Special Issues

Metals runs special issues to create collections of papers on specific topics. The aim is to build a community of authors and readers to discuss the latest research and develop new ideas and research directions. Special Issues are led by Guest Editors who are experts in the subject and oversee the editorial process for papers. Papers published in a Special Issue will be collected together on a dedicated page of the journal website. For any inquiries related to a Special Issue, please contact the Editorial Office.

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Advances in Recycling of Valuable Metals submission deadline 28 May 2023 | 6 articles | Viewed by 9069 | Submission Open
Keywords: recycling process; hydrometallurgy; pyrometallurgy; critical metals; circular economy; SDGs; WEEE
(This special issue belongs to the Section Extractive Metallurgy)
Big Data of Steel and Low Carbon Intelligent Smelting submission deadline 30 May 2023 | 9 articles | Viewed by 7723 | Submission Open
Keywords: sintering flue gas; intelligent ore matching; big data of steel; study on mineral facies characteristics; blast furnace temperature; quality prediction of sinter; metallurgical solid waste; hydrogen metallurgy; non-blast furnace ironmaking technology; energy saving and resource optimization in metallurgy
Metallic Nanomaterials with Biomedical Applications
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submission deadline 30 May 2023 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3496 | Submission Open
Keywords: synthesis and characterization of metallic nanomaterials; metallic nanomaterials-based electrochemical sensor and biosensor; metallic oxide-midifed electrodes; biological sensing based on metallic nanomaterials; chemometrics for metallic nanomaterials-based biological sensing; metallic nanomaterials-based biological sensing device
(This special issue belongs to the Section Biobased and Biodegradable Metals)
Laser Welding Technology
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submission deadline 31 May 2023 | 13 articles | Viewed by 15130 | Submission Open
Keywords: laser beam welding; laser– arc hybrid welding; seam tracking; monitoring of laser welding; laser welding of dissimilar materials; simulation of laser welding process; laser weld nondestructive testing; analysis of laser weld microstructure; metallurgical and mechanical properties of laser welding metals; weld formation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Welding and Joining)
Additive Manufacturing of Non-ferrous Alloys
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submission deadline 31 May 2023 | 9 articles | Viewed by 11160 | Submission Open
Keywords: additive manufacturing; characterization; aluminum alloys; titanium alloys; nickel alloys; properties; numerical simulation; applications
(This special issue belongs to the Section Additive Manufacturing)
Advanced Rolling, Heat Treatment and Electromagnetic Processing Technology of High Performance Metals
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submission deadline 31 May 2023 | 11 articles | Viewed by 10515 | Submission Open
Keywords: forming; heat treatment; alloy and steel; rolling; ring rolling; phase transformation; characterization; microstructure; high performance; wear; fatigue; mechanical property
(This special issue belongs to the Section Metal Casting, Forming and Heat Treatment)
Casting and Forming of Light Alloys
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submission deadline 31 May 2023 | 10 articles | Viewed by 10507 | Submission Open
Keywords: Casting; Forging; Welding; 3D printing; Forming control; Microstructure; Mechanical properties; Defects; Numerical simulation.
(This special issue belongs to the Section Metal Casting, Forming and Heat Treatment)
Welding and Joining of Advanced High-Strength Steels submission deadline 31 May 2023 | 6 articles | Viewed by 9625 | Submission Open
Keywords: Advanced high strength steels (AHSS); Welding and joining of AHSS; Microstructure-property relationship of welded AHSS; Welding Manufacturing of AHSS; Applications and performance of welded AHSS
(This special issue belongs to the Section Welding and Joining)
Solidification and Casting of Engineering Metals: Modeling and Simulation
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submission deadline 31 May 2023 | 9 articles | Viewed by 8326 | Submission Open
Keywords: modeling and simulation; casting; welding; solidification; metal and alloy
(This special issue belongs to the Section Metal Casting, Forming and Heat Treatment)
Sheet Metal Forming submission deadline 31 May 2023 | 8 articles | Viewed by 7589 | Submission Open
Keywords: sheet forming; deep drawing; stamping; material characterization; constitutive modeling; numerical simulation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Metal Casting, Forming and Heat Treatment)
Metals for Art and Cultural Heritage
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submission deadline 31 May 2023 | 6 articles | Viewed by 7447 | Submission Open
Keywords: metals; modern art; cultural heritage; plastic art; decorative art; corrosion; restoration; conservation
Transformation Texture and Its Prediction in Cubic and Hexagonal Metals
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submission deadline 31 May 2023 | 5 articles | Viewed by 6969 | Submission Open
Keywords: phase transformation; crystallographic texture; transformation texture prediction; hexagonal metals; cubic metals; steel; titanium alloy; zirconium alloy; pulsed neutron; synchrotron radiation
Innovative and Flexible Sheet Forming Technologies
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submission deadline 31 May 2023 | 6 articles | Viewed by 6454 | Submission Open
Keywords: flexible forming processes; incremental sheet/tube forming; auxiliary energy-assisted forming; hybrid forming processes; deformation mechanism; analytical modeling; finite element modeling; process optimization; microstructure control
(This special issue belongs to the Section Metal Casting, Forming and Heat Treatment)
Metal-Ceramic Composites Fabricated by Powder Metallurgy Method submission deadline 31 May 2023 | 8 articles | Viewed by 6299 | Submission Open
Keywords: metal-ceramic composites; powder metallurgy; microstructure characterization; interface; mechanical properties; 3D printing; spark plasma sintering; nano-material
(This special issue belongs to the Section Powder Metallurgy)
Separation and Purification of Metals
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submission deadline 31 May 2023 | 7 articles | Viewed by 6211 | Submission Open
Keywords: selective separation; solvent extraction; microbubble flotation; adsorption; ion exchange; rare metal; hydrometallurgy; pyrometallurgy; electrometallurgy; biometallurgy
(This special issue belongs to the Section Extractive Metallurgy)
Deposition of Metals and Their Application in Catalytic Processes of Energy Interest
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submission deadline 31 May 2023 | 6 articles | Viewed by 5276 | Submission Open
Keywords: catalytic material; deposition; nanostructure; biofuels; photocatalysis; electrocatalysis; photoelectro-chemical catalysis; hydrogen evolution
(This special issue belongs to the Section Metallic Functional Materials)
Casting Alloy Design and Characterization submission deadline 31 May 2023 | 5 articles | Viewed by 5176 | Submission Open
Keywords: casting; solidification; microstructures; properties; characterization; casting design
(This special issue belongs to the Section Metal Casting, Forming and Heat Treatment)
Laser Materials Processing Technology
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submission deadline 31 May 2023 | 5 articles | Viewed by 3817 | Submission Open
Keywords: laser processing; mechanical properties; microstructural modification; model simulation; industrial application
Structure, Properties and Applications of Metal Matrix Composites submission deadline 31 May 2023 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3396 | Submission Open
Keywords: Metal matrix composites; Metal matrix nanocomposites; Reinforcement; Wettability; Processing; Microstructure and properties; Modeling
(This special issue belongs to the Section Structural Integrity of Metals)
Modeling of Alloy Solidification
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submission deadline 31 May 2023 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2902 | Submission Open
Keywords: metal alloys; simulation; numerical methods; microstructural evolution; experimental validation; crystal growth; dendritic morphology; solute redistribution; remelting; casting; welding and additive manufacturing
(This special issue belongs to the Section Computation and Simulation on Metals)
Studies on Aeronautical Metals by Friction Stir Welding
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submission deadline 31 May 2023 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2008 | Submission Open
Keywords: thermal cycles; flow behaviors; welding stress; welding deformation; microstructure evolution; mechanical properties; fracture behavior
(This special issue belongs to the Section Welding and Joining)
New Advances in Dissimilar Material Joining
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submission deadline 31 May 2023 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1973 | Submission Open
Keywords: welding; joining; dissimilar materials; multi-material components; hybrid components
(This special issue belongs to the Section Welding and Joining)
Risk of Corrosion-Induced Hydrogen Embrittlement of High Strength Alloys
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submission deadline 31 May 2023 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1695 | Submission Open
Keywords: aluminum alloys; high-strength steel; hydrogen embrittlement; corrosion
(This special issue belongs to the Section Metal Failure Analysis)
Metal Additive Manufacturing: Technologies, Materials, Fabrication and Mechanical Properties of 3D Printed Components submission deadline 31 May 2023 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1497 | 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
(This special issue belongs to the Section Additive Manufacturing)
Analysis and Prediction of Mechanical Properties of Metallic Materials under Extreme Environment
edited by and Shurong Ding
submission deadline 31 May 2023 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1372 | Submission Open
Keywords: mechanical properties; materials behaviors; extreme environments; failure mechanisms; multi-scale modeling and simulation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Metal Failure Analysis)
Cutting Tools and Their Applications in Processing Metallic Materials
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submission deadline 31 May 2023 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1355 | Submission Open
Keywords: cutting tools; metallic materials; tool material; tool coating; cutting mechanism; cutting simulation; green/clean and sustainable cutting; intelligent tool system
(This special issue belongs to the Section Metal Casting, Forming and Heat Treatment)
Challenges in Non-standard Fatigue Research on Metals submission deadline 31 May 2023 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1129 | Submission Open
Keywords: multiaxial fatigue; very high cycle fatigue; high-temperature fatigue testing; small-scale fatigue testing; in situ damage monitoring; probabilistic lifetime prediction methods
(This special issue belongs to the Section Metal Failure Analysis)
Recent Developments in Aerospace Alloys submission deadline 31 May 2023 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1092 | Submission Open
Keywords: metallic alloy; aerospace; lightweight; heat-resistant alloy; fatigue; creep; crack resistance; artificial Intelligence; machine learning; big data
Recovery of Critical Metals and Materials from Residues
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submission deadline 31 May 2023 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1068 | Submission Open
Keywords: critical materials; critical metals; extraction; residues; hydrometallurgy; pyrometallurgy; circular economy; recovery
(This special issue belongs to the Section Extractive Metallurgy)
Microstructure and Properties of Metallic Materials under Extreme Conditions
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submission deadline 31 May 2023 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1011 | Submission Open
Keywords: combustion susceptibility; combustion mechanism; combustion resistance method; combustion product; oxygen-enrichment; high-speed friction
Surface Treatment and Functionalization of Metal Materials: Electrochemical, Catalytic, Bioactivity, Corrosion and Wear Behaviour submission deadline 31 May 2023 | 1 articles | Viewed by 956 | Submission Open
Keywords: surface modification; environmentally friendly process; biomaterials; metal catalyst; corrosion; wear behaviour; tribocorrosion; sustainability
(This special issue belongs to the Section Corrosion and Protection)
Modeling and Simulation of Solidification in Alloys
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submission deadline 31 May 2023 | 1 articles | Viewed by 918 | Submission Open
Keywords: alloys; solidification; microstructure; simulation; engineering significance
(This special issue belongs to the Section Computation and Simulation on Metals)
Explosion Welding of Metals submission deadline 31 May 2023 | Viewed by 541 | Submission Open
Keywords: Explosive welding; High-Velocity impact welding; Explosive; Interface microstructure; Dissimilar metals
(This special issue belongs to the Section Welding and Joining)
Recent Progress in Research on Magnetism and Magnetic Materials
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submission deadline 31 May 2023 | Viewed by 468 | Submission Open
Keywords: Giant magnetoresistance; Exchange bias; Magnetic frustrations and spin glass; Colossal magnetoresistance; Magnetocaloric effect and magnetic refrigeration; Magnetic nanoparticles; nanowires; thin films and multilayers; Spin Seebeck effect and spin current; Magnetic tunnel junctions and tunnel magnetoresistance; Permanent magnet materials; Magnetoelectric multiferroics; Magnetic semiconductors; Magneto-optical effects
(This special issue belongs to the Section Entropic Alloys and Meta-Metals)
Selective Laser Melting: Challenges and Prospects
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submission deadline 31 May 2023 | Viewed by 349 | Submission Open
Keywords: selective laser melting; alloy design; mechanical properties; oxidation and corrosion; microstructure engineering
(This special issue belongs to the Section Additive Manufacturing)
Reliability Evaluation of Solder Alloys in Practical Applications
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submission deadline 31 May 2023 | Viewed by 272 | Submission Open
Keywords: soldering; brazing; filler; strength; intermetallic compounds; cracks; fracture
(This special issue belongs to the Section Welding and Joining)
Inclusions in Steels and Alloys
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submission deadline 31 May 2023 | Viewed by 233 | Submission Open
Keywords: inclusions in alloys; inclusions in steels; inclusions inheritance; characterization techniques; inclusions and steel properties
(This special issue belongs to the Section Extractive Metallurgy)
Fracture and Fatigue Study for Metals
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submission deadline 31 May 2023 | Viewed by 225 | Submission Open
Keywords: fatigue; fracture; structural materials; deformation mechanism; damage mechanism; crack initiation; crack propagation; fatigue life; fracture toughness
(This special issue belongs to the Section Metal Failure Analysis)
Experimental Investigation and Thermodynamic Assessment of Multielement Alloys
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submission deadline 31 May 2023 | Viewed by 218 | Submission Open
Keywords: alloys; thermodynamics; calorimetry; EMF measurement; phase equilibria; phase diagrams; CALPHAD; ab initio
(This special issue belongs to the Section Computation and Simulation on Metals)
Simulation of Defects and Radiation Damage in Metallic Materials
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submission deadline 31 May 2023 | Viewed by 193 | Submission Open
Keywords: radiation damage; defects dynamics; displacement cascades; swelling; creep; energetic particles; numerical simulations; multi-physics; multi-phase
(This special issue belongs to the Section Metal Failure Analysis)
High-Performance Alloys: Properties, Processing, and Applications
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submission deadline 31 May 2023 | Viewed by 188 | Submission Open
Keywords: joining; material properties; alloying; heat treatment; metallurgical characterization; computational modeling; corrosion; additive manufacturing; energy generation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Metallic Functional Materials)
Microstructures and Properties of Porous Alloys submission deadline 31 May 2023 | Viewed by 187 | Submission Open
Keywords: energy absorption; porous structures; microstructures; deformation; lightweight alloys; high-strength metals; superalloy; advanced alloys
(This special issue belongs to the Section Metallic Functional Materials)
Latest Advances and Discoveries in Structural Intermetallics
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submission deadline 31 May 2023 | Viewed by 187 | Submission Open
Keywords: structural intermetallics; 2D materials; chemically complex intermetallics; refractory intermetallics; high entropy intermetallics; additive manufacturing; materials informatics and machine learning; mechanical alloying; high throughput; intermetallic alloying
(This special issue belongs to the Section Metallic Functional Materials)
Corrosion and Tribocorrosion of Metallic Biomaterials - Recent Research, Insights, and Challenges submission deadline 31 May 2023 | Viewed by 170 | Submission Open
Keywords: metallic biomaterials; bio-implants; stainless steel; Co-Cr alloy; titanium alloys; nickel-titanium; magnesium alloys; high-entropy alloys; corrosion; tribocorrosion; electrochemical corrosion; ringers solution; Hank’ s solution; phosphate buffer solution; stimulated body fluids; microstructure; composition; surface engineering; surface and coatings; superhydrophobic; ROS
(This special issue belongs to the Section Biobased and Biodegradable Metals)
Experimental and Modelling of Shape Memory Metallic Materials submission deadline 31 May 2023 | Viewed by 142 | Submission Open
Keywords: metallic-based shape memory alloys; advanced structural materials; experimental and modeling approaches; additive manufacturing; mechanical behavior analysis; intelligent textile
(This special issue belongs to the Section Entropic Alloys and Meta-Metals)
Simulation and Experimental Studies on Superconductors submission deadline 31 May 2023 | Viewed by 142 | Submission Open
Keywords: band structure calculations of many-band superconduvctors; Ginzburg– Landau theory-anisotropy and multiband effects; single-vortex in many-band superconductors; vortex dynamics simulations; magnetic properties of many-band superconductors; thermoelectric and thransport phenomena; anisotropic and multiband effects in long josephson junctions
(This special issue belongs to the Section Computation and Simulation on Metals)
Magnetic Properties of Metallic Nanomaterials
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submission deadline 31 May 2023 | Viewed by 122 | Submission Open
Keywords: magnetic properties; magnetic nanoparticles; magnetic liquids; metallic nanoparticles; nanomagnetism; size effects; magnetic behavior
(This special issue belongs to the Section Entropic Alloys and Meta-Metals)
Solidification under Extraordinary Conditions
edited by Haipeng Wang
submission deadline 31 May 2023 | Viewed by 112 | Submission Open
Keywords: dendritic growth; microstructure; phase constitution; phase separation; phase diagram; atomic structure of liquid metal; high undercooling; high cooling rate; levitation containerless technique; high magnetic/acoustic/electric field; varied gravitational field
(This special issue belongs to the Section Metal Casting, Forming and Heat Treatment)
Developments on Sustainable Hydrometallurgical Methods
edited by , and Zhang Lin
submission deadline 1 Jun 2023 | 6 articles | Viewed by 3898 | Submission Open
Keywords: hydrometallurgical technique; metal recovery; waste valorization; leaching; sustainability
(This special issue belongs to the Section Extractive Metallurgy)
Advanced Techniques for Metallurgical Characterization
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submission deadline 1 Jun 2023 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3074 | Submission Open
Keywords: EBSD; TEM; HRTEM; in situ; microstructural characterization; texture; grain boundaries; grain size; diffraction; deformation
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