Metals - Open Access Journal

Metals is an international, peer-reviewed, open-access journal published monthly online by MDPI. The Portuguese Society of Materials (SPM), and the Spanish Materials Society (SOCIEMAT) are affiliated with Metals and their members receive a discount on the article processing charges. *Impact Factor: 2.6 (2023); 5-Year Impact Factor: 2.7 (2023) *Journal Rank: JCR - Q2 (Metallurgy & Metallurgical Engineering) / CiteScore - Q1 (Metals and Alloys) *Rapid Publication: manuscripts are peer-reviewed and a first decision is provided to authors approximately 15 days after submission; acceptance to publication is undertaken in 2.7 days (median values for papers published in this journal in the second half of 2023). *Our Editor's Choice Articles: https://www.mdpi.com/journal/metals/editors_choice *Most Cited & Viewed Articles: https://www.mdpi.com/journal/metals/most_cited *The 2nd International Electronic Conference on Metals is Open for Registration and Abstract Submission: https://sciforum.net/event/IECME2025 *Awards Open for Application: https://www.mdpi.com/journal/metals/awards *Sections: -Extractive Metallurgy, edited by Prof. Dr. Bernd Friedrich (RWTH Aachen University, Germany) -Powder Metallurgy, edited by Prof. Dr. Eric Hug (Normandy University, France) -Corrosion and Protection, edited by Prof. Dr. Belén Díaz Fernández (University of Vigo, Spain) -Biobased and Biodegradable Metals, edited by Prof. Dr. Takayoshi Nakano (Osaka University, Japan) -Metal Casting, Forming and Heat Treatment, edited by Prof. Dr. Ulrich Prahl (Technische Universität Bergakademie Freiberg, Germany) -Additive Manufacturing, edited by Prof. Dr. Matteo Pavese (Politecnico di Torino, Italy) -Metal Failure Analysis, edited by Prof. Dr. Evangelos Hristoforou (National Technical University of Athens, Greece) -Computation and Simulation on Metals, edited by Prof. Dr. Xing-Qiu Chen (Chinese Academy of Sciences, China) -Entropic Alloys and Meta-Metals, edited by Prof. Dr. Yong Zhang (Univ