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The Special Issue of the journal Materials, entitled “Novel Material and Technological Solutions in Foundry Engineering”, contains very interesting papers from the field of material science concerning topics such as cast composites, layered castings, selected aspects of the crystallisation of alloys and the technology of cast and heat treatment of Al alloys and cast iron, the properties of moulding sands, properties of Ni-base superalloys, the technology of repairing castings using welding.

Technology: general issues --- History of engineering & technology --- nanocomposite --- nanoparticle --- microstructure --- mechanical --- Babbitt --- alumina --- high-chromium cast iron --- austenitizing conditions --- cooling conditions --- martensite transformation --- hardness --- cylinder heads --- heat treatment --- Brinell hardness --- automotive industry --- superalloy --- HRSTEM --- STEM-EDX --- M23C6 --- nano-borides --- Al-Si-Cu secondary aluminum alloy --- returnable material --- natural and artificial aging --- Cu precipitate --- transmission electron microscopy --- mechanical properties --- crystallization --- thermal and derivative analysis --- bimetallic --- interfacial --- compound casting --- laser surface alloying --- ductile cast iron --- in situ composite --- titanium carbide --- high-tin bronzes --- welding of bell --- bell’s sound --- aluminosilicate --- perlite --- vermiculite --- dehydroxylation --- thermal analysis --- FTIR --- XRD --- XRF --- SEM --- moulding sand --- inorganic binder --- magnetron sputtering --- HIPIMs method --- TiAlN layer --- XRD analysis --- EDS analysis --- surface morphology --- coating thickness --- AFM microscopy --- supergravity crystallization --- gravitational segregation --- texture --- hexagonal alloys --- monotectic transformation --- high-aluminum cast iron --- Al4C3 carbide --- spontaneous disintegration of the casting structure --- casting composite --- silicon carbide --- gray cast iron --- graphite --- pearlite --- reinforcement particles --- metallic matrix --- Inconel 740 --- phase transformation --- investment casting --- solidification

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The Special Issue of the journal Materials, entitled “Novel Material and Technological Solutions in Foundry Engineering”, contains very interesting papers from the field of material science concerning topics such as cast composites, layered castings, selected aspects of the crystallisation of alloys and the technology of cast and heat treatment of Al alloys and cast iron, the properties of moulding sands, properties of Ni-base superalloys, the technology of repairing castings using welding.

Technology: general issues --- History of engineering & technology --- nanocomposite --- nanoparticle --- microstructure --- mechanical --- Babbitt --- alumina --- high-chromium cast iron --- austenitizing conditions --- cooling conditions --- martensite transformation --- hardness --- cylinder heads --- heat treatment --- Brinell hardness --- automotive industry --- superalloy --- HRSTEM --- STEM-EDX --- M23C6 --- nano-borides --- Al-Si-Cu secondary aluminum alloy --- returnable material --- natural and artificial aging --- Cu precipitate --- transmission electron microscopy --- mechanical properties --- crystallization --- thermal and derivative analysis --- bimetallic --- interfacial --- compound casting --- laser surface alloying --- ductile cast iron --- in situ composite --- titanium carbide --- high-tin bronzes --- welding of bell --- bell’s sound --- aluminosilicate --- perlite --- vermiculite --- dehydroxylation --- thermal analysis --- FTIR --- XRD --- XRF --- SEM --- moulding sand --- inorganic binder --- magnetron sputtering --- HIPIMs method --- TiAlN layer --- XRD analysis --- EDS analysis --- surface morphology --- coating thickness --- AFM microscopy --- supergravity crystallization --- gravitational segregation --- texture --- hexagonal alloys --- monotectic transformation --- high-aluminum cast iron --- Al4C3 carbide --- spontaneous disintegration of the casting structure --- casting composite --- silicon carbide --- gray cast iron --- graphite --- pearlite --- reinforcement particles --- metallic matrix --- Inconel 740 --- phase transformation --- investment casting --- solidification

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As the Guest Editor of this Special Issue entitled ""Science, Characterization, and Technology of Joining and Welding"" of Metals, I am pleased to have this book published by MDPI. Joining, including welding, soldering, brazing, and assembly, is an essential requirement in manufacturing processes and is classified as a secondary manufacturing process. This Special Issue of Metals includes technical and review papers on, but not limited to, different aspects of joining and welding, including welding technologies (i.e., fusion-based welding and solid-state welding), characterization, metallurgy and materials science, quality control, and design and numerical simulation. This Special Issue also includes the joining of different materials, including metal and non-metals (polymers and composites), including 17 peer-reviewed papers from several researchers all around the globe (China, Germany, Brazil, South Koria, Slovakia, USA, Taiwan, Canada, and India). As of this date (April 2020), the papers in this Special Issue have been cited 47 times by other researchers, which I think is an eminent number and shows the high quality of the published papers in this Issue. This Special Issue includes a large diversity of various subjects in the field of joining: laser welding, friction stir welding, diffusion bonding, multipass welding, rotary friction-welding, friction bit joining, adhesive bonding, weldbonding, simulation and experimentation, metal/FRP joints, welding simulation, plasma–TIG coupled arc welding, liquation cracking, soldering, resin bonding, microstructural characteristics, brazing, and friction stir butt and scarf welding. I would like to sincerely thank all the researchers who contributed to this Special Issue for their high-quality research. I also would like to acknowledge Mr. Toliver Guo, Senior Assistant Editor at MDPI, who continuously and tirelessly contributed toward this Special Issue by assisting me with inviting the authors and the follow ups. I think this Special Issue will enhance our knowledge and understanding in the field of joining and assembly. I would like to dedicate this book to my wife, Mehrnoosh, for her continued support and encouragement.

microstructure --- phased array ultrasonic --- thermophysical property --- FRP --- simulation --- eutectoid --- tint etching --- TAN alloy --- dissimilar material joining --- thermal compression bonding --- HAZ cracking --- welding thermal cycles --- IN738 superalloy --- carbide dissolution --- solder --- friction bit joining --- weld bonding --- interfacial microstructure --- adhesive thermos-mechanical property --- API 5L X80 steel --- scarf joint --- thermal spraying --- pores --- Cr-Mo steel --- welding --- hot pressing --- local brittle zone --- electrical properties --- Ti2AlNb alloy --- tool pin profiles --- adhesive bonding --- mechanical properties --- carbon fiber-reinforced polymer --- surface structuring --- m23c6 --- Zn-coated low carbon microalloyed steels --- flux-less soldering --- dissimilar joints --- energy-input --- medium thick plate model --- design of experiments --- oxide layer --- mechanical interlocking --- rotary friction-welding --- 22MnB5 --- ultrasonic bonding --- titanium --- anisotropy --- coupled arc --- heat-affected zone --- aluminum --- plasma-TIG --- joint mechanical properties --- hybrid joining --- microconstituent --- dual-phase steel --- high-crystalline content zirconia --- flex-on-board assembly --- active monomers --- butt joint --- copper --- clad filler foil --- SA213-T23 --- arc profile --- numerical simulation --- tailor welded blanks --- ceramics --- vacuum brazing --- coating --- longitudinal wave --- direct diffusion bonding --- metallurgy --- pressure distribution --- flow stress --- SnBi58 solder joint morphology --- adhesion --- dissimilar weldments --- laser welding --- distributed point heat sources model --- mechanical strength --- taguchi design --- bonding strength --- friction stir welding