Advances in Microstructure and Properties of Light Alloys
A special issue of Metals (ISSN 2075-4701). This special issue belongs to the section "Metal Casting, Forming and Heat Treatment".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 25 February 2025 | Viewed by 44
Special Issue Editor
Interests: recycling aluminum alloys; metallography; quantitative analysis; studying the 3D morphology of microstructural components; fractography; intermetallic phases in aluminum alloys; mechanical, fatigue, and corrosion properties of aluminum alloys; heat treatment of aluminum alloys
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Dear Colleagues,
The use of light alloys is now more widespread than ever, with routine use in motor vehicles and aircraft. The main goal of this Special Issue is a summation of alloy advances in microstructure, properties, characteristics and applications, heat treatment properties, fabrication, microstructure/property relationships, new materials, applications, and processes. Of course, it is also important to think about safety in terms of using these materials, as this is how we research information with respect to materials science, properties, manufacturing processes, and applications of key engineering metals in a single Special Issue.
Light alloys have great potential in terms of applications in the industry. Their properties are substantially better than the properties of the materials applied so far. Chief among these, of course, is the potential to realize reductions in the weight of many engineering components, as this can be directly linked to reductions in running or operating costs in many industries. An example of this is titanium, which is 42% lighter than steel; aluminum, which is 65% lighter than steel; magnesium, which is 77% lighter than steel, etc. However, it is essential that all properties of the materials must be examined with respect to their correct and safe application. The properties are linked to the input material (ore), production processes, microstructure, processing, etc. Therefore, I would like to invite you to write an article for this Special Issue that summarizes the latest information on light metals.
Dr. Lenka Kuchariková
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- light alloys
- foam
- extrusion
- casting
- novel materials
- processing methods
- grain refinement
- heat treatment
- microstructure
- safety
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