Mechanical Behavior of Nanoporous Metallic Materials

Dear Colleagues,

Nanoporous metallic materials have emerged as a fascinating class of functional materials with diverse applications across various fields, including catalysis, energy storage, sensing, and biomedical engineering. The unique combination of high surface area, tunable pore size, and exceptional mechanical properties has spurred significant interest in understanding and manipulating their mechanical behavior. This Special Issue aims to showcase the latest advancements and discoveries in this rapidly evolving research area and to develop a set of structure–activity relationships between microstructure, mechanical properties, and deformation mechanisms through the exploration of the mechanical behavior of nanoporous metals, which is expected to provide important guidance for property prediction, structural orientation design, and functional optimization in practical applications.

In this Special Issue, original research articles, reviews, and perspectives are welcome. Research areas may include, but are not limited to, the following:

1. Mechanical characterization: Experimental and computational studies investigating the mechanical responses of nanoporous metals, including tensile, compressive, nanoindentation, fatigue behavior, and so on.
2. Deformation mechanisms: Insights into the deformation and failure mechanisms at different length scales, ranging from atomistic to macroscopic levels.
3. Effect of microstructure: Investigations into how pore size, shape, distribution, and interconnectivity influence the mechanical response of nanoporous metals.
4. Multiscale modeling: Development and application of multiscale modeling approaches to predict and understand the mechanical behavior of nanoporous metals.
5. Applications: Studies highlighting the mechanical performance of nanoporous metals in specific applications, such as lightweight structures, impact absorption, and biocompatible implants.
6. Processing and fabrication: Novel fabrication techniques and processing methods to control the mechanical properties of nanoporous metals.
7. Hybrid materials: Exploration of nanoporous metal-based composites, hybrid materials, and functional coatings with enhanced mechanical properties.

We look forward to receiving your contributions.

Dr. Jiejie Li
Guest Editor

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• nanoporous metals
• metal matrix composites
• mechanical tests
• failure analysis
• deformation mechanism
• microstructure evolution
• structure–activity correlation
• scaling laws