Defect and Diffusion Forum

Description: The special edition on Machining, Cutting, Blanking, and Severe Plastic Deformation (SPD) Processes highlights a broad spectrum of topics central to advanced manufacturing and material processing. It focuses on both experimental and numerical investigations aimed at enhancing the understanding of machining and plastic deformation mechanisms. Particular emphasis will be placed on accurate material characterisation and the formulation of robust constitutive models to predict material behaviour under extreme deformation conditions, such as those encountered in machining, cutting, and blanking. The edition also explores stress distribution in severe plastic deformation techniques such as burnishing and stir processing, and assesses their impact on mechanical performance. Critical aspects such as tool wear, frictional phenomena, and fracture mechanisms are also examined here. The book will be useful to those whose professional activities involve material processing in modern mechanical engineering.

Description: This special edition presents contemporary research contributions and engineering solutions that address fundamental and applied challenges in applied thermodynamics and materials for energy storage and energy conversion technologies. The articles collectively reflect the growing importance of advanced numerical modelling tools and innovative materials in achieving higher efficiency, reliability, and environmental responsibility in modern engineering systems.

Description: This special edition presents recent advances in the analysis of heat and mass transfer phenomena, performance, and structural transformation of engineering materials under complex operating conditions.

Description: This special edition presents a collection of recent research and technological developments in materials science and thermal and energy engineering, with a focus on sustainable materials, biowaste conversion to energy, and phenomena of mass and heat transfer in engineering systems. The edition is designed to serve as an informative resource for researchers, engineers, and students, fostering innovation and interdisciplinary collaboration.

Description: This special edition is dedicated to advances in computational materials science and modelling approaches that underpin the understanding and prediction of mechanical properties, behaviour and microstructure of modern materials. The articles collection offers a comprehensive and forward-looking perspective on theory-driven and computationally assisted materials engineering, providing valuable insights for many specialists in materials science.

Description: In this special edition, "Advances in Mass and Thermal Transport in Engineering Materials VI", diffusion mechanisms and results of their action in solids, liquids and gaseous phases, with a special focus on the evaluation of heat transfer, mass diffusion processes and corresponding experimental, analytical and numerical research methods are addressed. The current topical volume presents a comprehensive overview of recent progress in these and related fields of research, and the range of topics covered is accordingly extensive.

Description: The special edition offers readers a detailed overview of the modern challenges and solutions in materials science and engineering, serving as a valuable reference for researchers and engineers, and as a foundation for fostering innovation across disciplines.

Description: This special edition focuses on materials engineering topics central to mechanical engineering and is dedicated to analysing the behaviour of structural materials, their processing methods, tribological properties, and the use of computational procedures for designing fluid systems. The publication aims to equip readers with a well-rounded understanding of the nature of some key engineering solutions and principles driving innovation across multiple sectors of modern industry.

Description: This special edition presents the research results focused on materials processing, battery engineering, and thermal engineering — three domains that are increasingly critical to modern industry and sustainable technological development. By presenting results of current research across these fields, the special edition aims to inform engineers, researchers, and students working toward innovative and efficient engineering solutions.