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This special issue addresses recent advances in metal-polymer hybrid structures, with a particular focus on their joining technologies, performance, and engineering applications. The growing demand for lightweight, high-strength, and multifunctional materials has driven the integration of metals and polymers into hybrid systems. By combining the complementary properties of metals and polymers, these systems are driving innovation across a wide range of industries, including automotive, aerospace, marine, and electronics.

Despite their potential, the development of reliable and efficient joining methods for distinct metal-polymer systems remains a critical challenge. Advanced joining technologies, such as friction welding and spot welding, laser-assisted joining, adhesive bonding, and mechanical fastening, have emerged as promising solutions to overcome these limitations and enable reliable, high-performance interfaces.

This Special Issue welcomes contributions on, but not limited to, the following topics:
• Hybrid structures metal-polymer
• Interfacial bonding mechanisms and adhesion mechanisms
• Microstructure and interface characterization
• Mechanical performance, durability, and failure mechanisms
• Surface treatments
• Numerical modeling
• Structural design, optimization, and performance
• Industrial applications and case studies
• Additive manufacturing-based joining

Key words:
• Hybrid structures
• Metal-polymer interfaces
• Dissimilar material joining
• Friction stir welding (FSW)/Friction stir spot welding (FSSW)
• Interfacial phenomena
• Microstructure characterization
• Mechanical properties
• Additive manufacturing
• Surface engineering

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