Structural Materials at MSE2024

In light of the success of the special issue dedicated to advances in the field of structural materials published in 2023 we decided to organize a follow-up issue in 2025. Contributions in this special issue are based on presentations given at the Materials Science and Engineering Congress (MSE2024). The MSE, organized by the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Materialkunde (DGM) every two years, is the leading international congress dedicated to materials science in Germany since many years. In September 2024, with Sweden being the guest country, researchers from all over the world met in Darmstadt to present recent advances in the field. Again, one of the major topics was “Structural Materials”. This topic focuses on the relationships between the structure of materials and their properties and performance and provides a scientific basis for developing engineering materials for advanced structural applications. The present special issue of Advanced Engineering Materials contains papers from different sessions organized under the topic. We hope that all readers will take their time to read the excellent papers and receive inspiration from the results presented. As is the common basis in engineering science and application, insights presented will foster intense discussions and help to guide their own research toward reliable use of novel structural materials in any environment. With best regards,