Material Properties—Superalloys, Ferrous and Lightweight Alloys and Metal Matrix Composites
A special issue of Metals (ISSN 2075-4701). This special issue belongs to the section "Metal Casting, Forming and Heat Treatment".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 March 2022) | Viewed by 13360
Special Issue Editor
Interests: stress analysis in metal castings, components, and joints; solidification, phase evolution and transformation; lightweight alloy development for automotive and aerospace industries; phase and structural transformation in metals; material properties—ferrous and lightweight alloys and metal matrix composites; ferrous and non-ferrous alloys—casting, heat treatment, and forming technologies; thermal dynamics, heat transfer in metallurgical engineering
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Dear Colleagues,
Modern industries are heavily relying on new materials development for various demanding applications, ranging from marine propulsion systems to automotive internal combustion engines to jet turbine engines. The in-service operation of these systems may include a combination of high temperature, pressure, cycling tension/compression load. Manufacture of the systems may require extensive R&D and can be associated with a high production cost, especially when new process technologies must be developed. The life cycles of the systems requires considerations of the recyclability of the materials used.
The never-ending demand for higher operational efficiency leads to the continuous development of novel materials with improved properties. A variety of superalloys, ferrous, and lightweight alloys, as well as metal matrix composites, have been recently introduced to the marketplace with significantly improved properties. The problems associated with production cost and recyclability of these novel materials have been addressed with many new solutions offered.
This Special Issue of the journal offers a selection of papers that target new material development, characterization of material properties, fitness-for-service testing, implementation and production, and recyclability.
Prof. Dr. Dimitry Sediako
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- Superalloys
- Ferrous alloys
- Lightweight Alloys
- aluminum alloys
- Metal Matrix Composites
- recyclability
- mechanical properties
- characterization
- fitness for service assessment
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