Current State-of-the-Art of Metal Matrix Composites
A special issue of Applied Sciences (ISSN 2076-3417). This special issue belongs to the section "Materials Science and Engineering".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 July 2022) | Viewed by 2394
Special Issue Editor
Interests: metal matrix composites; material characterization; microstructures; mechanical properties; laser additive manufacturing; strengthening mechanisms
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
This Special Issue is devoted to showing the current state-of-the-art of metal matrix composites in various fields. Metal matrix composites (MMCs) are composed of metal matrix and other heterogeneous materials with various properties, exhibiting significantly enhanced performance through synergistic effects. The enhanced performances include high strength and modulus, low density and thermal expansion coefficient, excellent wear resistance, fatigue resistance, creep resistance, good thermal conductivity, and dimensional stability. During the past half-century, breakthroughs and innovations in material system design, fabrication methods, and processing technologies of MMCs have been achieved. MMCs have also been widely used in aerospace, aviation, electronics, nuclear power, and ground transportation. Recently, the high-throughput research strategy has been used on MMCs to shorten the research cycle based on material genetic engineering ideas. This Issue particularly welcomes works related to the low-cost fabrication and processing, novel microstructure design and evolution, mechanical or functional behavior, modification treatment, simulation, advanced characterization,, and interface study at the atomic scale of MMCs. We hope that this Special Issue with high-level research papers will play a positive role in promoting the rapid development of MMCs.
Dr. Qi An
Guest Editor
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