Design and Development of High-Strength Low-Alloy Steels

Dear Colleagues,

High-strength low-alloy (HSLA) steels, or microalloyed steels, are designed to provide specific desirable combinations of properties such as strength, toughness, formability, weldability, and atmospheric corrosion resistance and are typically 20% to 30% lighter than carbon steel at the same strength levels. Developing modern HSLA steels through microalloying and thermomechanical processes has allowed the use of HSLA steels for many applications including oil and gas pipelines, storage tanks, offshore structures, and automotive components. The levels of mechanical properties can be radically improved through careful design of the alloy and the production process for which a comprehensive understanding of microstructure evolution during material processing is essential. In addition, there is an increasing demand for simulation and validated models to predict the final microstructure and to better understand the details of phase transformations.

This Special Issue titled “Design and Development of High-Strength Low-Alloy Steels” aims to collect original research articles that focus on recent progress and new developments in the relationships between the process, microstructure, and properties of HSLA steels. Research areas may include (but are not limited to) alloy design, production and manufacturing, heat treatment, thermomechanical processing, forming, welding, modelling and simulation, and microstructural characterization. Review papers that present the current state of the art are also welcome. I look forward to receiving your contributions.

Dr. Saeed Sadeghpour
Guest Editor

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