International Journal of Minerals, Metallurgy and Materials (Formerly known as Journal of University of Science and Technology Beijing, Mineral, Metallurgy, Material) provides an international medium for the publication of theoretical and experimental studies related to the fields of Minerals, Metallurgy and Materials. Papers dealing with minerals processing, mining, mine safety, environmental pollution and protection of mines, process metallurgy, metallurgical physical chemistry, structure and physical properties of materials, corrosion and resistance of materials, are viewed as suitable for publication.

Editor-in-Chief
Ai-xiang Wu, University of Science and Technology Beijing, China
Vice Editors-in-Chief
Shu-qiang Jiao, University of Science and Technology Beijing, China
Long-zhe Jin, University of Science and Technology Beijing, China
Zhao-ping Lü, University of Science and Technology Beijing, China
Lu-ning Wang, University of Science and Technology Beijing, China
Chris Aldrich, Curtin University, Australia
Hong-biao Dong, University of Leicester, UK
Sanjay Mathur, University of Cologne, Germany
Dieter G. Senk, RWTH Aachen University, Germany
Wei Jiang, University of Science and Technology Beijing, China
Advisory Members
Mei-feng Cai, University of Science and Technology Beijing, China
Kuo-Chih Chou, University of Science and Technology Beijing, China
Chang-chun Ge, University of Science and Technology Beijing, China
Zheng-huan Hu, University of Science and Technology Beijing, China
Xiao-wei Huang, General Research Institute for Nonferrous Metals, China
Xin-ping Mao, Baosteel Central Research Institute, China
Zuo-ren Nie, Beijing University of Technology, China
Fu-sheng Pan, Chongqing University, China
Su-ping Peng, China University of Mining and Technology (Beijing), China
Guan-zhou Qiu, Central South University, China
Hai-zhou Wang, China Iron & Steel Research Institute Group, China
Yi-de Wang, Taiyuan Iron & Steel (Group) Co., Ltd., China
Qiang Wu, China University of Mining and Technology (Beijing), China
He-ping Xie, Sichuan University, China
Jian-xin Xie, University of Science and Technology Beijing, China
Hui-bin Xu, Beihang University, China
Ren-shu Yang, University of Science and Technology Beijing, China
Heng-qiang Ye, Institute of Metal Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China
Tong-yi Zhang, Shanghai University, China
Ji Zhou, Tsinghua University, China
Hans Fecht, Ulm University, Germany
Jian Lü, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
Jing-li Luo, University of Alberta, Canada
D.R. Nagaraj, Solvay S.A., USA
Hong-bo Zeng, University of Alberta, Canada
Members
Yang Bai, University of Science and Technology Beijing, China
Yan-ping Bao, University of Science and Technology Beijing, China
Wen-bin Cao, University of Science and Technology Beijing, China
Jun Chen, University of Science and Technology Beijing, China
Rui-run Chen, Harbin Institute of Technology, China
Man-sheng Chu, Northeastern University, China
Alberto N. Conejo, University of Science and Technology Beijing, China
Chao-fang Dong, University of Science and Technology Beijing, China
Han Dong, Shanghai University, China
Shu-xiang Dong, Peking University, China
Qiang Feng, University of Science and Technology Beijing, China
Xue-yi Guo, Central South University, China
Zhan-cheng Guo, University of Science and Technology Beijing, China
Xue-qiu He, University of Science and Technology Beijing, China
Tao Jiang, Central South University, China
Yong Jiang, University of Science and Technology Beijing, China
Zhou-hua Jiang, Northeastern University, China
Bin Jiang, Chongqing University, China
Cheng-bao Jiang, Beihang University, China
Guo-zheng Kang, Southwest Jiaotong University, China
Qian Li, Shanghai University, China
Wen-ya Li, Northwestern Polytechnical University, China
Xiao-gang Li, University of Science and Technology Beijing, China
Qing-liang Liao, University of Science and Technology Beijing, China
Hai Lin, University of Science and Technology Beijing, China
Tung-Chai Ling, Hunan University, China
Feng-qin Liu, University of Science and Technology Beijing, China
Feng Liu, Northwestern Polytechnical University, China
Gang Liu, Xi’an Jiaotong University, China
Jian-hua Liu, Beihang University, China
Quan-lin Liu, University of Science and Technology Beijing, China
Xue-feng Liu, University of Science and Technology Beijing, China
Yong-chang Liu, Tianjin University, China
Xiong-gang Lu, ShanghaiTech University, China
Hai-wen Luo, University of Science and Technology Beijing, China
Xue-wei Lü, Chongqing University, China
Wen-hui Ma, Kunming University of Science and Technology, China
Bai-sheng Nie, China University of Mining and Technology (Beijing), China
Jia-hu Ouyang, Harbin Institute of Technology, China
Chong-chong Qi, Central South University, China
Xuan-hui Qu, University of Science and Technology Beijing, China
Ji-guo Shan, Tsinghua University, China
Cheng-jia Shang, University of Science and Technology Beijing, China
Chun-bao Sun, University of Science and Technology Beijing, China
Dong-ping Tao, University of Science and Technology Liaoning, China
Cheng-yan Wang, University of Science and Technology Beijing, China
Lei Wang, Northeastern University, China
Shou-guo Wang, University of Science and Technology Beijing, China
Tong-min Wang, Dalian University of Technology, China
Yan-dong Wang, University of Science and Technology Beijing, China
Shu-ming Wen, Kunming University of Science and Technology, China
Shun-chuan Wu, Kunming University of Science and Technology, China
Yuan Wu, University of Science and Technology Beijing, China
Zhi-guo Xia, South China University of Technology, China
Xian-ran Xing, University of Science and Technology Beijing, China
Jian Yang, Shanghai University, China
Zhi-gang Yang, Tsinghua University, China
Sheng-hua Yin, University of Science and Technology Beijing, China
Wan-zhong Yin, Northeastern University, and Fuzhou University, China
Jia-guo Yu, Wuhan University of Technology, China
Chao Yuan, Institute of Metal Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China
Hui Zhang, Zhejiang University, China
Jian-liang Zhang, University of Science and Technology Beijing, China
Li-feng Zhang, University of Science and Technology Beijing, China
Xin-fang Zhang, University of Science and Technology Beijing, China
Yong Zhang, University of Science and Technology Beijing, China
Yue Zhang, University of Science and Technology Beijing, China
Xiao-zhong Zhang, Tsinghua University, China
Cheng Zhong, Tianjin University, China
Fu-bao Zhou, China University of Mining and Technology, China
Miao-yong Zhu, Northeastern University, China
Rong Zhu, University of Science and Technology Beijing, China
Lin-zhong Zhuang, University of Science and Technology Beijing, China
Wei-dong Zhuang, General Research Institute for Nonferrous Metals, China
Raimund Bürger, Universidad de Concepción, Chile
Guo-cai Chai, Linköping University, Sweden
Jung-Wook Cho, Pohang University of Science and Technology, Republic of Korea
Qiang Du, SINTEF Industry, Norway
Aziz Habibi-Yangjeh, University of Mohaghegh Ardabili, Iran
Ming-xin Huang, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
Yi-zhong Huang, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
Yuan-ding Huang, Helmholtz-Zentrum Geesthacht, Germany
Youn-Bae Kang, Pohang University of Science and Technology, Republic of Korea
Hyunjung Kim, Chonbuk National University, Republic of Korea
Bern Klein, University of British Columbia, Canada
Hui-jun Li, University of Wollongong, Australia
Zu-shu Li, the University of Warwick, UK
Dong-sheng Liao, ArcelorMittal Dofasco Inc., Canada
Xing-bo Liu, West Virginia University, USA
Shigeo Maruyama, The University of Tokyo, Japan
Wajira Mirihanage, The University of Manchester, UK
Takuji Oda, Seoul National University, Republic of Korea
Joo Hyun Park, Hanyang University, Republic of Korea
Johnnes Schenk, Montanuniversität Leoben, Austria
Siegfried Schmauder, University of Stuttgart, Germany
Luís Marcelo Tavares, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Sammy Tin, Illinois Institute of Technology, USA
Olena Volkova, TU Bergakademie Freiberg, Germany
Chuan Wang, Swerim AB, Sweden
Jun-fei Xi, Queensland University of Technology, Australia
Shu Yin, Tohoku University, Japan
Bao-jun Zhao, The University of Queensland, Australia
Editors
Wei Jiang, Dong-hua Huang, Zhi-fang Ru, Yan Du, Pei-xian Chen, Xian Jia