General
A section of Metals (ISSN 2075-4701).
Section Information
This section is open for all submissions within the scope of the journal and fields not covered by the specific journal section.
Editorial Board
Special Issues
Following special issues within this section are currently open for submissions:
- Advanced Machining and Tooling Technologies for Difficult-to-Cut Metallic Materials (Deadline: 31 May 2026)
- Research on Microstructure and Performance Mechanisms of Advanced Steels and Alloys (2nd Edition) (Deadline: 31 May 2026)
- Precision Machining of High-Performance Metal Materials (HPMs) (Deadline: 31 May 2026)
- Novel Insights and Advances in Steels and Cast Irons (2nd Edition) (Deadline: 31 May 2026)
- Green Super-Clean Steels (2nd Edition) (Deadline: 31 May 2026)
- Advances in Design, Processing and Characterization of Cemented Carbide (Deadline: 31 May 2026)
- Innovative Surface Engineering and Coating Technologies of Metallic Materials (Deadline: 31 May 2026)
- Intermetallic Compounds and Their Composites Materials (Deadline: 31 May 2026)
- Mechanical Behavior of Metallic Materials (Deadline: 31 May 2026)
- Separation, Reduction, and Metal Recovery in Slag Metallurgy (Deadline: 30 June 2026)
- Microstructure Evolution and Mechanical Properties of Magnesium Alloys—3rd Edition (Deadline: 30 June 2026)
- Design, Processing and Characterization of Advanced Metallic Materials (Deadline: 30 June 2026)
- Recent Advances in High-Performance Steel (2nd Edition) (Deadline: 30 June 2026)
- Advanced Metallic Materials and Manufacturing Processes (Deadline: 30 June 2026)
- Advanced Nanostructured Metals (Deadline: 20 July 2026)
- Metal-Based Energy Materials and Systems: Mechanisms, Preparation, Characterization and Applications (Deadline: 25 July 2026)
- Advances in Laser Processing of Metals and Alloys (Deadline: 30 July 2026)
- Machining Technology for Metallic Materials (Deadline: 31 July 2026)
- Surface Modification and Characterization of Metals and Alloys (Deadline: 31 July 2026)
- Recent Advances in Microstructure, Experiment and Numerical Simulation of Steel (Deadline: 31 July 2026)
- Structure and Properties of Aluminum-Based Alloys (Deadline: 31 July 2026)
- Metal-Based Additive Manufacturing: Processes, Characterization and Applications (Deadline: 31 July 2026)
- Machine Learning in Metal Additive Manufacturing (Deadline: 10 August 2026)
- Mechanical Properties of Ni-Based Superalloys (Deadline: 20 August 2026)
- Advances in High-Performance Magnesium Alloys: Microstructure, Processing and Performance (Deadline: 20 August 2026)
- Additive Manufacturing of Metallic Materials—2nd Edition (Deadline: 25 August 2026)
- Recent Advances in Surface Modification of Metallic Materials (Deadline: 25 August 2026)
- Advanced High-Performance Steels: From Fundamental to Applications (Deadline: 30 August 2026)
- Phase Stability and Microstructural Evolution in Aluminum Alloys (Deadline: 31 August 2026)
- Machining, Grinding, and Laser Processing of Metallic Materials (Deadline: 31 August 2026)
- High-Energy Beam Machining of Metals (Deadline: 31 August 2026)
- Key Scientific Issues and Intelligent Regulation in Non-Ferrous Metal Production and Smelting Processes (Deadline: 31 August 2026)
- Design, Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of Multi-Principal Element Alloys (Deadline: 31 August 2026)
- Innovations and Insights in Sheet Metal Forming (Deadline: 31 August 2026)
- Advances in Recycling of Spent Lithium-Ion Batteries (Deadline: 31 August 2026)
- High-Strength Steels: Transformation Behavior, Microstructure Control and Performance Optimization (Deadline: 15 September 2026)
- Advanced High Strength Steels: Properties and Applications (Deadline: 20 September 2026)
- Electrical Steels (Deadline: 20 September 2026)
- Advances in Lightweight Metallic Materials: Processes, Structures, and Manufacturing (Deadline: 20 September 2026)
- Diversified Development of Steel Structures: Cross-Disciplinary Applications and Enhancement of Safety and Resilience (Deadline: 25 September 2026)
- Research on the Wear and Tribological Behavior of Metals and Alloys (Deadline: 25 September 2026)
- Nondestructive Testing Methods for Metallic Material (Deadline: 25 September 2026)
- Metals Machining—Analysis of Metal Cutting Processes (Deadline: 25 September 2026)
- Pyrometallurgy and Waste Recycling: Experiment and Simulation (Deadline: 25 September 2026)
- Thermodynamic Assessments and Phase Equilibria Studies of Sustainable Alloy Systems (Deadline: 25 September 2026)
- Light Alloy and Its Application (3rd Edition) (Deadline: 30 September 2026)
- Titanium Alloys: Processing, Properties and Applications (Deadline: 20 October 2026)
- Advances in Deformation Behavior Analysis of Metal Materials (Deadline: 20 October 2026)
- New Insights into Microstructure Evolution and Mechanical Properties of Steels (Deadline: 20 October 2026)
- Green Metallurgy and High-Temperature Process Control: Innovations in Sustainable Techniques (Deadline: 20 October 2026)
- Steelmaking and Ironmaking: Fundamental Research to Technology Innovation (Deadline: 20 October 2026)
- Recent Advances in High-Performance Alloys and Cermets: Fabrication, Microstructure, and Properties (Deadline: 25 October 2026)
- Synthesis, Characterization and Applications of Metal Foams (Deadline: 25 October 2026)
- Advances in Research on Radiation Effects in Metals (Deadline: 25 October 2026)
- Laser Shock Peening: From Fundamentals to Applications (Deadline: 25 October 2026)
- Metallic Nanostructured Materials and Thin Films (2nd Edition) (Deadline: 25 October 2026)
- Advances in High-Energy Flux Technologies for Metallic Materials (Deadline: 30 October 2026)
- Advanced Metallic Materials for Hydrogen Production, Storage and Transportation: Design, Degradation and Reliability (Deadline: 30 October 2026)
- Microstructural Evolution and Mechanical Properties of Superalloys (Deadline: 31 October 2026)
- Preparation, Microstructure, and Mechanical Properties of Biomedical Metallic Materials (Deadline: 10 November 2026)
- Recent Advances in Continuous Casting Technology (Deadline: 10 November 2026)
- Titanium Alloys: Preparation, Microstructure and Mechanical Properties (Deadline: 15 November 2026)
- Smart Sensing and Artificial Intelligence in Metal Processing and Machining (Deadline: 20 November 2026)
- Properties, Applications and Manufacturing of Advanced Aluminum Alloys (Deadline: 20 November 2026)
- Advanced Laser Manufacturing Technologies of Metallic Materials (Deadline: 25 November 2026)
- Advances in Mechanical Behavior of Metallic Materials (Deadline: 25 November 2026)
- Hydrogen Storage Alloys: State of the Art (Deadline: 30 November 2026)
- Advances in Tribological Performance and Wear Mechanism of Metallic Materials (Deadline: 30 November 2026)
- Advanced Metals and Alloys for Nuclear Applications (Deadline: 10 December 2026)
- Metallic Coatings Synthesized by Magnetron Sputtering (Deadline: 15 December 2026)
- Smelting Process of Metals (Deadline: 15 December 2026)
- Design, Processing and Characterization of Metals and Alloys (2nd Edition) (Deadline: 20 December 2026)
- Advances in High-Strength Steels: Microstructure, Mechanical Properties and Applications (Deadline: 20 December 2026)
- Advances in Mechanical Properties and Failure Behavior of Metallic Materials (Deadline: 20 December 2026)
- Phase Transformations in Metals and Alloys (Deadline: 25 December 2026)
- Multiscale Computational and Experimental Research of Mechanical Properties and Microstructural Characterization of Metallic Materials (Deadline: 25 December 2026)
- Selected Papers from the 3rd International Online Conference on Metals (IOCME 2026) (Deadline: 31 December 2026)
- Metal-Based Ceramics and Refractories for Metallurgical Applications (Deadline: 31 December 2026)
- New Insights into Aluminum Alloys: Processing, Microstructure and Mechanical Properties (Deadline: 31 December 2026)
- Microstructure and Properties Optimization of Advanced Stainless Steel (Deadline: 31 December 2026)
- Advances in Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of Ni-Based Superalloys (Deadline: 20 January 2027)
- Advances in Design, Optimization and Manufacturing of Lightweight Alloys (Deadline: 22 January 2027)
- Synthesis, Microstructure and Properties of Coatings on Metallic Materials (Deadline: 31 January 2027)
- Advanced Metallic Materials for Extreme Environments (Deadline: 31 January 2027)
- Controlled Irradiation of Metallic Materials: Damage Mechanisms and Fabrication Techniques (Deadline: 28 February 2027)
- High Performance Machining of Metallic Materials (Deadline: 28 February 2027)
- Energy Storage and Electrochemical Performance of Metals (Deadline: 31 March 2027)
- Rare-Earth Alloying Effects in Advanced Metallic Materials (Deadline: 31 March 2027)
