue and Fracture of Metals and Alloys: Numerical and Experimental Study (3rd Edition) (Deadline: 20 August 2024)
- Structure and Mechanical Properties of Alloys, Volume III (Deadline: 20 August 2024)
- Review and Feature Papers in "Metals and Alloys" Section (Deadline: 20 August 2024)
- Plastic Forming Process and Microstructure Evolution of Hard-to-Deform Metals (Deadline: 20 August 2024)
- Advanced Welding Technologies and Additive Manufacturing of Alloys and Metals (2nd Edition) (Deadline: 20 August 2024)
- Mechanical Behavior and Radiation Response of Materials (Deadline: 31 August 2024)
- Recent Trends in Solid-State Additive Manufacturing of Alloys (Deadline: 31 August 2024)
- Optimization and Simulation in Alloy Cutting Processes (Second Volume) (Deadline: 10 September 2024)
- Reinforced Metal Matrix Composites: Manufacturing, Characterization and Applications (Deadline: 10 September 2024)
- Enhancing In-Use Properties of Advanced Steels (Deadline: 10 September 2024)
- Applied Engineering and Technology of Surface Engineering of Metals and Alloys (Deadline: 10 September 2024)
- Liquid Metals: From Fundamentals to Applications (Deadline: 10 September 2024)
- Research on Enhancing Properties of Aluminum-Based Materials (Deadline: 20 September 2024)
- Transition Metal Nanomaterials: Synthesis and Photo/Electrocatalytic Performance (Deadline: 20 September 2024)
- Physical Properties of Amorphous, Nanocrystalline, High Entropy and Lanthanides-Transition Metal Alloys (Deadline: 20 September 2024)
- Characterization of Metallic Materials: Microstructure, Forming and Heat Treatment (Second Edition) (Deadline: 20 September 2024)
- Advances in Refractory Carbide Materials, High Entropy Alloys and Their Sintering Techniques (Deadline: 20 September 2024)
- Heat Treatment of Metallic Materials in Modern Industry—Volume II (Deadline: 20 September 2024)
- Identification of the Impact of Tool Protective Coatings on Temperature and Heat Distribution in the Cutting Zone (Deadline: 20 September 2024)
- Mechanical Properties and Structure Control of Superalloys (Deadline: 20 September 2024)
- Advanced Manufacturing Processes of Metal Forming (2nd Edition) (Deadline: 20 September 2024)
- Advanced Forming Technologies, Mechanical Performance and Structural Properties of Metallic Materials and Alloys (Deadline: 20 September 2024)
- Additive Manufacturing of Aluminum Alloys and Aluminum Matrix Composites (Second Edition) (Deadline: 20 September 2024)
- Recent Advances in Environmentally Friendly Recycling Technology for Metals (2nd Edition) (Deadline: 20 September 2024)
- Advances in Mechanical Properties and Structure of Metal and Metal Composites (Deadline: 20 September 2024)
- Advances in Surface Corrosion Protection of Alloys (Deadline: 20 September 2024)
- Solidification of Metals—Fundamental Uses and Applications of Modern Alloys (Deadline: 20 September 2024)
- Advanced Stainless Steel—from Making, Shaping, Treating to Products (Deadline: 30 September 2024)
- Liquid Structures and Solidification Processes of Metals (Deadline: 10 October 2024)
- Processing–Microstructure–Properties Loop in Materials and Metallurgical Engineering (Deadline: 10 October 2024)
- Alloys and Composites: Structural and Functional Applications (Volume II) (Deadline: 10 October 2024)
- Use of Modern Materials in Technological Processes Accompanied by Frictional Heating (Volume II) (Deadline: 20 October 2024)
- Microstructure Characterization and Properties of Intermetallic Alloys/Amorphous Alloys (Deadline: 20 October 2024)
- Development of Advanced Aluminum and Magnesium Alloys: Microstructure, Mechanical Properties and Processing (Deadline: 20 October 2024)
- Microstructure, Mechanical Properties and Wear Performance of High-Strength Steels (Deadline: 20 October 2024)
- In Situ Metal Matrix Composites: Theory and Applications—Celebration on the 40th Teaching Anniversary of Prof. Chunxiang Cui (Deadline: 20 October 2024)
- New Perspectives in Welding and Joining Processes of Metallic Materials (Deadline: 20 October 2024)
- Advances in Multicomponent Alloy Design, Simulation and Properties (Deadline: 20 October 2024)
- Investigation of Microstructural and Corrosion Properties of Steels and Light Alloys (2nd Edition) (Deadline: 20 October 2024)
- Phase and Structure Analysis of Alloys and Metal Matrix Composites—2nd Edition (Deadline: 20 October 2024)
- The Additive Manufacturing of Metallic Alloys (Deadline: 20 October 2024)
- Advances in High Entropy Alloys and High Entropy Carbides: Microstructural and Mechanical Properties and Modeling (Deadline: 20 October 2024)
- Nanocomposite High Performance Alloys (Deadline: 20 October 2024)
- Advanced Metallurgy Technologies: Physical and Numerical Modelling (Deadline: 31 October 2024)
- Nanostructure Evolution in Duplex Stainless Steels (Deadline: 10 November 2024)
- Synthesis, Applications and Characterization of Advanced Precious Metal Materials (Deadline: 10 November 2024)
- Processing–Structure–Properties Relationships of Advanced Materials (Deadline: 10 November 2024)
- Advances in Additive Manufacturing: Characteristics and Innovation, 2nd Edition (Deadline: 20 November 2024)
- Quality, Microstructure and Properties of Metal Alloys (Second Volume) (Deadline: 20 November 2024)
- Future Trends in High-Entropy Alloys (2nd Edition) (Deadline: 20 November 2024)
- Latest Research in Joining and Welding Processes (Deadline: 20 November 2024)
- Evaluation of Fatigue and Creep-Fatigue Damage of Steel (Deadline: 20 November 2024)
- Research on Microstructure Evolution and Properties of High-Strength Steel (Deadline: 20 November 2024)
- Microstructures and Properties of Corrosion-Resistant Alloys (Deadline: 20 November 2024)
- Microstructure, Mechanical Properties and Additive Manufacturing of Steels (Deadline: 20 November 2024)
- Corrosion and Mechanical Behavior of Metal Materials (2nd Edition) (Deadline: 20 November 2024)
- Advanced Steel Materials: Recrystallization, Phase Transformation and Microstructure Analysis (Deadline: 20 November 2024)
- Advances in Machining and Joining Technologies for Metallic Materials (Deadline: 20 November 2024)
- Plastic Deformation, Strengthening and Toughening of Advanced Metallic Materials (2nd Edition) (Deadline: 20 November 2024)
- Metallurgical Process Simulation and Optimization—2nd Volume (Deadline: 10 December 2024)
- Electromagnetic Metallurgy: Metallurgical Process, Materials Processing and Resource Utilization (Deadline: 10 December 2024)
- Corrosion Technology and Electrochemistry of Metals and Alloys (Deadline: 20 December 2024)
- Advances in Metal Coatings for Wear and Corrosion Applications (Deadline: 20 December 2024)
- Advanced High-Strength Steels (AHSS) Prepared as Bulk and Powder Metal (Deadline: 20 December 2024)
- Advances in Physical Metallurgy of Additively Manufactured Alloys (Deadline: 20 December 2024)
- Advances in Friction Stir Processing and Surfacing (Deadline: 31 December 2024)
- Corrosion Behavior and Mechanical Properties of Metallic Materials (Deadline: 20 January 2025)
- Research on the Microstructure and Properties of Metal Alloys (2nd Edition) (Deadline: 20 January 2025)
- Energy Field-Assisted Metal Forming (Deadline: 20 January 2025)
- New Advances in Functionalization of Metal Materials (Deadline: 20 February 2025)
- Recycling of Metals and Special Alloys (Deadline: 20 March 2025)
- New Insight of Powder Metallurgy: Microstructure, Durability and Mechanical Properties—2nd Edition (Deadline: 20 June 2025)
- Additive Manufacturing of Metallic Structures: Process and Applications (Deadline: 7 July 2025)
Topical Collection
Following topical collection within this section is currently open for submissions: