Sintering and Processing of Metallic Materials: Experiments and Simulation
A special issue of Materials (ISSN 1996-1944). This special issue belongs to the section "Manufacturing Processes and Systems".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (20 October 2022) | Viewed by 9200
Special Issue Editors
Interests: nanostructured materials; amorphous metals; powder metallurgy; mechanical alloying; electrical consolidation techniques; magnetic properties; hard metals; modeling and simulation
Special Issue Information
Dear colleagues,
The market share of sintered metallic materials is constantly increasing and is a permanent stimulus for the development of new materials and new technologies. From the beginning, powder metallurgy was used to produce materials that could not be produced otherwise. However, the obvious advantages of the method have meant that today many applications make use of powder metallurgy, for very different purposes. What makes this technique so attractive is the possibility to control the composition of the starting powders, altering their size, morphology, and internal structure (in micro or nanoscale), which allows some control of the properties of the final products. The forming and sintering process, carried out in several stages or all at once, normally requires the concurrence of pressure and temperature, but more recently it can also include other factors such as electric and magnetic fields, microwave, or laser light. The ultimate goal is usually to obtain fully dense materials with a net shape or near-net shape.
Naturally, these manufacturing and processing routes are becoming increasingly complex. The modeling and simulation of these processes offer virtual tools to assist in the development and optimization of the process, and reduce the cost of experimental testing and material waste.
In this Special Issue, we welcome papers that focus on the forming and sintering methods of metallic powders, with an emphasis on the simulation of such processes. Traditional routes are included, but also the most recent techniques, aimed at producing high-performance products.
Prof. Dr. Juan Manuel Montes Martos
Dr. Fátima Ternero Fernández
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- powder metallurgy
- sintering
- consolidation techniques
- assisted sintering techniques
- modeling and simulation
