Advances in Aerospace Materials and Technologies
A special issue of Materials (ISSN 1996-1944). This special issue belongs to the section "Advanced Composites".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (20 August 2022) | Viewed by 4360
Special Issue Editor
Interests: multifunctional materials; self-healing; composites; fracture mechanics; additive manufacturing; viscoelasticity; damping; shape memory
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
In recent years, materials and technologies have made great progress in increasing the reliability and efficiency of aerospace structures; however, further advances are becoming essential for greener aviation and safer space missions.
Materials for aerospace applications raise several challenges related to low mass requirements and the demand for very high performance. In addition, future aerospace structures will require use of multifunctional and recyclable materials. Moreover, technologies will play a fundamental role, and additive manufacturing is probably the most promising manufacturing technique for efficient aerospace structures since it can manage materials which, otherwise, cannot be conveniently adopted by conventional technologies for producing light, thin-walled and complex structures.
The aim of this Special Issue is to report recent advances related to all areas of materials and technologies in the aerospace sector, which encompasses novel composites and nanocomposites, tailored materials for additive manufacturing, materials for energy storage, sustainable materials, shape memory alloys and polymers, self-healing materials, and other multifunctional materials. Full papers, communications, and reviews are all welcome. I am confident that publication of such a Special Issue will stimulate the imagination of researchers to develop advanced materials to further enhance the performances and capabilities of future aerospace structures.
Dr. Antonio Mattia Grande
Guest Editor
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.
Keywords
- high-performance materials
- composites
- nanocomposites
- multifunctional materials
- energy storage
- additive manufacturing
- shaper memory
- self-healing
- metamaterials
- process–structure–property relationships
Benefits of Publishing in a Special Issue
- Ease of navigation: Grouping papers by topic helps scholars navigate broad scope journals more efficiently.
- Greater discoverability: Special Issues support the reach and impact of scientific research. Articles in Special Issues are more discoverable and cited more frequently.
- Expansion of research network: Special Issues facilitate connections among authors, fostering scientific collaborations.
- External promotion: Articles in Special Issues are often promoted through the journal's social media, increasing their visibility.
- e-Book format: Special Issues with more than 10 articles can be published as dedicated e-books, ensuring wide and rapid dissemination.
Further information on MDPI's Special Issue polices can be found here.
