Microstructure, Mechanical Properties and Additive Manufacturing of Steels
A special issue of Materials (ISSN 1996-1944). This special issue belongs to the section "Metals and Alloys".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 May 2025 | Viewed by 1727
Special Issue Editors
Interests: powder metallurgy; additive manufacturing; metals and alloys; metallurgical engineering
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Interests: powder metallurgy; metal forming; ECAP; ECAR; additive manufacturing; metal and alloys; light-weight materials; soft magnetic materials; microstructure; porosity; mechanical properties
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Metals and alloys are widely used as automotive components, radio and electrical equipment, precision tools for flight controls, and telecommunications devices. Various plastic-forming processes produce high-performance parts with complex shapes with varying levels of accuracy and surface quality. Moreover, advanced plastic deformation processes can greatly improve the microstructure and mechanical properties of metal materials. It is crucial to study the microstructure developments and properties of metals and alloys in the whole life cycle to promote the development and application of final products. This Special Issue aims to publish original, important, and developed research papers that focus on the microstructure, mechanical properties, and additive manufacturing of steels.
In this Special Issue, we welcome the submission of the latest research on the appropriate topics, including, but not limited to, the following: metal-forming processes; finite element simulation technology during plastic deformation; the severe plastic deformation process of metal materials; microstructure evolution; mechanical properties test; and additive manufacturing of steels.
Dr. Robert Bidulský
Dr. Jana Bidulská
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- metals
- alloys
- microstructure
- mechanical properties
- additive manufacturing
- joining
- simulation
- metal forming
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