Alloy Steels—Properties and Applications

Dear Colleagues,

Alloy steels have a broad range of uses. Most papers on developing these steels focus on their microstructure and properties; however, interest in these alloys stems from their application. It is the use of alloy steels to solve industrial problems in automotive, railroad, industrial equipment, defense, aerospace, and mining that provides their value and spurs development. Many of these industries require improved versions of existing alloys and new ones to continue the relentless drive for improvement. The combination of strength, ductility, wear resistance, and processing options available in alloy steels provides a large toolbox for the industrial metallurgist to use. The discovery of TRIP/TWIP mechanisms in these steels, which are not fully understood, provides a new opportunity to create innovative structures or improve performance and energy efficiency in older designs. The goal of this Special Issue is to provide an outlet for discussing alloy steel properties and their application.

We are looking for papers related to the properties and applications of alloy steels. Any alloy steel system is welcome (i.e., stainless steels, chromoly steels, high manganese steels, tool steels, etc.). The goal is to collect a series of papers that look at the property requirements for an application and how the processing or composition must be changed to meet those applications. Papers examining the manufacturability of a new alloy system to meet a target industry are also welcome. Authors conducting research on failure modes and their mitigation for an application are welcome. The open-access model used by Metal should allow the papers in this Special Issue to continue influencing development for a long time and reach audiences that do not have access to large institutional databases.  Please consider submitting your work to this Special Issue.

Prof. Dr. Robert B. Tuttle
Guest Editor

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• Alloy steels
• TWIP/TRIP
• Automotive
• Industrial equipment
• Railroad
• Aerospace
• Nickle-chromium steels
• Chromium-molybdenum steels
• Wear