**Preface to "Advances in Low-Carbon and Stainless Steels"**

Almost 80 wt % of all the metallic parts for engineering purposes are composed of steel. Steel has been studied for about 160 years. Despite such a long history of research, many aspects of steel remain unknown. This Special Issue of Metals is dedicated to the recent advances in low-carbon and stainless steels. Although these types of steels are not new, they are still receiving considerable attention from both research and industry sectors due to their wide range of applications and complex microstructure and behavior under different conditions. The microstructures of low-carbon and stainless steels resulting from solidification, phase transformation, and hot working are complex, which, in turn, affect their performance under different working conditions. A detailed understanding of the microstructure, properties, and performance for these steels has been the aim of steel scientists for a long time.

Forthis Special Issue, we invited academics and researchers to submit papers on different aspects of these steels including their solidification, thermomechanical processing, phase transformation, texture, etc., and their corrosion, wear, fatigue, and creep properties. We received many submissions and after a rigorous review process, 14 papers were accepted for publication, two of which were featured papers. The papers published in this Issue of the journal are from world class scientists from around the world including from Asia, Europe, South America, and North America, and display outstanding depth and novelty. This volume will be of use as reference for steel scientists and engineers in both academia and industry that would like to develop an understanding of the latest metallurgical advances in low-carbon and stainless steels.

> **Nima Haghdadi, Mahesh Somani** *Special Issue Editors*

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