Sustainability Approaches in the Recycling of Light Alloys
A special issue of Metals (ISSN 2075-4701). This special issue belongs to the section "Extractive Metallurgy".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 November 2024 | Viewed by 63
Special Issue Editors
Interests: sustainable recycling of chips of light alloys through friction stir extrusion (FSE) and direct hot rolling processes; plastic deformation of metals and modeling; solid-state welding processes such as FSW (friction stir welding) and ARB (accumulative roll bonding); machining processes
Interests: sustainable recycling of light alloy chips by friction stir extrusion and direct hot rolling; plastic deformation processes, friction stir processing, and accumulative roll bonding for grain refinement and solid-state welding of metallic materials; chip machining of 3D printed polymeric materials
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
This Special Issue aims to explore the latest advances and approaches to sustainability in light alloy recycling. Contributors to this Special Issue are invited to submit innovative research, review articles, and case studies that highlight new methods, technologies, and strategies for recycling light alloys. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to:
1) Advances in light alloy scrap sorting and separation technologies.
2) New melting and purification techniques to improve the quality of recycled alloys.
3) Life cycle assessment and environmental impact analysis of light alloy recycling.
4) Development of alloys designed to facilitate recycling at the end of the product life cycle.
5) Case studies on the implementation of circular economy principles in the light alloy industry.
6) New recycling processes for light alloy scrap (e.g., solid-state recycling processes).
Prof. Dr. Mohamad Mehtedi
Guest Editor
Dr. Mauro Carta
Guest Editor Assistant
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Keywords
- light alloy
- recycling
- melting
- purification
- life cycle assessment
- solid-state recycling processes
