The 65th Annual Conference of Metallurgy and Materials (COM 2026)

The 65th Annual Conference of Metallurgy and Materials (COM 2026) is the annual conference of the Metallurgy and Materials Society (MetSoc) and is dedicated to fundamental and applied research knowledge in the context of the growing global need for greener materials and resources.

Key Topics

• Alloy development and characterization: structural and functional materials
• Innovations in manufacturing
• Materials for clean energy transition - hydrogen, magnets and batteries
• Joining and multi-material design
• Materials and processes for closed-loop circularity in transportation
• Computational materials design and engineering
• Development of Lightweight Metal and Casting Techniques
• Sustainable metal supply: mining, processing and recycling
• Advanced Modeling and Simulations of Materials and Processing of Lightweight Metals
• Primary Production and Processing of Lightweight Metals
• Lightweight composites Developments and Processing
• Advanced Manufacturing of Lightweight Metals
• Environmental Issues and Processing Solutions for the Lightweight Metals Industry
• Fabrication and Materials Characterizations
• Joining, Coatings, Finishing, Corrosion, and Product Performances