Materials

Metal Additive Manufacturing: Design, Performance, and Applications

edited by

Nikolaos Kladovasilakis

,

Konstantinos Tsongas

and

Dimitrios Tzetzis

submission deadline 20 Feb 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 4694 | Submission Open

Keywords: design for metal additive manufacturing; process monitoring and optimization; post-processing; quality assessment and component characterization; hybrid additive manufacturing; multi-material metal AM; industrial applications of metal AM

(This special issue belongs to the Section Metals and Alloys)

Advanced Materials: Process, Properties, and Applications

edited by

Pradeep Menezes

,

Eunja Kim

and

Merbin John

submission deadline 20 Feb 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 4586 | Submission Open

Keywords: cermet; high-entropy alloys; functional-grade materials; advanced high-strength steels; nanomaterials and nanocomposites; self-lubricating materials; MAX phase materials; MXenes; additive manufacturing; microstructural characterization; mechanical properties; computational modeling and simulations

(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials Simulation and Design)

Additive Manufacturing of Metals and Alloys: Recent Advances and Challenges

edited by Fanghui Jia, Fei Lin, Yao Lu and Jun Wang

submission deadline 20 Feb 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4381 | Submission Open

Keywords: additive manufacturing; metals and alloys; materials design; microstructure characterization; mechanical properties; functional properties; manufacturing processes; preparation and application

(This special issue belongs to the Section Metals and Alloys)

Advances in Binders for Construction Materials (Second Volume)

edited by

Jorge Otero

submission deadline 20 Feb 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4252 | Submission Open

Keywords: binders; mortars; renders; grouts; building materials; lime; cement; concrete; alkali-activated materials; alternative binders; high-performance concrete; geopolymers; gypsum; calcium aluminate cement; nanolime; supersulfated cements; calcium sulfoaluminate binders; mortar additives; Roman fly ash; cementitious composites; calcined clay limestone cements; natural pozzolans; hybrid binders; nanomaterials; durability; life cycle assessment; recycled materials; waste management; environmental assessment; repair of historic construction materials; concrete conservation; case studies

(This special issue belongs to the Section Construction and Building Materials)

Exploring Innovative Sustainable Building Materials for a Greener Future

edited by

Paulo Santos

and

Daniel Ferrández Vega

submission deadline 20 Feb 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3997 | Submission Open

Keywords: innovation; building materials; sustainability; environmental issues; social features; economic aspects; energy performance; thermal behavior; circularity; durability

(This special issue belongs to the Section Construction and Building Materials)

Advanced Lithium-Based Battery Materials for Electric Vehicles

edited by

Pradeep Menezes

,

Manoranjan Misra

and

Alessandro Ralls

submission deadline 20 Feb 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 3841 | Submission Open

Keywords: lithium-ion battery; electrode– electrolyte interface; anode; cathode; long cycle life; advanced material structures; electrolyte; li-rich; lithium– sulfur battery; lithium– air batteries

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Materials)

Sustainability, Circular Economy and Waste Recycling: Advances in Materials Research (2nd Edition)

edited by

Daniela Fico

submission deadline 20 Feb 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3818 | Submission Open

Keywords: circular economy; sustainability; waste; recycling; bio-based materials; ecofriendly materials and processes; green engineering

(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Materials)

Advanced Welding Technologies and Additive Manufacturing of Alloys and Metals (2nd Edition)

edited by Ting Wang and Ke Han

submission deadline 20 Feb 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 3731 | Submission Open

Keywords: welding; additive manufacturing; microstructure; mechanical properties

(This special issue belongs to the Section Metals and Alloys)

PEMFC Materials: Fabrication, Characterization and Applications

edited by

Xueliang Wang

and

Ben Chen

submission deadline 20 Feb 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3467 | Submission Open

Keywords: catalyst; gas diffusion layer; proton exchange membrane; bipolar plate; PEMFCs

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Materials)

Structural and Physical Properties of Liquid Crystals

edited by Marli Ferreira and Aloir Antonio Merlo

submission deadline 20 Feb 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3416 | Submission Open

Keywords: liquid crystals; smart soft materials; self-assembly; stimuli-responsive; delayed fluorescence; sensitizers; solar cells

(This special issue belongs to the Section Optical and Photonic Materials)

Bone Tissue Engineering Materials: From Preparation to Properties

edited by

Jakub Szabelski

submission deadline 20 Feb 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3415 | Submission Open

Keywords: biomaterials; bone tissue engineering; bone cements; preparation techniques; properties and performance; surface modification; material degradation; biocompatibility; mechanical strength; porosity; antibiotics; controlled release

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomaterials)

Sustainable and Advanced Cementitious Materials

edited by Leonids Pakrastins,

Andina Sprince

and Rihards Gailitis

submission deadline 20 Feb 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 3339 | Submission Open

Keywords: modern cementitious materials; sustainable development; innovative construction materials

(This special issue belongs to the Section Construction and Building Materials)

Plastic Forming Process and Microstructure Evolution of Hard-to-Deform Metals

edited by

Chunju Wang

and Feng Chen

submission deadline 20 Feb 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3290 | Submission Open

Keywords: hard-to-deform metal; mental structural material; plastic forming; microstructure; mechanical performance; constitutive model; deformation mechanism; fracture

(This special issue belongs to the Section Metals and Alloys)

Research on Tribology and Anti-wear Behavior of Metals and Their Alloys

edited by

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,

and

submission deadline 20 Feb 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3221 | Submission Open

Keywords: tribology; friction; and wear; wear mechanisms; corrosion and tribocorrosion; surface engineering; materials; alloys; and surface layers; mechanical properties; microhardness; and microstructure; laser processing; experimental research

(This special issue belongs to the Section Metals and Alloys)

Mechanical Property Research of Advanced Asphalt-Based Materials

edited by Bo Li,

Zhuangzhuang Liu

,

Pan Pan

and Xunhao Ding

submission deadline 20 Feb 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 2877 | Submission Open

Keywords: asphalt binder and mixture; performance evaluation; modeling and simulating; multi-scale mechanics; green and sustainable material; intelligent material

(This special issue belongs to the Section Construction and Building Materials)

Experimental Study, Numerical Simulation & Structural Applications of Construction Materials—2nd Edition

edited by

Xiaoqing Xu

and Fengjiang Qin

submission deadline 20 Feb 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 2658 | Submission Open

Keywords: mechanical properties; structural performance; high performance; reinforced concrete; structural steel; fiber-reinforced polymer; numerical modelling; repair and strengthening of structures

(This special issue belongs to the Section Construction and Building Materials)

High-Performance Additive Manufacturing and Welding of Metals and Alloys

edited by Junmiao Shi, Ran Liu,

Guangjie Feng

and Qian Wang

submission deadline 20 Feb 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2568 | Submission Open

Keywords: additive manufacturing; welding; arc; laser; cold spray; friction; brazing; microstructure; mechanical property; residual stress; modeling; wide bandgap (WBG); advanced packaging; power device

(This special issue belongs to the Section Metals and Alloys)

Advances in the Welding of Materials

edited by

Agnieszka Kurc-Lisiecka

and

Aleksander Lisiecki

submission deadline 20 Feb 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2431 | Submission Open

Keywords: welding; surfacing; cladding; thermal spraying; thermal cutting; brazing; soldering

(This special issue belongs to the Section Manufacturing Processes and Systems)

New Advances in Cement and Concrete Research—2nd Edition

edited by

Gun Kim

submission deadline 20 Feb 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2408 | Submission Open

Keywords: durability; material characterization; alkali-activated materials; UHPC; internal curing; cement– carbon nanocomposites; CO2 sequestration; sustainability; sensing techniques; nondestructive testing; machine-learning application to material characterization

(This special issue belongs to the Section Construction and Building Materials)

Alternative, Traditional and Waste Materials Used in the Construction Industry: Research, Modeling and Design (2nd Edition)

edited by

Jacek Domski

submission deadline 20 Feb 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2017 | Submission Open

Keywords: building materials; traditional; waste; recycled; non-conventional; research; modeling; design

(This special issue belongs to the Section Construction and Building Materials)

Modeling and Analysis of Composite Materials and Structures in Civil Engineering

edited by

Zhihua Xiong

and

Haohui Xin

submission deadline 20 Feb 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1916 | Submission Open

Keywords: strength; damage; fatigue; numeric modeling; structural performance; risk; machine learning; bridge; FRP; composite structures

(This special issue belongs to the Section Advanced Composites)

Mathematical Modeling of Building Materials (Second Volume)

edited by

Neven Ukrainczyk

submission deadline 20 Feb 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1850 | Submission Open

Keywords: mathematical modeling; building materials; concrete and mortar; natural materials; polymer materials; production technology; mechanical performance; durability; degradation mechanisms; materials’ structure– property relationships

(This special issue belongs to the Section Construction and Building Materials)

Advanced Materials for Oral Application (3rd Edition)

edited by

Lavinia Cosmina Ardelean

and

Laura-Cristina Rusu

submission deadline 20 Feb 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1811 | Submission Open

Keywords: dental materials; biocompatibility; toxicity; mutagenicity; carcinogens; restorative materials; endodontic materials; ceramics; polymers; alloys; 3D printing; CAD/CAM milling; oral lesions; oral cancer; properties; technologies; surface treatment; tissue engineering

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomaterials)

Advances in Welding Techniques, Welding Inspection, and Welding Testing Methods

edited by

Chih-Chun Hsieh

and

Chunming Lin

submission deadline 20 Feb 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1720 | Submission Open

Keywords: welding technology; improved welding techniques; welding process optimization; advanced welding equipment; weld quality enhancement; welding inspection; welding testing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Metals and Alloys)

Advanced Sheet/Bulk Metal Forming

edited by

Rui L. Amaral

,

Abel Dias dos Santos

and

Tiago E. F. Silva

submission deadline 20 Feb 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1483 | Submission Open

Keywords: sheet metal forming; bulk metal forming; manufacturing process conditions; constitutive modelling; finite element analysis; material characterization; experimental validation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Manufacturing Processes and Systems)

Thermomechanical Processing and Additive Manufacturing of Metal Alloys

edited by Ehsan Farabi

submission deadline 20 Feb 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1443 | Submission Open

Keywords: metal additive manufacturing; fusion and solid-state metal additive manufacturing; wire and powder-based additive manufacturing; microstructure; mechanical properties; alloys; advanced materials design

(This special issue belongs to the Section Metals and Alloys)

Fabrication and Performance Evaluation of Fiber Reinforced Composites

edited by Jiaxing Ma, Chao Wu, Xiaogang Liu and

Lik-Ho Tam

submission deadline 20 Feb 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1419 | Submission Open

Keywords: fiber-reinforced composites; fabrication techniques; performance evaluation; design flexibility; failure analysis; experimental and numerical modeling; composite applications

(This special issue belongs to the Section Advanced Composites)

Advanced and Sustainable Low-Carbon Cement and Concrete Materials (Second Edition)

edited by

Milena Pavlíková

submission deadline 20 Feb 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1369 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainability; eco-efficiency; advanced materials; composites; low-carbon cement; secondary raw materials; alternative binders; supplementary cementitious materials

(This special issue belongs to the Section Construction and Building Materials)

Stone Building Materials: Characterization, Decay, and Conservation (Second Volume)

edited by

Mariateresa Lettieri

submission deadline 20 Feb 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1337 | Submission Open

Keywords: natural stone materials; mortars and plasters; concrete; mechanisms of decay; decay monitoring; conservation treatments; cleaning methods; protective coatings; consolidation; durability; weathering effects

(This special issue belongs to the Section Construction and Building Materials)

Metallic and Ceramic Materials Integrity – Surface Engineering for Wear, Corrosion and Erosion Prevention (2nd Edition)

edited by

Mirosław Szala

and

Mariusz Walczak

submission deadline 20 Feb 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1323 | Submission Open

Keywords: wear; tribology and friction; erosion and corrosion phenomena; wear behavior and wear mechanisms; additive manufacturing technology; hardfacing; cladding and overlay welding; surface engineering and laser surfacing; thermal spraying; PVD thin-film deposition; ion implantation; shot peening and cold working processing; artificial neural network; computational simulations

(This special issue belongs to the Section Corrosion)

Mechanics of Thin-Walled Structures and Other Lightweight Constructions

edited by

Haim Abramovich

submission deadline 20 Feb 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1302 | Submission Open

Keywords: thin-wall structures; lightweight construction; sandwich panels; fiber-reinforced polymer composite; beams; plates; panels; numerical analysis; experiments; displacements; stresses; boundary conditions; linear behavior; non-linear behavior

(This special issue belongs to the Section Construction and Building Materials)

Advances in Carbon Nanotubes: Preparation, Properties and Applications

edited by

Pierantonio de Luca

submission deadline 20 Feb 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1062 | Submission Open

Keywords: carbon nanotube; nanomaterial; ecomaterial; water purification; environmental protection

(This special issue belongs to the Section Carbon Materials)

Advanced Chalcogenide Materials for Optoelectronic Applications

edited by

Alin Velea

submission deadline 20 Feb 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 947 | Submission Open

Keywords: phase-change materials; chalcogenide glasses; chalcogenide thin film solar cells; 2D and layered chalcogenide materials; ovonic threshold switching; amorphous semiconductors; nanocrystalline chalcogenides; structural characterization of chalcogenide materials; optical and electronic properties; chalcogenide material synthesis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Optical and Photonic Materials)

Research on Geopolymers: Synthesis Methods, Manufacturing Process, Properties and Applications

edited by Khandaker Muhammed Anwar Hossain

submission deadline 20 Feb 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 944 | Submission Open

Keywords: geopolymers; inorganic polymer; construction; waste management; manufacturing processes; mechanical properties; durability; multi-functional characteristics; 3D printing; 3D printing; life-cycle modeling

(This special issue belongs to the Section Polymeric Materials)

Nanotechnology and Nanomaterials for Energy Applications

edited by

Tao Jiang

and

Jianjun Luo

submission deadline 20 Feb 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 899 | Submission Open

Keywords: novel nanomaterials; nanomaterial fabrication and characterization; nanotechnology applications; environmental energy harvesting; nanogenerators; self-powered systems

(This special issue belongs to the Section Advanced Nanomaterials and Nanotechnology)

Physics and Application of Superconductivity (2nd Edition)

edited by

Angela Nigro

and

Paola Romano

submission deadline 20 Feb 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 890 | Submission Open

Keywords: superconductivity; superconducting materials; transport measurements; structural analysis; magnetic measurements; thin films; tunneling spectroscopy; multilayers; theoretical models

(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials Physics)

New Advances in Functionalization of Metal Materials

edited by Botao Zhang

submission deadline 20 Feb 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 838 | Submission Open

Keywords: coating; additive manufacturing; hardness; self-lubrication; elasticity; biocidal; bioadaption; electrocatalysis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Metals and Alloys)

Advanced Nanoporous and Mesoporous Materials

edited by

Jakub Mokrzycki

, Monika Fedyna and

Wen-Tien Tsai

submission deadline 20 Feb 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 819 | Submission Open

Keywords: zeolite; MOFs; COFs; ordered materials; carbonaceous materials; adsorption; catalysis; energy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Porous Materials)

Mechanical Properties of Dental Materials

edited by

Rodrigo França

submission deadline 20 Feb 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 732 | Submission Open

Keywords: tensile strength; shear bond strength; Young’ s modulus; ductility; wear resistance

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomaterials)

Mechanical Behavior and Radiation Response of Materials

edited by Yanru Lin

submission deadline 20 Feb 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 606 | Submission Open

Keywords: nuclear materials; material characterization; radiation hardening and embrittlement; solute segregation and phase stability; irradiation creep; void swelling; high-temperature helium embrittlement

(This special issue belongs to the Section Metals and Alloys)

Biomaterials for Restorative Dentistry

edited by

Matej Par

submission deadline 20 Feb 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 583 | Submission Open

Keywords: restorative dentistry; biomaterials; resin composite; glass ionomer; bioactive materials; experimental materials

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomaterials)

Utilization and Repurposing of Industrial, Construction and Agricultural Waste and By-Products in Environmental Remediation: An Approach to a Circular Economy

edited by

Michael R. Mucalo

submission deadline 20 Feb 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 521 | Submission Open

Keywords: waste; by-products; remediation; adsorption; repurposing; circular economy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Materials)

Recent Developments and Future Challenges in Photovoltaic Materials

edited by

Daniel Horatiu Ursu

and

Marinela Miclau

submission deadline 20 Feb 2025 | Viewed by 442 | Submission Open

Keywords: new advanced materials; solar cells applications; outdoor– indoor photovoltaics; next generation of solar cells

(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials Chemistry)

Towards Functional Biohybrid Materials and Devices for Sensing and Biomedical Applications

edited by

Desmond K. Loke

, Lunna Li and Natasa Bajalovic

submission deadline 20 Feb 2025 | Viewed by 359 | Submission Open

Keywords: cell culture; microorganisms; plant materials; additive manufacturing materials; metal nanoparticles; synthesis and characterization; in vitro and in vivo study; sensing; cancer detection and therapy; drug delivery

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomaterials)

Preparation, Properties and Applications of Ferroelectric Materials

edited by Dawei Zhang, Zhipeng Wang, Ying Pan, Ran Su and Linglong Li

submission deadline 20 Feb 2025 | Viewed by 254 | Submission Open

Keywords: ferroelectrics and piezoelectrics; energy storage; nanoelectronics; catalysis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials Physics)

Recent Trends in Solid-State Additive Manufacturing of Alloys

edited by

Ravi Sankar Haridas

, Mohan Sai Kiran Kumar Yadav Nartu,

Shashank Sharma

and

Hector R. Siller

submission deadline 20 Feb 2025 | Viewed by 254 | Submission Open

Keywords: solid-state additive manufacturing; additive friction stir deposition; product development; process-specific alloy design; process development; process-structure-property correlation; physics-based process modeling; sustainable manufacturing; machine learning assisted process optimization

(This special issue belongs to the Section Metals and Alloys)

Advances in Plasma and Laser Engineering (Second Edition)

edited by

Mariusz Jasinski

submission deadline 20 Feb 2025 | Viewed by 212 | Submission Open

Keywords: plasma deposition; laser deposition; plasma treatment of materials; laser treatment of materials; plasma activation of surfaces; laser activation of surfaces; pulsed plasmas; pulsed lasers; new materials; plasma sources; laser sources; plasma engineering; laser engineering

(This special issue belongs to the Section Advanced Materials Characterization)

3D Printing Materials in Civil Engineering

edited by

Katarzyna Mróz

and

Izabela Hager

submission deadline 20 Feb 2025 | Viewed by 201 | Submission Open

Keywords: 3D printing; concrete; building; civil engineering; material testing; sustainable construction; construction materials

(This special issue belongs to the Section Construction and Building Materials)

Dental Materials in Modern Implant Dentistry

edited by

Stefano Corbella

submission deadline 20 Feb 2025 | Viewed by 195 | Submission Open

Keywords: materials in implant dentistry; peri-implantitis and peri-implant mucositis; bone regeneration; growth factors; stem cells; scaffold for bone regeneration; biomaterials; implant– abutment connection; implant surface materials; materials for dental implant prosthetics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomaterials)

Soft Magnetic Materials: Synthesis, Properties and Applications

edited by

Łukasz Hawełek

submission deadline 20 Feb 2025 | Viewed by 166 | Submission Open

Keywords: soft magnetic materials; magnetic properties; eddy current suppression; 3D printing process

(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials Physics)

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