Mechanical Behavior of Metal-Matrix Composites

Dear Colleagues,

Metal-Matrix Composites (MMCs) find applications in various fields of engineering, where there is a requirement for high strength and lightweight. Essentially, these materials are used in automobile, aeronautical, aerospace and marine applications. Some of these materials are used as nuclear emission suppressors, materials for building machine tools, structural members of ships and yachts, and materials for fuselage in aircrafts.

The application of such materials highly depends on its physical and thermal properties, magnetic and electrical properties and metallurgical properties. The correlation between the metallurgy and other properties have been studied since the 1990s. However, with the invention and innovations done of material combinations, processing techniques and other related parameters, the necessity to study property correlation and behavioral mechanics is still an important topic of study.

The crux of this special issue of Metals is to identify various processes that are currently being used to manufacture MMCs, different combinations that are being tried and tested by researchers, property correlations and specific properties that are independent of other parameters. This issue will deliver the state-of-the-art for the year 2022-23 on the relevance of MMCs to modern industries. Hence, your contribution to this journal is highly valued and appreciated. As guest editors, we invite you to submit your original work to this special issue and contribute to the scientific knowledge repository for Metal-Matrix Composites.

Dr. Vijay Joseph Santhiyagu
Dr. Vladimir Popov
Guest Editors

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