Development of Light Alloys and Their Applications
A special issue of Crystals (ISSN 2073-4352). This special issue belongs to the section "Crystalline Metals and Alloys".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 15 December 2024 | Viewed by 52
Special Issue Editors
Interests: light alloys; slips; twinning; die-casting; deformation behaviour; mechanical properties
Interests: material characterization; mechanical behaviour of materials; light alloys; deformation behaviour; microstructure property relation
Interests: solification of metals; aluminium alloys; magnesium alloys; casting of metals; mechanical properties of metallic metarials; microstructure
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Magnesium, aluminium, and titanium are often classified as light alloys because of their high strength-to-weight ratio and/or high stiffness-to-weight ratio. These light alloys have significant commercial importance. The most commonly used of the light alloys are aluminium alloys, not only in automotive and aerospace applications but also for cans and foils. Today, titanium alloys and magnesium alloys are becoming more widely used. Titanium alloys are mostly used in the aerospace industry due to their low density and high strengths, especially at high temperatures. Other applications of titanium alloys include marine and petrochemical applications due to their excellent corrosion resistance. Magnesium alloys, however, are used when further savings in weight are required, for example, in components for aircraft, material-handling equipment, and portable power tools. Although light alloys have been successfully applied in various fields, there are still some shortcomings to overcome. Research on light alloys is still in progress.
This Special Issue in Crystals is designed to publish high-quality research papers, review articles, and short communications regarding the recent advances in the development of aluminium/titanium/magnesium alloys as structural and functional materials and their potential commercial applications. This Special Issue also welcomes studies in the areas of basic research, theoretical calculation, the design of novel light alloys, and material preparation and characterization.
Dr. Hua Qian Ang
Dr. Gulshan Kumar
Dr. Erdem Karakulak
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- light alloys
- aluminium alloys
- magnesium alloys
- titanium alloys
- deformation behaviour
- alloy and development
- metallurgy
- material characterization
