The Applied Metallurgy group carries out its research activity on topics of direct industrial and applicative impact such as the optimization of metal alloys, transformation processes and thermal and thermochemical treatments for the production of components, in addition to the analysis of failures (failure analysis) that normally affect components, machinery and systems during operation. Attention to damage phenomena related to operating conditions (think of high temperatures, corrosive environments, wear phenomena) is in fact an effective way to find solutions that improve product reliability in a sustainable way and consistent with market demands. In this area, research activity has recently also extended to the fields of ballistics and forensic explosives, studying in particular the problems of terminal ballistics in order to optimize anti-personnel and anti-material protections, in addition to the aspects of lesion ballistics, and explosives, aimed at forensic in-depth studies and the reconstruction of accidental explosive phenomena.