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Advanced Sorbents for Separation of Metal Ions
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submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | 11 articles | Viewed by 22934 | Submission Open
Keywords: Adsorption; Cations; Oxyanions; Removal; Leaching; Hydrometallurgy
(This special issue belongs to the Section Extractive Metallurgy)
Advances in Lightweight Metal Matrix Composites submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | 8 articles | Viewed by 17035 | Submission Open
Keywords: Al-based composites; Mg-based composites; Ti-based composites; Ex situ and in situ manufacturing routes; Casting MMC routes; PM MMC routes; Additive manufacturing of MMCs; Metal matrix nanocomposites; Functional MMCs
(This special issue belongs to the Section Metal Matrix Composites)
Feature Papers in Entropic Alloys and Meta-Metals
edited by and
submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | 8 articles | Viewed by 14547 | Submission Open
Keywords: entropic alloys; high entropy alloys; high-throughput technology; amorphous alloys; bulk metallic glasses; lightweight alloys; single crystals; Bridgman solidification; high gravity effects; phase stability
(This special issue belongs to the Section Entropic Alloys and Meta-Metals)
Advances in Nanostructured Metallic Materials submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | 8 articles | Viewed by 11578 | Submission Open
Keywords: nanostructured metallic materials; nanostructured alloys; nanomaterials; nanoparticles; nanoalloys; thin films; nanocomposites
New Welding Materials and Green Joint Technology
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submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | 8 articles | Viewed by 10800 | Submission Open
Keywords: welding materials; welding process; electronic packaging; connection technologies; additive manufacturing
(This special issue belongs to the Section Welding and Joining)
Mechanical Modeling and Experimental Investigation of Metallic Materials
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submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 8728 | Submission Open
Keywords: metal materials production; modeling; simulation; process analysis; optimization; artificial intelligence
(This special issue belongs to the Section Metal Casting, Forming and Heat Treatment)
Metallic Functional Materials: Development and Applications
edited by , and Yan Feng
submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | 7 articles | Viewed by 8273 | Submission Open
Keywords: shape memory alloys; phase transformation; first-principle calculations; machine learning; structural characterization; terahertz metamaterials; elastocaloric effect; magnetocaloric effect; barocaloric effect; additive manufacturing
(This special issue belongs to the Section Metallic Functional Materials)
Corrosion Electrochemical Measurement, Analysis and Research
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submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6979 | Submission Open
Keywords: corrosion; metal; electrochemical measurement; EIS; polarization; electrochemical noise; SECM; SVET; coating
(This special issue belongs to the Section Corrosion and Protection)
Environmental Effect on Metal Joining
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submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 6353 | Submission Open
Keywords: joining; welding; bonding; riveting; corrosion; durability; ageing; metals
(This special issue belongs to the Section Welding and Joining)
Additive Manufacturing of Light Metal Alloys submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5150 | Submission Open
Keywords: metal additive manufacturing; light alloys; aluminum; titanium; magnesium; lightweight structures; characterization; sustainability; modeling
(This special issue belongs to the Section Additive Manufacturing)
Irradiation Response and Microstructure Characterization of Metallic Materials
edited by , Tengfei Yang and
submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4843 | Submission Open
Keywords: metallic materials; irradiation damage; defect behaviors; microstructures; void swelling; irradiation-induced hardening; multiscale simulation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Structural Integrity of Metals)
Advanced Rolling, Heat Treatment and Electromagnetic Processing Technology of High Performance Metals (Second Edition)
edited by and
submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 4812 | Submission Open
Keywords: forming; heat treatment; alloy and steel; rolling; ring rolling; phase transformation; characterization; microstructure; high performance; wear; fatigue; mechanical property
(This special issue belongs to the Section Metal Casting, Forming and Heat Treatment)
Metal Matrix Composites Reinforced with Carbon Nanomaterials submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3759 | Submission Open
Keywords: nanostructured materials; nanocomposite; properties; manufacturing; simulation; nanomaterial; nanostructures; nanoparticle; nanosheet; carbon; graphene; carbon; nanotube; fullerene; nanotechnology; synthesis; powder metallurgy technique; sintering; additive manufacturing; 3D printing; optimization; metal– organic framework; mechanical behavior; crystal structure; crystalline material; X-ray diffraction; transmission electron microscopy; scanning electron microscopy; mass spectrometry; density functional theory; molecular dynamics; molecular mechanics; finite element method
(This special issue belongs to the Section Metal Matrix Composites)
Advances in Magnetic Alloys
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submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3604 | Submission Open
Keywords: low field magnetic sensors; electromagnetic shielding; permanent magnets; microstructure
(This special issue belongs to the Section Entropic Alloys and Meta-Metals)
Deformation and Phase Transformation Mechanism of Metallic Materials
edited by Bingshu Wang and Xinjian Yuan
submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3359 | Submission Open
Keywords: deformation mechanism; phase transformation mechanism; deformation behavior; metallic materials
(This special issue belongs to the Section Structural Integrity of Metals)
Editorial Board Members’ Collection Series: "Corrosion Protection and Prevention"
edited by , and Peng Wang
submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3277 | Submission Open
Keywords: corrosion failure; corrosion mechanism; corrosion protection; corrosion prediction
(This special issue belongs to the Section Corrosion and Protection)
Manufacture, Properties and Applications of Light Alloys
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submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3165 | Submission Open
Keywords: light alloys; magnesium alloys; aluminum alloys; titanium alloys; microstructure; properties
Soft Magnetic Composites: Manufacture, Properties and Applications
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submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3149 | Submission Open
Keywords: soft magnetic composites; core loss; permeability; magnetic properties; DC bias performance; coating layers
(This special issue belongs to the Section Metallic Functional Materials)
Modeling, Characterization and Controlling of Residual Stress in Metal Components
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submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2585 | Submission Open
Keywords: residual stress; heat treatment; forming manufacturing; additive manufacturing; machining deformation; service performance
(This special issue belongs to the Section Metal Failure Analysis)
Fatigue Behaviour of Aluminum Alloys
edited by and
submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1587 | Submission Open
Keywords: aluminium alloys; fatigue behaviour; novel fatigue testing; multiaxial fatigue; high-cycle regime; fatigue analysis; micro-cracks; modeling
(This special issue belongs to the Section Metal Failure Analysis)
New Horizons in Experimental Synthesis and Characterization of Advanced Metallic Nanomaterials and Nanocomposites for Energy Storage and Conversion
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submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1404 | Submission Open
Keywords: metallic nanomaterials and nanocomposites; metals and alloys; metal properties; experimental synthesis; advanced characterization methods; energy storage technology; energy conversion technology
Nanostructured Metallic Materials: Preparation, Properties, and Applications
edited by and
submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1355 | Submission Open
Keywords: Fundamental theory and data-driven design of NMMs; Theoretical modeling and simulation; Low dimensional materials (nanopillars; nanowires; nanoparticles; thin films; nanoarchitecture materials; multilayered and graded materials); Process development for tailor-made synthesis and nanostructure control; Microstructure characterization; Properties of NMMs (mechanical; physical; magnetic; electric; thermal; and corrosion); especially including size effects; Innovative and/or industrial applications
(This special issue belongs to the Section Metallic Functional Materials)
Low-Carbon Metallurgy Technology towards Carbon Neutrality (2nd Edition) submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 581 | Submission Open
Keywords: new ironmaking technology; biomass utilization; hydrogen utilization; ferro-coke preparation; bio-coke preparation; natural gas injection; coke oven gas injection; low-carbon sintering technology; low-carbon pelleting technology; long-life technology for blast furnaces; CO2 capture technology in steelmaking; CO2 utilization in steelmaking
(This special issue belongs to the Section Extractive Metallurgy)
Advanced Performance of Copper Alloys
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submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 520 | Submission Open
Keywords: high-strength copper alloy; wear- and corrosion-resistant copper alloy; ultra-high-strength elastic copper alloy; advanced copper matrix composites; advanced copper alloy processing technology
(This special issue belongs to the Section Metal Casting, Forming and Heat Treatment)
Multi-Material Additive Manufacturing (AM) submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | Viewed by 330 | Submission Open
Keywords: multi-material; additive manufacturing; 3D printing; 4D printing; functional materials
(This special issue belongs to the Section Additive Manufacturing)
Surface Strengthening and Modification of Metallic Materials
edited by , , Chang Ye, and Yongxiang Hu
submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | Viewed by 298 | Submission Open
Keywords: surface peening/modification performance; process modeling and simulation; microstructural characterization; mechanical properties; residual stress; fatigue; numerical analysis
Corrosion and Stress Corrosion Cracking of Metals and Steels
edited by Xiaogang Li and
submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | Viewed by 244 | Submission Open
Keywords: metals and steels; corrosion; stress corrosion cracking; mechanical properties; microstructure; anti-corrosion methods; hydrogen embrittlement; anti-corrosion material
(This special issue belongs to the Section Corrosion and Protection)
The Effect of Temperature on the Mechanical Properties of Metallic Materials
edited by and Luca Patriarca
submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | Viewed by 213 | Submission Open
Keywords: metallic materials; extreme temperatures; high- and medium-entropy alloys; high-temperature shape memory alloys; mechanical property; failure; loading
Innovations in Powder Metallurgy Forming Techniques submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | Viewed by 210 | Submission Open
Keywords: powder metallurgy; forming techniques; current-assisted sintering; microwave-assisted sintering; high-pressure forming and sintering
(This special issue belongs to the Section Powder Metallurgy)
Deformation and Mechanical Fuctionality of Light Metals in Processing and Forming
edited by Shoichiro Yoshihara, Bryan MacDonald and
submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | Viewed by 166 | Submission Open
Keywords: light metals and alloys; metal processing; deformability; functionality and reliability; mechanical joining; optimum design; simulation; multi-material structures; corrosion; tribology
(This special issue belongs to the Section Metal Casting, Forming and Heat Treatment)
Novel Insights into Steelmaking Processes submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | Viewed by 141 | Submission Open
Keywords: raw materials; shaft furnace; sintering; self-reducing; blast furnace; LD; BOF; EOF; continuous casting; hot rolling
(This special issue belongs to the Section Computation and Simulation on Metals)
Advances in Thermo-Based Fatigue Research of Metals and Alloys
edited by Qiang Guo
submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | Viewed by 130 | Submission Open
Keywords: Fatigue; damage; dissipation; entropy; temperature; thermodynamics; life prediction
(This special issue belongs to the Section Metal Failure Analysis)
Simulations of Solid-State Precipitation in Metal Additive Manufacturing submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | Viewed by 114 | Submission Open
Keywords: additive manufacturing; structural alloys; multi-component alloys; phase-field; cellular automaton; molecular dynamics; kinetic Monte Carlo; Potts model; machine learning; artificial intelligence; surrogate model; reduced-order model; high-performance computing; graphical processing unit
(This special issue belongs to the Section Additive Manufacturing)
Metal Processing for Sustainability
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submission deadline 10 Jul 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 939 | Submission Open
Keywords: metal processing; climate mitigation; greenhouse gases; primary production; metal recycling
(This special issue belongs to the Section Extractive Metallurgy)
Trends in Technology of Surface Engineering of Metals and Alloys submission deadline 15 Jul 2024 | 7 articles | Viewed by 10340 | Submission Open
Keywords: surface functionalization and modification; electropolishing (EP; MEP) and plasma electrolytic oxidation (micro arc oxidation); electrophoretic deposition (EPD) and ion implantation (IM); chemical or physical vapor deposition (CVD; PVD); anodic oxidation and passivation; laser treatments; hydrothermal treatments; sol-gel coatings and thermoreactive deposition; biomaterials and self-assembling structures; abrasive treatments and shot peening
High Temperature Oxidation Behavior of Alloys submission deadline 15 Jul 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1298 | Submission Open
Keywords: high temperature oxidation; superalloys; high/medium entropy alloys; intermetallic based alloys; oxidation kinetics; oxidation modelling; oxidation mechanism
(This special issue belongs to the Section Metallic Functional Materials)
Analysis, Design, Simulation and Practice of Aluminum Alloy Structures
edited by , , Yuanqing Wang and
submission deadline 20 Jul 2024 | 7 articles | Viewed by 8782 | Submission Open
Keywords: aluminum alloy structures; aluminum-based composite structures; material properties; component and joint research and development; structural analysis; design; simulation; practice
(This special issue belongs to the Section Computation and Simulation on Metals)
Studies on Aeronautical Metals by Friction Stir Welding
edited by and
submission deadline 20 Jul 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 6169 | Submission Open
Keywords: thermal cycles; flow behaviors; welding stress; welding deformation; microstructure evolution; mechanical properties; fracture behavior
(This special issue belongs to the Section Welding and Joining)
Study on Phase Transformation and Deformation of Metallic Materials
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submission deadline 20 Jul 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4715 | Submission Open
Keywords: metallic materials; phase transformation; deformation; characterization; thermodynamics; kinetics; modeling
(This special issue belongs to the Section Metal Casting, Forming and Heat Treatment)
Recent Findings and Developments on Bainite in Advanced High-Strength Steels submission deadline 20 Jul 2024 | Viewed by 554 | Submission Open
Keywords: AHSS (advanced high-strength steels); bainite; bainitic microstructures and morphologies; complex phase steels; microstructure– property relation; material modelling; bainite technology
(This special issue belongs to the Section Metal Casting, Forming and Heat Treatment)
Electromagnetic Properties of Metallic Materials
edited by Marcos Flávio De Campos
submission deadline 20 Jul 2024 | Viewed by 127 | Submission Open
Keywords: permanent magnets; electrical steels; hard magnetic materials; soft magnetic materials; ferrites; rotating machines; electrical vehicles
(This special issue belongs to the Section Metallic Functional Materials)
Rare-Earth Alloys and Compounds submission deadline 25 Jul 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1440 | Submission Open
Keywords: rare earths; 4f electrons; critical materials; thermodynamics and kinetics; phase diagrams; magnetism; CALPHAD; green energy; combinatorial material assessment; ab initio calculations; atomistic simulations
Metal-Based Composite Materials: Properties, Synthesis, Prospects and Challenges
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submission deadline 26 Jul 2024 | 6 articles | Viewed by 4537 | Submission Open
Keywords: metal-based composites; MAX phases; high-entropy MAX phases; architected metallic materials; hybrid materials; physical and mechanical properties; shape-memory alloys; high-entropy alloys: piezoelectrics; energy storage materials
(This special issue belongs to the Section Metal Matrix Composites)
Design, Preparation and Properties of High Performance Steels
edited by and
submission deadline 30 Jul 2024 | 7 articles | Viewed by 7002 | Submission Open
Keywords: high-performance steels; strength; toughness; ductility; corrosion; wear resistance; microstructure; alloying; weldability
Studies on Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of Metal Matrix Composites
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submission deadline 30 Jul 2024 | 6 articles | Viewed by 6700 | Submission Open
Keywords: MMC; mechanical properties; microstructure; FEM; interfaces; density functional theory; material and process modeling
(This special issue belongs to the Section Metal Matrix Composites)
Computational Methods in Metallic Materials Manufacturing Processes submission deadline 30 Jul 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3500 | Submission Open
Keywords: metallic materials; manufacturing; metallurgy; machining; modelling; optimization and control; computational methods; cost reduction; quality of products; industrial case studies
(This special issue belongs to the Section Computation and Simulation on Metals)
Light Alloy and Its Application II
edited by and
submission deadline 30 Jul 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2700 | Submission Open
Keywords: light alloy; lightweight high-entropy alloy; aluminum alloy; magnesium alloy; titanium alloy; magnesium– lithium alloy; intermetallic compound; thermodynamics and kinetics
Finite Element Simulation of Mechanical Properties for Metallic Materials
edited by , , and Nenad Djordjevic
submission deadline 30 Jul 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2004 | Submission Open
Keywords: finite element simulation; mechanical properties; metallic materials; identification of material parameters; constitutive models; hardening functions; advanced computational mechanics methods and techniques; continuum damage mechanics
(This special issue belongs to the Section Computation and Simulation on Metals)
Grain Boundary Segregation in Metals and Relevant Properties submission deadline 30 Jul 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1358 | Submission Open
Keywords: grain boundary segregation; ductility; corrosion; weldability; steel; atom-probe tomography; auger electron spectroscopy
Mechanical and Functional Properties of Refractory Metal-Ceramic Composites Used in Advanced High-Temperature Applications submission deadline 30 Jul 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1295 | Submission Open
Keywords: thermal shock; thermal stresses; mechanical loads; corrosion; classical ceramic refractories; refractory metal composites; carbides; thermodynamics; interface reactions
(This special issue belongs to the Section Metal Matrix Composites)
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