Research on Material Durability and Mechanical Properties (2nd Edition)

Dear Colleagues,

We would like to invite you to submit your research findings to a Special Issue of Materials, entitled ‘Research on Material Durability and Mechanical Properties (2nd Edition)’.

The constantly increasing demands for greater production capacities, speeds, load capacities, and other parameters related to transport engineering facilities are associated with increasing levels of stress inside structural elements. To achieve the optimum results, challenges must be addressed first, including the improvement in the durability of structural elements in terms of strength criteria and the reduction in material consumption. Finding an appropriate combination of the lowest possible product weight and high strength is complex. It is associated with various issues such as the heterogeneity of the chemical compositions, microstructures, surfaces, internal defects, etc., of the materials used in the production of a product’s design. To reduce weight and costs, materials that exceed the proportional limit of plastic deformation have been intentionally developed. Therefore, it is essential that manufactured structures have high strength and are cost-effective and reliable. This can be achieved during the product design process by employing the most recent findings and achievements from studies regarding material properties.

The present Special Issue is dedicated to providing an overview of advancements and new achievements in the science of material behaviour, as well as experimental, theoretical, and numerical materials research. Topics for publication can include (but are not limited to) the following:

• Mechanical and cyclic characteristics;
• Cyclically hardening, cyclically softening, and cyclically stable materials;
• Statistical characteristics and probability distributions;
• Cyclic loading curve parameters;
• Durability;
• Fatigue;
• Creep;
• Fracture;
• Shakedown and ratcheting;
• Strength and durability in the crack zone;
• Finite element method and numerical modelling;
• Applications of materials for ground transport, railway, and aerospace engineering.

Prof. Dr. Vaidas Lukoševičius
Prof. Dr. Žilvinas Bazaras
Guest Editors

Manuscript Submission Information

Manuscripts should be submitted online at www.mdpi.com by registering and logging in to this website. Once you are registered, click here to go to the submission form. Manuscripts can be submitted until the deadline. All submissions that pass pre-check are peer-reviewed. Accepted papers will be published continuously in the journal (as soon as accepted) and will be listed together on the special issue website. Research articles, review articles as well as short communications are invited. For planned papers, a title and short abstract (about 100 words) can be sent to the Editorial Office for announcement on this website.

Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Materials is an international peer-reviewed open access semimonthly journal published by MDPI.

Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 2600 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.