For the targets of achieving the carbon peak and neutrality, the global scholars are making deep exploration, including improving working efficiency of power engine and/or battery, reducing equipment/component weight, adopting new energy to replace fossil, etc. It is worth noting that wear and corrosion resistances play two of the most important roles in determining the overall quality of the components and equipment. In detail, the wear and corrosion damage mechanism of the components needs to be further and deeply investigated.

The research community has been devoted to investigating the wear and corrosion damage mechanism in the field of petroleum refining, new energy vehicle, ocean shipping, and other heavy industries. The focus of these efforts has been placed on a variety of processes, including but not limited to, general wear debris, coating failure, pitting corrosion, stress corrosion cracking, and other failure mechanism. In all these wear and corrosion processes, the failure model and the prediction of the service of the components/equipment are the most important results that need to be established.

The aim of this Special Issue is to consolidate recent findings and understandings related to wear and corrosion failure mechanisms using scanning techniques (e.g., SEM/EDS, EDSB, KPFM, STEM, SVET), simulation and modeling (e.g., ANSYS, COMSOL) and in-situ testing and observation methods to provide a platform for researchers to publish the latest findings, reviews, and research methodology to solve the fundamental scientific wear and corrosion issues. We welcome the submission of original papers and critical reviews.

To present and summarize the new technology and theory of corrosion and wear of materials in extreme environments, Dr. Yan-xin Qiao from Jiangsu University of Science and Technology, Dr. Hao-kun Yang from the Hong Kong Productivity Council, Dr. Zhi-bin Zheng from Guangdong Academy of Sciences and Dr. Tang-qing Wu from Xiangtan University are invited as guest editors to organize a special issue on “corrosion and wear of materials in extreme environments” in 2023. Potential topics include but are not limited to the following:

• Corrosion fundamentals;
• High-temperature oxidation;
• Anodic oxidation;
• Stress corrosion cracking, corrosion fatigue, and corrosion creep;
• Corrosion control and protection.

This special issue accepts both original research papers and review papers. All submissions will be subjected to standard peer review procedures.

Notes for submission:

(1) Submission Deadline: March 31, 2023.

(2) The manuscript submitted in English must meet the requirements of“Instruction for Authors” and “Guide for the Preparation of a Manuscript” of Journal of Iron and Steel Research International.

(3) Please use the Journal of Iron and Steel Research International online submission system (www.editorialmanager.com/isri) to submit the full text, and indicate “corrosion and wear of materials in extreme environments” at the end of the title. If you have any questions on the operation of electronic submission, please get in touch with the Editorial office. (E-mail: gtyjxb-e@163.com; TEL: +86-10-62182295)

(4) Schedule for the issue in Volume 30, No. 8, 2023.

Guest Editors:

(1)  Dr. Yan-xin Qiao    
Jiangsu University of Science and University, Zhenjiang 212003, China

E-mail: yxqiao@just.edu.cn

(2)  Dr. Hao-kun Yang   
Hong Kong Productivity Council, Hong Kong 999077, China

E-mail: hkyang@hkpc.org

(3)  Dr. Zhi-bin Zheng 

Guangdong Academy of Sciences, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Metal Toughening Technology and Application, Guangzhou 510650, China

E-mail: zbzheng712003@163.com

(4)  Dr. Tang-qing Wu

School of Materials Science and Engineering, Xiangtan University, Xiangtan 411105, China

E-mail: tqwu10s@alum.imr.ac.cn