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Experimental Mineralogy and Crystallography of Metal-Based Materials

edited by

Vilma Petkova

submission deadline 10 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 455

Keywords: metal-based materials; mineralogy; crystallography; microstructure; phase transformation; crystallization and recrystallization; anisotropy; solid state transformations; mechanical and functional properties

(This special issue belongs to the Section Crystallography and Applications of Metallic Materials)

Hydrogen Embrittlement of Metals: Behaviors and Mechanisms

edited by Kai Xu and Guiying Qiao

submission deadline 15 Oct 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 9442 | Submission Open

Keywords: hydrogen embrittlement; hydrogen embrittlement resistance; material failure analysis; hydrogen diffusion and permeation; hydrogen transport; hydrogen storage; material processing; microstructure characterization

(This special issue belongs to the Section Metal Failure Analysis)

Green Super-Clean Steels

edited by

Yanling Zhang

submission deadline 15 Oct 2025 | 8 articles | Viewed by 9328 | Submission Open

Keywords: ultra-low-sulfur steel; ultra-low-phosphorus steel; zero-inclusion steel; gas-based reduction; comprehensive use of resources

Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of Metallic Materials by Powder Metallurgy

edited by

Eric Hug

submission deadline 15 Oct 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1708 | Submission Open

Keywords: powder metallurgy; sintering; additive manufacturing; microstructures; mechanical properties; temperature effects; degradation and stability; corrosion/oxidation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Powder Metallurgy)

Laser, Plasma and Radiation Processing of Metals, Alloys, and Composite Materials

edited by

Milton Sergio Fernandes de Lima

and

Catalin-Daniel Constantinescu

submission deadline 15 Oct 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1216 | Submission Open

Keywords: laser; plasma and radiation processing; metals; alloys and composites; surface structuring; thin films and multilayers; nanoparticles and nanomaterials; welding; cutting and cladding; additive manufacturing/3D printing; advances in engraving and marking; structure– property relationships; functional properties engineering; metallic materials design & properties; models and theoretical research

Research Progress of Crystal in Metallic Materials

edited by

Cai Chen

submission deadline 20 Oct 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 8329 | Submission Open

Keywords: crystallographic structures; crystallographic textures; FCC; BCC; HCP

(This special issue belongs to the Section Crystallography and Applications of Metallic Materials)

Advances in Microstructure and Properties of Light Alloys

edited by

Lenka Kuchariková

submission deadline 20 Oct 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 3048 | Submission Open

Keywords: light alloys; foam; extrusion; casting; novel materials; processing methods; grain refinement; heat treatment; microstructure; safety

(This special issue belongs to the Section Metal Casting, Forming and Heat Treatment)

State of the Art in Flotation and Separation of Metallic Minerals

edited by

Dianwen Liu

Liuyang Dong

and Peilun Shen

submission deadline 20 Oct 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 695 | Submission Open

Keywords: mineral processing; froth flotation; metallic minerals; flotation separation and purification; flotation reagents

(This special issue belongs to the Section Extractive Metallurgy)

Advances in Local Loading Forming Process

edited by

Wuhao Zhuang

and Xinghui Han

submission deadline 20 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 153 | Submission Open

Keywords: local loading forming; plastic deformation mechanism; metal flow behavior; process design method; microstructure and mechanical properties

(This special issue belongs to the Section Metal Casting, Forming and Heat Treatment)

Additive Manufacturing of Metallic Materials

edited by Paul Wood and

Urvashi Fowdar Gunputh

submission deadline 25 Oct 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 11803 | Submission Open

Keywords: additive manufacturing; powder and wire; feedstock reuse; metallic alloys; process– microstructure– property relation; defects; porosity; grain morphology; fatigue; lattice structures

(This special issue belongs to the Section Additive Manufacturing)

Self-Organization in Plasticity of Metals and Alloys

edited by

Mikhaïl A. Lebyodkin

and

Jamieson Brechtl

submission deadline 25 Oct 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 8670 | Submission Open

Keywords: plastic deformation; self-organization; collective dynamics of defects; spatial structures in plasticity of solids; multi-scale experiment and modeling; intermittence; dynamical chaos; dislocation avalanches; dislocation patterning; strain localization patterns; metals and alloys

(This special issue belongs to the Section Crystallography and Applications of Metallic Materials)

Metallurgy, Surface Engineering and Corrosion of Metals and Alloys

edited by

Hendra Hermawan

submission deadline 25 Oct 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3875 | Submission Open

Keywords: coating; corrosion; corrosion-resistant alloys; electrochemistry; ferrous alloys; inhibitor; manufacturing process; metallurgy; microstructure; non-ferrous alloys; surface engineering

(This special issue belongs to the Section Corrosion and Protection)

Microstructure, Tensile Properties and Creep Behavior of Metallic Materials

edited by Youliang Yang, Ziyao Ma and

Lihua Zhan

submission deadline 25 Oct 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2883 | Submission Open

Keywords: creep behavior; microstructural evolution; multi-scale modeling; dislocations; grains; second phases

Continuous Casting and Solidification of Steels

edited by

Peisheng Lyu

, Haihui Zhang and

Lei Zhang

submission deadline 25 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 167 | Submission Open

Keywords: conventional continuous casting; twin-roll strip casting; steel quality control; solidification behavior; interfacial heat transfer; mold flux optimization; thin-slab casting; multiscale modeling

(This special issue belongs to the Section Metal Casting, Forming and Heat Treatment)

Advanced Theoretical Technology for Understanding Microstructures and Mechanical Properties of Alloys

edited by Wei-Wei Xu,

Xiaoyu Chong

and Zhihua Dong

submission deadline 30 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 492 | Submission Open

Keywords: first-principles calculations; dislocation dynamics; multiscale modeling; machine learning; alloy design; microstructure characterization; mechanical properties; phase stability; defect energetics; structural materials

(This special issue belongs to the Section Computation and Simulation on Metals)

Advances in Metal Additive Manufacturing: Materials, Technologies, Fabrication and Mechanical Properties

edited by

Michela Simoncini

submission deadline 30 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 355 | Submission Open

Keywords: metal additive manufacturing; 3D printing; mechanical properties; microstructure; process parameters; metal alloys; topology optimization; metal powder; additive manufacturing technology; post-processing techniques

Metallic Nanostructured Materials and Thin Films

edited by

Catalin-Daniel Constantinescu

and

Ahmed Al-Kattan

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 9 articles | Viewed by 17302 | Submission Open

Keywords: material science; metallic thin films; metallic nanomaterials; surface structuring; metallurgy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Metallic Functional Materials)

Welding and Joining of Advanced High-Strength Steels (2nd Edition)

edited by

Víctor H. Baltazar-Hernández

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 11040 | Submission Open

Keywords: Advanced High Strength Steels (AHSS); welding and joining of AHSS; microstructure-property relationship of welded AHSS; welding manufacturing of AHSS; applications and performance of welded AHSS

(This special issue belongs to the Section Welding and Joining)

New Welding Materials and Green Joint Technology—2nd Edition

edited by

Fuxiang Wei

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 8869 | Submission Open

Keywords: welding materials; welding process; electronic packaging; connection technologies; additive manufacturing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Welding and Joining)

Feature Papers in Crystallography and Applications of Metallic Materials (2nd Edition)

edited by

Joan-Josep Suñol

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 8819 | Submission Open

Keywords: crystallography; X-ray diffraction; metals; metallic alloys; and compounds; microstructure; crystallization; dislocations; texture; crystallographic defects; anisotropy; solid-state transformations; mechanical and functional properties

(This special issue belongs to the Section Crystallography and Applications of Metallic Materials)

Recent Advances in High-Performance Steel

edited by

Fei Yin

, Lin Hua and

Jian Wang

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 8548 | Submission Open

Keywords: high-performance steel; mechanical behavior; microstructure evolution; design and manufacturing; strengthening; efficient processing technologies; wear resistance; fatigue

(This special issue belongs to the Section Structural Integrity of Metals)

Microstructure Evolution and Mechanical Properties of Magnesium Alloys—2nd Edition

edited by

Bo Song

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 7890 | Submission Open

Keywords: magnesium alloys; magnesium matrix composites; development of new alloys; new processing technologies; microstructure; mechanical properties

Properties, Microstructure and Forming of Intermetallics

edited by

Shoujiang Qu

and

Hao Wang

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 5235 | Submission Open

Keywords: intermetallics; microstructure; forming; deformation; mechanical property; corrosion; oxidation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Metal Casting, Forming and Heat Treatment)

Welding and Joining Technology of Dissimilar Metal Materials

edited by

Sizhe Niu

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3214 | Submission Open

Keywords: welding; joining; dissimilar materials; microstructure evolution; mechanical performance; failure mode transition

(This special issue belongs to the Section Welding and Joining)

Recent Developments and Research on Ironmaking and Steelmaking

edited by Fuhai Liu

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2673 | Submission Open

Keywords: ironmaking; steelmaking; continuous casting; low-carbon metallurgy; artificial intelligence; specialty steel; crystallization and segregation; properties of refining and mold slags

(This special issue belongs to the Section Extractive Metallurgy)

Laser Additive Manufacturing of Metallic Alloys

edited by Qiuge Li

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2218 | Submission Open

Keywords: laser additive manufacturing; metallic alloys; processing strategies; microstructure; mechanical properties; simulation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Additive Manufacturing)

Processing, Microstructure, and Properties of Nonferrous Metals and Alloys

edited by

Hao Wang

Aihan Feng

and

Zhenbo Zhang

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1683 | Submission Open

Keywords: processing; microstructure; metals and alloys; mechanical property; modeling and simulation; characterization

Advanced Lightweight Materials: Processing, Characterization and Applications

edited by

Yanli Song

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1276 | Submission Open

Keywords: materials; properties; structures; processing; forming; characterization; mechanism

Separation, Reduction, and Metal Recovery in Slag Metallurgy

edited by

Xiang Zhang

and

Dingli Zheng

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1270 | Submission Open

Keywords: metal recovery; carbothermic reduction; magnetic separation; hydrometallurgical processes; slag valorization; selective separation; supergravity technology; sulfurization process; zero-waste metallurgy; sustainable metal extraction

Friction Stir Welding and Processing of Dissimilar Materials

edited by Msomi Velaphi

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1191 | Submission Open

Keywords: dissimilar welding; processing of dissimilar materials; influence of welding parameters on dissimilar materials; optimization of welding parameters for dissimilar materials; repair of joints using friction stir processing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Welding and Joining)

Progress in Advanced High-Entropy Alloy Design and Applications: Microstructures, Mechanical, Electrochemical and Tribological Properties

edited by Anqiang He and

Dongyang Li

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 915 | Submission Open

Keywords: phase identification; crystal structures; and chemical compositions; phase transformations; microstructural evolution; and control; lattice defects in HEAs/MEAs (medium-entropy alloys) and their influences on the properties of the alloys; the design of advanced HEAs/MEAS and composites; mechanical properties at different temperatures; wear; corrosion; and wear– corrosion synergy at different temperatures; exploring HEAs/MEAs for applications in nuclear energy; aerospace; manufacturing; mining; and others

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

Advances in the Forming and Processing of Metallic Materials

edited by

Bing Du

and

Yizhe Chen

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 844 | Submission Open

Keywords: metal composites; wrinkling; fracture; plastic forming; microstructure control; computational modeling; advanced forming technologies

(This special issue belongs to the Section Metal Casting, Forming and Heat Treatment)

Characterization, Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of Nickel-Based Superalloys

edited by He Jiang

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 717 | Submission Open

Keywords: superalloy; hot deformation; heat treatment; melta melting; hard-to-deform superalloy; quality control

(This special issue belongs to the Section Metal Casting, Forming and Heat Treatment)

Innovations and Future Trends in Eutectic Alloys

edited by

Noé Cheung

and

Rafael Kakitani

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 260 | Submission Open

Keywords: eutectic alloys; microstructure; mechanical properties; characterization; solidification; forming; thermal properties

(This special issue belongs to the Section Metal Casting, Forming and Heat Treatment)

Editorial Board Members’ Collection Series: Advanced Metallic Biomaterials (2nd Edition)

edited by

Takayoshi Nakano

and

Silvia Spriano

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 259 | Submission Open

Keywords: ferrous alloys; non-ferrous alloys; functionalization; coatings; surface modification; biodegradation; corrosion rate; composites; bio-based materials; waste

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biobased and Biodegradable Metals)

Programmable Metallic Metamaterials: Innovations in Sustainable Design and Smart Architectures

edited by

Behnam Sobhaniaragh

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 190 | Submission Open

Keywords: metallic metamaterials; programmable materials; machine learning in materials; data-driven metamaterials; AI-driven design; topology optimization; additive manufacturing; sustainable architectures; smart structures

(This special issue belongs to the Section Metallic Functional Materials)

Advances in Fatigue Life Assessment of Welded Structures

edited by

Alberto Campagnolo

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 171 | Submission Open

Keywords: hybrid joint; dissimilar materials; full-scale structure; residual stresses; post-weld treatment; HFMI; additive manufacturing; AM; WAMM

(This special issue belongs to the Section Metal Failure Analysis)

Advances in Thermal Properties of Metallic Materials

edited by

Meijie Zhang

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 166 | Submission Open

Keywords: thermal conductivity; thermal expansion; phase transitions; metallic alloys; phase change materials; thermal stability; microstructure; computational modeling; energy storage; thermal management

(This special issue belongs to the Section Metal Casting, Forming and Heat Treatment)

Advances in Flotation Separation and Mineral Processing

edited by

Li Wang

Mengjie Tian

and Feng Jiang

submission deadline 5 Nov 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 5620 | Submission Open

Keywords: flotation; minerals; mineral processing; flotation reagents; reagent chemistry

(This special issue belongs to the Section Extractive Metallurgy)

Synthesis, Processing and Applications of New Forms of Metals

edited by

Yanqiu Zhu

Nannan Wang

and

Junhua Hu

submission deadline 10 Nov 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1560 | Submission Open

Keywords: microstructure; property; processing; advanced alloys; high-entropy alloys; modeling and simulation; oxidation; corrosion; coatings

Recent Developments in the Manufacturing Techniques of Metallic Glasses

edited by

Eun Soo Park

and Wook Ha Ryu

submission deadline 10 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 181 | Submission Open

Keywords: metallic glass manufacturing; bulk metallic glass (BMG) processing; rapid solidification; additive manufacturing; thermoplastic forming; microfabrication; powder metallurgy; welding and joining; surface coatings; defect control in metallic glasses

(This special issue belongs to the Section Metallic Functional Materials)

Fatigue and Wear of Steel Materials: Characterization and Performance Analysis

edited by Chunlei Zheng

submission deadline 15 Nov 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 525 | Submission Open

Keywords: fatigue; wear; failure analysis; steel; mass loss; fracture; crack

(This special issue belongs to the Section Metal Failure Analysis)

Recent Advances in Additive Manufacturing and Fatigue Properties of Titanium Alloys

edited by

Ruipeng Guo

submission deadline 15 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 104 | Submission Open

Keywords: titanium alloys; additive manufacturing; fatigue; fracture; deformation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Additive Manufacturing)

Advances in Metal Cutting and Machining Processes

edited by Nikolaos A. Fountas

submission deadline 20 Nov 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5885 | Submission Open

Keywords: metal cutting; machining intelligence; surface quality; hybrid manufacturing; machining strategies; machinability; machining optimization; process modeling

(This special issue belongs to the Section Structural Integrity of Metals)

Deformation of Metals and Alloys: Theory, Simulations and Experiments—2nd Edition

edited by

Roberto G. A. Veiga

and

Alejandro Zúñiga

submission deadline 20 Nov 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3508 | Submission Open

Keywords: crystal plasticity; metals and alloys; dislocation dynamics; computer simulations; metal processing; severe plastic deformation; strengthening mechanisms

(This special issue belongs to the Section Computation and Simulation on Metals)

Editorial Board Members’ Collection Series: “Structural Adhesives for Similar or Dissimilar Materials”

edited by

Aleksander Lisiecki

and

Guido Di Bella

submission deadline 20 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 379 | Submission Open

Keywords: structural adhesive; adhesive bonding; adhesive bonds; properties of adhesive bonds; cohesion of adhesive; adhesion of adhesive

(This special issue belongs to the Section Welding and Joining)

Failure Analysis and Evaluation of Metallic Materials

edited by Yi Shuai and

Zhanfeng Chen

submission deadline 20 Nov 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 376 | Submission Open

Keywords: integrity evaluation; steel pipes; failure analysis; detection and monitoring; safety evaluation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Metal Failure Analysis)

Laser Welding of Steels and Alloys

edited by

Gang Zhang

submission deadline 20 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 114 | Submission Open

Keywords: laser welding technique; heat source characteristics; laser beam shaping; keyhole stability; defect control; dissimilar metal welding

(This special issue belongs to the Section Welding and Joining)

Hydrogen Embrittlement of Metals and Alloys

edited by Enrique Galindo-Nava and Wenwen Song

submission deadline 25 Nov 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 9245 | Submission Open

Keywords: hydrogen embrittlement; hydrogen diffusion and trapping; hydrogen permeation; material damage; hydrogen storage; hydrogen transport; metal manufacturing; high-strength steels; non-ferrous alloys

Recent Progress in Metal Extraction and Recycling

edited by

Bo Li

submission deadline 25 Nov 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 6133 | Submission Open

Keywords: metal extraction; metal recycling; metal separation; comprehensive utilization; secondary metal resources; clean production process; waste control; technological new progress; molten slag; complex mineral

(This special issue belongs to the Section Extractive Metallurgy)

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