Preparation, Formation and Application of Light Alloys and Their Composites
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 29
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Light alloy materials, such as aluminum alloy, magnesium alloy, titanium alloy and their composite materials, are a new type of metal-based materials. A new generation of forces is promoting the development of human society with lightning speed, making light alloy materials a leader among thousands of materials. Especially under the trend of light-weighting, light alloy materials have become a crucial choice for various industries in the pursuit of high efficiency, energy saving, and environmental protection due to their light weight and high strength. Naturally, it has become an indispensable and important material in aerospace, electronic communications, architectural decoration, mechanical, electrical, petrochemical, and many other fields. The preparation method of light alloy-based materials also varies according to different needs, mainly casting technology, but also involves additive manufacturing, powder metallurgy, hot pressing, and other metal solidification-related means. With the emergence of new preparation and processing technologies, light alloy materials bring more obvious advantages and new requirements. For the above-mentioned reasons, advances in light alloys and their composites, including the preparation, formation, and application of the materials in all processing steps and final property analysis, are the scope for this Special Issue.
In this Special Issue, original research articles and reviews are welcome. Research areas may include (but are not limited to) the following: light alloy material preparation methods and the induced influence on the final products performance (intrinsic material properties and/or material–structure synergistic properties). We look forward to receiving insightful contributions.
Dr. Lei Luo
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- light alloy
- light alloy matrix composites
- material preparation technology
- material forming technology
- material application
- casting
- additive manufacturing
- powder metallurgy
- hot pressing
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