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Special Issue on ‘Advances in Steel Technologies?, edited by Carlo Mapelli, Silvia Barella and Riccardo Carli

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The multifaceted path to sustainable metallurgy: process innovation, circular economy, and digitalization

Carlo Mapelli, Silvia Barella and Riccardo Carli

Matériaux & Techniques, 114 4 (2026) E1

Published online: 01 June 2026
Special Issue on ‘Advances in Steel Technologies’, edited by Carlo Mapelli, Silvia Barella and Riccardo Carli

Multi-functional simulation system for continuous hot bar rolling: development and industrial application

Shuo Guo, Caiyi Liu, Silvia Barella, Yan Peng, Andrea Gruttadauria, Marco Belfi, De Li, Yang Liu, Xiaobo Qu, Marwan Abdelwahed et al. (2 more)

Matériaux & Techniques, 114 4 (2026) 404

Published online: 29 May 2026
Special Issue on ‘Advances in Steel Technologies’, edited by Carlo Mapelli, Silvia Barella and Riccardo Carli

Performance of a HSLA steel produced via EAF and Arvedi ESP^™ process route for the service in gaseous hydrogen

Roberto Venturini, Lorenzo Zanaboni, Noris Battocletti, Marco Bartoletti, Adriano Capparelli and Chiara Zitelli

Matériaux & Techniques, 114 4 (2026) 401

Published online: 22 May 2026
Contribution of aluminum fibers to mortar performance: experimental approach and Weibull modeling

Abdelhafid Boukellouda, Houssam Slimanou, Toufik Kheffache, Samir Lillouch and Nasser Chelouah

Matériaux & Techniques, 114 4 (2026) 402

Published online: 20 May 2026
Special Issue on ‘Advances in Steel Technologies’, edited by Carlo Mapelli, Silvia Barella and Riccardo Carli

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Assessment of the natural absorption of CO₂ performed by steelmaking slag

Carlo Mapelli, Davide Mombelli, Gianluca Dall’Osto, Elena Da Val, Roberto Moreschi and Giovanni Baldo

Matériaux & Techniques, 114 4 (2026) 403

Published online: 20 May 2026
Special Issue on ‘Opportunities and Challenges of Hydrogen Use for Steelmaking Decarbonization’, edited by Ismael Matino, Valentina Colla and Akhilesh Swarnakar

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Effect of Hydrogen as fuel for continuous annealing of AISI 316L stainless steel—annealing and pickling tests

Eugenia Sainsus, Lorenza Catini, Niccolò Massarelli and Baldo Gurreri

Matériaux & Techniques, 114 3 (2026) 308

Published online: 13 May 2026
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Matériaux et Techniques Editorial for 2026: Where does the journal wish to go?

Jean-Pierre Birat and Xavier Colin

Matériaux & Techniques, 114 3 (2026) E1

Published online: 23 April 2026

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Volume 114 / No 4 (2026) (in progress)
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Volume 114 / No 3 (2026)
Caption: Hydrogen Steel Mill: a futuristic representation (© 2025. All rights reserved)
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Volume 114 / No 2 (2026)
Caption: High-precision fabrication of a lattice cube, showcasing advanced materials processing and smart manufacturing
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Volume 114 / No 1 (2026)
Caption: SEM-EDS mapping of carbothermically reduced rotary kiln slag (© Gianluca Dall'Osto, Carlo Mapelli and Davide Mombelli - Dipartimento di Meccanica, Politecnico di Milano)
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