Hetero- and Homogenous Interface Dominated Metallic Materials
A special issue of Metals (ISSN 2075-4701).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 September 2019) | Viewed by 530
Special Issue Editors
Interests: fatigue mechanisms of metallic materials; mechanical properties and their correlation to microstructure; in-situ deformation; nano-crystalline /ultrafine grained materials; light metals
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Interests: fatigue mechanisms of metallic materials; laminated metallic composites; ultrafine-grained materials
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Ultrafine-grained/nanocrystalline (UFG/NC) materials show that a significant increase in homogenous material interfaces, i.e., grain boundaries, leads to extraordinary material properties. On the other hand, it is well known for thin-layered materials that the material properties are significantly improved by generating a high fraction of heterogeneous material interfaces. Thus, bringing together the benefits from homogenous and heterogeneous interfaces in metallic materials allows us to take the next step forward to a very promising new class of materials. By understanding the particular interplay of the different interfaces at the various length scales, new material designs with tailored or graded properties can be realized, leading also to new (light-weight) design concepts for materials. This Special Issue will focus on cutting-edge research results in that field, with review articles also welcome. This Special Issue would also like to span from fundamental aspects to applications and from the macroscopic to the nanometer length scales. Your scientific contribution to this hot topic is much appreciated.
PD Dr. Heinz Werner Höppel
Mr. Frank Kümmel
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- Heterogeneous interfaces
- Metallic materials
- Homogenous interfaces
- Nanocrystalline/ultrafine-grained materials
- Deformation mechanisms
- Tailored/graded material properties
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