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Mechanical Performance and Microstructural Characterization of Light Alloys (Volume II)

edited by

Qinghuan Huo

submission deadline 20 Mar 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 3623 | Submission Open

Keywords: aluminum alloys; magnesium alloys; titanium alloy; mechanical performance; microstructure characterization; heat treatment; plastic processing; precipitation; phase transformation

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

ICM 2024—Advances in Material Innovation

edited by

Maryam Tabrizian

submission deadline 20 Mar 2025 | Viewed by 240 | Submission Open

Keywords: materials characterization; processing and manufacturing; nanotechnology in material sciences and engineering; optical; electrical and magnetic materials; soft; biological and bio-materials; fibers; membranes and thin film; sensing materials; materials and devices for energy and solar fuels S8; AI and ML in material research

Recycling and New Technologies in Metallurgy and Foundry

edited by

Grzegorz Tęcza

Edyta Proniewicz

and

Renata Zapała

submission deadline 20 Mar 2025 | Viewed by 125 | Submission Open

Keywords: recycling; metallurgy; special alloys; modification of molten steel; microstructure; heat treatment; strengthening; molding materials

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

Synergy in Polyphase Materials: Harnessing the Power of Glass and Ceramics

edited by

Michael I Ojovan

Georgiy Shakhgildyan

and Kai Xu

submission deadline 20 Mar 2025 | Viewed by 92 | Submission Open

Keywords: vitreous materials; glass– ceramics; polyphase materials; nanoscale polyphase structures; sintering techniques; crystallization processes; laser micromachining; functional materials; composite material interfaces

(This special issue belongs to the Section Advanced and Functional Ceramics and Glasses)

Sustainable Use of Recycled, Anthropogenic and Alternative Materials in Construction

edited by

Justyna Dzięcioł

and

Wojciech Sas

submission deadline 20 Mar 2025 | Viewed by 67 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable materials management; recycled materials; anthropogenic materials; alternative materials; sustainable materials; circular economy; sustainable management of the construction process; sustainable management of the construction process using machine learning algorithms; sustainable materials management using machine learning algorithms; sustainable design in construction using alternative materials; sustainable design in construction using alternative materials and modern computer techniques.

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

Corrosion and Tribological Behaviour of Materials

edited by

Adil Saeed

and

Zulfiqar Ahmad Khan

submission deadline 20 Mar 2025 | Viewed by 57 | Submission Open

Keywords: corrosion; tribology; wear; materials; electrochemical techniques; condition monitoring

(This special issue belongs to the Section Thin Films and Interfaces)

Geopolymers and Fiber-Reinforced Concrete Composites (Second Edition)

edited by

Mohamed K. Ismail

and

Eslam Gomaa

submission deadline 20 Mar 2025 | Viewed by 38 | Submission Open

Keywords: alkali-activated materials; concrete; fibers; geopolymers; green construction materials; strength and durability; structural capabilities; sustainability

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

Advanced Composites: From Material Characterization to Structural Application (Third Volume)

edited by

Viktor Gribniak

submission deadline 20 Mar 2025 | Viewed by 24 | Submission Open

Keywords: composites; fibres; nanoparticles; manufacturing technology; material characterization; materials structure; structural application; tests

The Future of Road Pavement Materials: Towards the Improvement of Performances and Sustainability

edited by

Edoardo Bocci

submission deadline 30 Mar 2025 | Viewed by 133 | Submission Open

Keywords: high-performing materials; innovative additives and bio-additives; re-use of marginal materials; recycling of reclaimed asphalt (cold; half-warm; warm; and hot techniques); sustainable materials; environmental impact reduction; smart pavements; pavement asset management; life cycle assessment and cost analysis

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

Advanced Polymers and Composites for Multifunctional Applications

edited by

Kinga Pielichowska

Katarzyna Nowicka

and

Piotr Szatkowski

submission deadline 30 Mar 2025 | Viewed by 4 | Submission Open

Keywords: polymer composites; nanocomposites; advanced polymers; high-performance polymers; multifunctional systems; properties and structure of functional polymer composites; degradation and stability of polymer composites; functional polymer composites for the environment

(This special issue belongs to the Section Polymeric Materials)

Modelling of Viscoelastic Materials and Mechanical Behavior (2nd Edition)

edited by Angelo Morro

submission deadline 10 Apr 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 762 | Submission Open

Keywords: constitutive relations; materials with memory; rate-type equations; thermodynamic consistency; relaxation and creep; aging; hysteresis; existence and uniqueness

(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials Physics)

Metamaterials: A Roadmap From the Perspectives of the Fascinating Properties and Applications

edited by

Tatjana Gric

submission deadline 10 Apr 2025 | Viewed by 71 | Submission Open

Keywords: metamaterial; nanowires; metasurfaces; graphene; medicine; refractive index

(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials Physics)

Engineering Materials: Friction, Wear and Damage

edited by

Pihua Wen

and Yan Li

submission deadline 10 Apr 2025 | Viewed by 17 | Submission Open

Keywords: wear; friction; damage; fatigue failure; experimental and numerical methods

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mechanics of Materials)

Additive Manufacturing and Microstructure Characteristics of Metallic Material

edited by Haiyang Fan,

Junsheng Wang

, Qimin Shi, Kaihao Zhang and Wei Fan

submission deadline 20 Apr 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2489 | Submission Open

Keywords: additive manufacturing; metals and alloys; microstructure; heat treatments; mechanical properties

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

Characterization, Properties, and Applications of New Metallic Alloys

edited by

Weimin Wang

and

Ki Buem Kim

submission deadline 20 Apr 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1426 | Submission Open

Keywords: metallic glasses; medium/high-entropy alloys; nano metallic alloys; mechanical properties; corrosion; function

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

Additive Manufacturing of Composites: Methods, Applications, and Challenges

edited by

Jan Mayén

Jesús Porcayo-Calderón

and Miguel A. Ruiz-Gomez

submission deadline 20 Apr 2025 | Viewed by 508 | Submission Open

Keywords: additive manufacturing techniques; composite material fabrication; material compatibility; process optimization; reinforcement strategies; industrial applications

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

Applied Materials and Joining Technology in Mechanical Engineering

edited by

Janusz Torzewski

and

Ireneusz Szachogluchowicz

submission deadline 20 Apr 2025 | Viewed by 49 | Submission Open

Keywords: mechanical properties; fatigue; aluminum alloy; high-strength steels; composite materials; dissimilar materials joining; manufacturing technology; additive manufacturing; friction stir welding; laser welding; explosive joining

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

Low-Dimensional Materials for Optoelectronic and Photovoltaic Fundamentals and Applications

edited by Mustafa Eginligil

submission deadline 20 Apr 2025 | Viewed by 43 | Submission Open

Keywords: solar cells; 2D materials; heterostructures and interfaces; quantum dots; organic materials; phototransistors; photodetectors; flexible electronics

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

Advanced Silicon Carbide Matrix Composites: Mechanical Properties and Manufacturing Technology

edited by Kamil Broniszewski and

Tomasz Cygan

submission deadline 20 Apr 2025 | Viewed by 1 | Submission Open

Keywords: silicon carbide; ceramic composites; mechanical properties; composites manufacturing; microstructure.

(This special issue belongs to the Section Advanced Composites)

Advanced Electrode Materials for Batteries: Design and Performance

edited by Cong Guo and

Jingfa Li

submission deadline 20 Apr 2025 | Viewed by 1 | Submission Open

Keywords: electrode material; sodium/potassium/zinc ion battery; lithium– sulfur battery; lithium– air battery; electrode design; electrochemical performances; micro/nanostructures

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Materials)

Towards a Sustainable and Recyclable Future with Wood and Wood-Based Composites

edited by

Klementina Pušnik Črešnar

and

Olivija Plohl

submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3685 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainability; recyclability; polymer wood composites; structural properties; thermal properties; rheological properties; mechanical properties; surface properties

(This special issue belongs to the Section Advanced Composites)

The Application of Materials in Modern Manufacturing Processes: Design, Performance and Applied Research

edited by

Jacek Mucha

Marta Wójcik

and

Lydia Sobotova

submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | Viewed by 198 | Submission Open

Keywords: mechanical properties; material structure; manufacturing processes; defect detection; imaging; and characterization; structural steels and alloys; composites; joining processes; Industry 5.0; finite element method; structural analysis and optimization

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

Multi-Objective Optimization of Machining Parameters for Free Form Surfaces

edited by

Andrzej Matras

and

Magdalena Machno

submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | Viewed by 41 | Submission Open

Keywords: smart manufacturing; CNC machining; modelling and simulation; optimization; difficult-to-cut materials; machining supervision; energy savings; carbon dioxide emissions; part quality

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

Material Innovations for Electronic Technical Textiles

edited by

Theodore Hughes-Riley

Tilak Dias

and Arash Shahidi

submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | Viewed by 11 | Submission Open

Keywords: technical textiles; E-textiles; electronic textiles; smart textiles; wearables; internet of things; material testing; sensors

(This special issue belongs to the Section Electronic Materials)

Current Approaches to Biomass Waste Material Utilization

edited by

Lionel Limousy

and

Mohamed Zbair

submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | Viewed by 3 | Submission Open

Keywords: biomass waste; materials; valorization; process engineering; environment; societal approach; economics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Materials)

Developments and Applications of Nanotechnologies in Surface/Interface, Catalysis and Fuel Cells

edited by Yunfeng Qiu

submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | Viewed by 1 | Submission Open

Keywords: nanotechnologies; nanostructure; nanomaterial; nanocoating; nanoparticle; nanocatalyst; surface/interface; catalysis; fuel cells; electrode

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

Current and Future Trends in Additive Manufacturing

edited by Domagoj Vrsaljko

submission deadline 10 May 2025 | Viewed by 71 | Submission Open

Keywords: 3D printing; additive manufacturing; hybrid manufacturing; aerospace; automotive; healthcare; design and optimization; simulation; artificial intelligence

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

Advanced Carbon-Based Materials for Catalytic Applications

edited by

José Rodríguez Mirasol

and

María José Valero-Romero

submission deadline 10 May 2025 | Viewed by 53 | Submission Open

Keywords: advanced carbon materials; synthesis; functionalization; characterization; heterogeneous catalysis; catalytic applications; electrocatalysis; photocatalysis; biocatalysis; environmental remediation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Carbon Materials)

Polymeric Biomaterials for the Delivery of Anti-Infectives

edited by

Oluwatoyin A. Adeleke

submission deadline 10 May 2025 | Viewed by 41 | Submission Open

Keywords: polymeric biomaterials; anti-infective agents; infectious disease; drug delivery systems design; nano/micro/macro delivery systems; in vitro/in vivo/ex vivo/in silico methods; disease prevention and treatment; biomaterial characterization; small molecule drugs; large molecule drugs; vaccines (polymer-based)

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomaterials)

Welding, Joining, and Additive Manufacturing of Metals and Alloys (Second Edition)

edited by

Damjan Klobcar

, Drago Bračun and

Tomaž Vuherer

submission deadline 10 May 2025 | Viewed by 11 | Submission Open

Keywords: welding and joining technologies; brazing and soldering; additive manufacturing; adhesive bonding; weldability of materials

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

Thin Films, Nanostructures and Devices for Optoelectronics Applications

edited by

Felicia Iacomi

Tetsuya Yamamoto

, Hoda Hafez and

Mohamed Swillam

submission deadline 20 May 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2071 | Submission Open

Keywords: thin films; nanostructures; processing techniques; characterization techniques; theoretical models and simulations; optoelectronics applications

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

Microstructure Engineering of Metals and Alloys, Volume III

edited by

Konstantin Borodianskiy

submission deadline 20 May 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 300 | Submission Open

Keywords: microstructural evaluation; metals and alloys; phase composition; optical and electron microscopy; coatings and surfaces; mechanical; chemical; and physical properties; metal fabrication processes; modification and alloying processes; welding; brazing; soldering and other joining process in metals; modeling and simulation of metallic materials

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

Ionic Transport Membranes

edited by

Guangru Zhang

submission deadline 20 May 2025 | Viewed by 244 | Submission Open

Keywords: ion-exchange membranes; 2D membranes; mixed conducting membranes; ionic conducting membranes; proton conducting membranes

Advances in Ultra-High-Performance Fiber-Reinforced Concrete

edited by

Peng Gao

Zheng Dong

and Tan Wang

submission deadline 20 May 2025 | Viewed by 155 | Submission Open

Keywords: fiber reinforcement strategy; low-carbon UHPC; curing environment; hydration process of FRC; extreme environment; UHPC structure; FRC interface; mix ratio optimization; constitutive relation

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

Environmentally Friendly Adsorption Materials (2nd Edition)

edited by

Ewa Skwarek

and

Agnieszka Gładysz-Płaska

submission deadline 20 May 2025 | Viewed by 6 | Submission Open

Keywords: biosorbents; biochar; natural polymers; biodegradable sorbents; green sorbents; recycling

(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Materials)

Sustainable Zeolites: Advances in Synthesis and Applications

edited by

Isabel Padilla

Aurora López-Delgado

and

Maximina Romero

submission deadline 1 Jun 2025 | Viewed by 67 | Submission Open

Keywords: zeolites; waste; adsorption; catalysis; structure; characterization; recycling; sustainability

(This special issue belongs to the Section Porous Materials)

Recent Advances in Two-Dimensional Semiconductor Materials and Optoelectronic Devices

edited by

Guang Wang

and

Zhengwei Zhang

submission deadline 10 Jun 2025 | Viewed by 57 | Submission Open

Keywords: two-dimensional (2D) materials; thin films; transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDCs); van der Waals heterostructure; physical/chemical vapor deposition (PVD/CVD); optoelectronic devices

(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials Physics)

Photoelectric and Catalytic Properties of Nanomaterials and Low-Dimensional Structures

edited by Yong Liu

submission deadline 14 Jun 2025 | Viewed by 17 | Submission Open

Keywords: nanomaterials; low-dimensional structure; photoelectric properties; catalytic properties; energy conversion

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

New Insight of Powder Metallurgy: Microstructure, Durability and Mechanical Properties—2nd Edition

edited by

Jaroslav Kováčik

Anchalee Manonukul

and

Pasquale Cavaliere

submission deadline 20 Jun 2025 | Viewed by 375 | Submission Open

Keywords: powder metallurgy; additive manufacturing from powders; novel production methods; microstructure; applications; durability; physical properties; mechanical properties; recycling; carbon dioxide footprint

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

Exploring the Versatility of Piezoelectric and Dielectric Electroceramics: Synthesis, Characterization, and Applications

edited by

Dionizy Czekaj

and

Barbara Garbarz-Glos

submission deadline 20 Jun 2025 | Viewed by 43 | Submission Open

Keywords: electroceramics; piezoceramics; nanostructured ceramics; textured ceramics; corner-sharing oxygen octahedral structure; ceramic matrix composites; fabrication techniques; (micro)structure– property relationships; energy generation; storage; and conversion; multiferroics; magnetism; thermoelectrics; and optoelectronics; high-temperature superconductivity

(This special issue belongs to the Section Advanced and Functional Ceramics and Glasses)

Biomaterials for Drug Delivery in Cancer Treatment

edited by

Anna Florczak

submission deadline 20 Jun 2025 | Viewed by 4 | Submission Open

Keywords: cancer therapy; biomaterials; nanomaterials; sustainable materials; biodegradable materials; responsive materials; biocompatibility; targeted drug delivery; local drug delivery; systemic drug delivery; tumor microenvironment; functionalization; hyperthermia; photodynamic therapy; combined therapy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomaterials)

Uncertainty Analysis of Thermal Protection Materials

edited by

Feng Zhang

and Fuchao Liu

submission deadline 20 Jun 2025 | Submission Open

Keywords: thermal protection materials; uncertainty analysis; performance analysis; damage degradation model; uncertainty quantization; failure mechanism

(This special issue belongs to the Section Advanced Composites)

Additive Manufacturing of Metallic Structures: Process and Applications

edited by

Valerio Acanfora

and

Andrea Sellitto

submission deadline 7 Jul 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 6015 | Submission Open

Keywords: lattice structures; additive manufacturing; finite element analysis; lightweight structures; sandwich structures; hybrid structures

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

Fracture Mechanics and Corrosion Fatigue

edited by

Zhongxiang Liu

Tong Guo

and

Grzegorz Lesiuk

submission deadline 10 Aug 2025 | Viewed by 191 | Submission Open

Keywords: fracture mechanics; corrosion fatigue; crack propagation; steel structures; fiber-reinforced materials; environmental effect; multi-scale and multi-physical simulation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Corrosion)

Mechanical Processing of Granular and Fibrous Materials (Second Edition)

edited by

Michał Bembenek

submission deadline 20 Sep 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 2040 | Submission Open

Keywords: agglomeration; grinding; milling; screening; flotation; materials mechanical processing; materials transport; materials storage

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

Functional Materials for Memristors, Metal-Insulator-Metal (MIM) Tunneling Diodes and Field Effect Transistors (FET)

edited by

Mustafa Yavuz

submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 68 | Submission Open

Keywords: tunneling MIM diodes; memristors; FET; emerging materials; neuromorphic chips; volatile memory and information processing; 3D imaging via neuromorphic chips

(This special issue belongs to the Section Electronic Materials)

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