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Fracture and Fatigue Analysis of Welded Structures in Metallic Materials

edited by

Gyubaek An

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | Viewed by 36 | Submission Open

Keywords: fracture; fracture toughness; fatigue; welding residual stress; reliability of large structure; marine environment risk assessment; ductile fracture; brittle fracture; cryogenic temperature

(This special issue belongs to the Section Metal Failure Analysis)

Nondestructive Testing Methods for Metallic Material

edited by Dazhao Chi

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | Viewed by 31 | Submission Open

Keywords: nondestructive testing; structural health; material evaluation; TOFD; phased array; ultrasonic; radiograph; defect detection; defect recognition; defect localization

Editorial Board Members’ Collection Series: “Laser Welding and Additive Manufacturing”

edited by

António Bastos Pereira

and

Guido Di Bella

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | Viewed by 21 | Submission Open

Keywords: laser welding; additive manufacturing; metallic materials; hybrid processes; microstructural analysis; mechanical performance; process optimization; advanced alloys; thermal distortion; sustainable manufacturing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Welding and Joining)

Surface Integrity and Functional Performance Induced by Hybrid Processing of Metallic Alloys

edited by Jose Outeiro and

Joao Nobre

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | Viewed by 13 | Submission Open

Keywords: high strength-to-weight ratio and high-temperature-resistant metallic materials; surface integrity; additive manufacturing; machining; hybrid manufacturing processes; modelling and simulation; optimization; artificial intelligence; machine learning

Corrosion Behavior of Alloys in Water Environments

edited by

Jian Xu

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | Viewed by 13 | Submission Open

Keywords: alloy; corrosion mechanism; corrosion behaviour; corrosion simulation; water environments

(This special issue belongs to the Section Corrosion and Protection)

Formation, Microstructure, and Properties of Light Alloys

edited by

Hongmei Liu

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | Viewed by 9 | Submission Open

Keywords: light alloys; microstructure; alloy forming; mechanical properties; additive manufacturing; high-performance materials; alloy design; fatigue resistance; advanced forging techniques; material optimization

(This special issue belongs to the Section Metal Casting, Forming and Heat Treatment)

Numerical Simulation and Experimental Research of Metal Rolling

edited by Xianlei Hu

submission deadline 10 Aug 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3737 | Submission Open

Keywords: TRB; variable thickness rolling; LP; transverse variable thickness sheet; annealing; hot stamping steel; Al-Si coating

(This special issue belongs to the Section Metal Casting, Forming and Heat Treatment)

Mechanical Properties, Fatigue and Fracture of Metallic Materials

edited by

Gbadebo Moses Owolabi

submission deadline 10 Aug 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2768 | Submission Open

Keywords: mechanical properties; deformation; fatigue; fracture; metals; metallic alloys

(This special issue belongs to the Section Metal Failure Analysis)

Processing, Microstructure and Properties of Cemented Carbide

edited by Huichao Cheng

submission deadline 10 Aug 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 584 | Submission Open

Keywords: cemented carbide; high-entropy alloys; hardness; strength; fracture toughness; corrosion; high-temperature oxidation; wear

(This special issue belongs to the Section Metal Casting, Forming and Heat Treatment)

High-Performance Aluminum Alloy: Design, Strengthening, Manufacturing and Application

edited by Crystopher Cardoso de Brito and

José Spinelli

submission deadline 10 Aug 2025 | Viewed by 137 | Submission Open

Keywords: high-performance aluminum alloys; alloy design and optimization; strengthening mechanisms; advanced manufacturing technologies; aerospace and automotive applications

(This special issue belongs to the Section Metal Casting, Forming and Heat Treatment)

Advances in Lightweight Material Forming Technology

edited by Minqiang Gao

submission deadline 15 Aug 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1632 | Submission Open

Keywords: lightweight material; forming technology; composition design; process optimization; microstructure evolution; comprehensive property; characterization method; mechanism analysis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Metal Casting, Forming and Heat Treatment)

Service Performance and Analysis of Advanced Metallic Materials

edited by

Zhenli Mi

submission deadline 20 Aug 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1404 | Submission Open

Keywords: metallic materials; fatigure behavior; fracture mechanism; microstructure; mechanical properties; characterization

(This special issue belongs to the Section Metal Failure Analysis)

Advanced Metal Casting Processes: Latest Research, Insights, and Challenges

edited by

Jaime Lazaro-Nebreda

submission deadline 20 Aug 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1250 | Submission Open

Keywords: metal casting; process efficiency; process optimization; defect control; technology development; structure and properties improvement; sustainability; modelling and simulation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Metal Casting, Forming and Heat Treatment)

Plastic and Plastic Processing of Metallic Materials

edited by

Junting Luo

submission deadline 20 Aug 2025 | Viewed by 31 | Submission Open

Keywords: metal materials; plastic forming; plastic deformation; mechanical properties; microstructure; finite element simulation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Metal Casting, Forming and Heat Treatment)

Powder Metallurgy of Metals and Composites

edited by

Ivanovich Estrada-Guel

submission deadline 25 Aug 2025 | Viewed by 24 | Submission Open

Keywords: powder metallurgy; alloys; composites; microstructure; structure; mechanical properties; sintering; mechanical alloying; high-energy ball milling

(This special issue belongs to the Section Powder Metallurgy)

Metal Recovery and Separation from Scraps and Wastes

edited by

Wenning Mu

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3051 | Submission Open

Keywords: recovery; extraction; separation; secondary resources; waste; scrap; hydrometallurgy; pyrometallurgy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Extractive Metallurgy)

Advanced Plastic Forming Processes: Theory, Experiments and Numerical Simulations

edited by

Gaochao Yu

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2053 | Submission Open

Keywords: plastic forming technology; sheet forming process; tube forming process; forging forming process; plastic forming theory; forming machines; finite-element methods

(This special issue belongs to the Section Computation and Simulation on Metals)

Development, Characterization and Properties of High-Performance Aluminum Alloys

edited by

Jaehwang Kim

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1198 | Submission Open

Keywords: aluminum alloys; characterization; microstructure; transmission electron microscope; three-dimensional atom probe; solidification; age-hardening; deformation; corrosion; fracture; joining; application

Separation, Purification and Extraction of Metals from Primary and Secondary Resources

edited by Fei Wang

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 961 | Submission Open

Keywords: separation of metals; purification of metals; critical metals; metal recycling; thermodynamic assessment; vacuum metallurgy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Extractive Metallurgy)

Leaching, Extraction and Separation Technologies for Metals Recovery

edited by

Kun Yang

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | Viewed by 38 | Submission Open

Keywords: leaching; extraction; separation; recovery

(This special issue belongs to the Section Extractive Metallurgy)

Advances in Welding and Joining of Alloys and Steel

edited by

Xuelin Wang

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | Viewed by 31 | Submission Open

Keywords: welding metals; joining; mechanical properties; HSLA steel; fatigue performance; low-alloy steel; stainless steel; welding; physical metallurgical behavior

(This special issue belongs to the Section Welding and Joining)

Advances in Lightweight Alloys II

edited by Huarui Zhang and Lina Jia

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | Viewed by 24 | Submission Open

Keywords: aluminum alloy; magnesium alloy; titanium alloy; Ni-based superalloy; composition design; processing technology; microstructure analysis; mechanical properties

(This special issue belongs to the Section Metal Casting, Forming and Heat Treatment)

Leaching, Separation and Purification of Metals from Secondary Resources

edited by

Guihong Han

and Yanfang Huang

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | Viewed by 12 | Submission Open

Keywords: leaching; enrichment; separation and purification; critical metals; extractive metallurgy; processing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Extractive Metallurgy)

Porous Metallic Materials: Properties, Applications and Latest Research Progress

edited by Qingzhou Wang

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 23 | Submission Open

Keywords: porous metallic materials; preparation; structure– property relationship; application research; multifunctional integration

(This special issue belongs to the Section Metal Casting, Forming and Heat Treatment)

Advances in Metal Additive Manufacturing: Materials, Technologies, Fabrication and Mechanical Properties

edited by

Michela Simoncini

submission deadline 30 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 67 | Submission Open

Keywords: metal additive manufacturing; 3D printing; mechanical properties; microstructure; process parameters; metal alloys; topology optimization; metal powder; additive manufacturing technology; post-processing techniques

Processing, Microstructure, and Properties of Nonferrous Metals and Alloys

edited by

Hao Wang

Aihan Feng

and

Zhenbo Zhang

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 126 | Submission Open

Keywords: processing; microstructure; metals and alloys; mechanical property; modeling and simulation; characterization

Innovations and Future Trends in Eutectic Alloys

edited by

Noé Cheung

and

Rafael Kakitani

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 68 | Submission Open

Keywords: eutectic alloys; microstructure; mechanical properties; characterization; solidification; forming; thermal properties

(This special issue belongs to the Section Metal Casting, Forming and Heat Treatment)

Selected Papers from the 2nd International Electronic Conference on Metals (IECME2025)

edited by

Dongyang Li

and

Yung C. Shin

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 286 | Submission Open

Keywords: computation; AI; and machine-learning on metals; metallic materials chemistry; microstructure of metals and alloys; entropic alloys and meta-metals; metallic functional/electronics materials; additive manufacturing; corrosion; wear; and protection; metallic material processing; metallic materials for biomedical applications

Metallic Materials Behaviour Under Applied Load

edited by

Zhiping Xiong

and

Elena Pereloma

submission deadline 30 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 120 | Submission Open

Keywords: deformation; strengthening mechanism; TRIP effect; TWIP effect; fracture mechanism; toughness; ductility; heterogeneous microstructure; brittle fracture; phase transformation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Crystallography and Applications of Metallic Materials)

Structural Integrity of Lightweight Alloys

edited by

Ricardo Branco

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 5 | Submission Open

Keywords: lightweight alloys; structural integrity; fatigue behavior; alloy design; microstructure features; manufacturing processes; heat treatment routes; loading history; geometrical and size effects; environmental conditions

(This special issue belongs to the Section Structural Integrity of Metals)

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