Special Issue "Thermo-Mechanical Processing of Structural Metals"

Dear Colleagues,

The ever increasing usage of structural materials in extreme environment, lightweighting, renewable and nuclear energy applications requires a higher performance to be exhibited from these materials. Thermo-mechanical processing (TMP) of structural materials at large strains, strain rates and high/cryo temperatures can greatly enhance their properties and performance while also allowing them to be produced at large quantities to satisfy the increasing demand. These processes can also achieve non-equilibrium or gradient (heterogenous) microstructures which can enable new or unprecedented properties. In addition to the property enhancements, it is possible to achieve new alloys and composites of the structural materials with the thermo-mechanical processing, which otherwise would not be possible with liquid-phase or other processing routes.

This Special Issue of JMMP seeks contributions from both conventional (rolling, extrusions, forging, etc.) and non-conventional routes for the enhancement of properties and/or the production of new alloys and composites of structural materials. While mechanical properties are the prime importance, contributions in electrical, magnetic, and chemical properties are also welcomed. Submissions on high-temperature alloys, high-entropy alloys, bimetals, metal matrix composites are encouraged as well as traditional structural materials such as iron, steels, and aluminum alloys. Another area of interest in this Special Issue is new and novel TMP for the sustainable and energy-efficient production of structural materials in large quantities.

Dr. Mert Efe
Dr. Tuncay Yalcinkaya
Guest Editors

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• aluminum alloys
• advanced steels
• DP steels
• Gen3 steels
• TRIP/TWIP steels
• nickel superalloys
• high-entropy alloys
• magnesium alloys
• titanium alloys
• deformation processing
• microstructure refinement
• composites
• bimetals
• cast iron
• high temperature
• sustainable manufacturing