Microstructure and Properties in Metals and Alloys 2nd Volume

<p>Microstructure design is key in targeting the desired material's properties. It is therefore essential to understand the relationship between the properties and the microstructure as well as what is driving them via a specific process while also considering nay additive techniques. The following five journals participate in this Topic: <em>Coatings Alloys Crystals Materials </em>and <em>Metals</em>. Contributions related to microstructure design and characterization are collected in this Topic together with their relation to the mechanical fatigue wear and corrosion resistance of different kinds of metals and alloys. The goal of this Topic is to present contributions related to the relationship between the microstructure and properties of metals and alloys for different applications including aeronautical and aerospace applications. Different process routes are considered (thermo-mechanical routes and additive manufacturing) in this Topic. Welding is a mandatory issue in many applications; this is why contributions related to welding are also included in this Topic. The Topic includes 19 research papers 1 communication and 2 review papers. Among those 11 papers were published in <em>Metals</em> 8 papers in <em>Materials</em> 2 in <em>Crystals</em> and 1 in <em>Coatings</em> covering several aspects concerning microstructure-properties relations in metals and alloys.</p>