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Dr. Lei Yan

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College of Mechanical & Electrical Engineering, Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Nanjing 210016, China
Interests: manufacturing process modeling; hybrid additive manufacturing; post-treatment modeling; fatigue performance modeling

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

Additive Manufacturing (AM) remains a rich and rapidly developing theme in metal and alloy processing. The advancement of AM technology has brought opportunities not just for complex metal component fabrication but also for microstructure tailoring and novel material design. To model and analyze this advanced manufacturing technology for metal fabrication process optimization and component performance enhancement has become a challenging issue for both academia and industry.

This Special Issue aims to highlight research on the computation and simulation of metals processed with AM technology. In addition, post-treatment modeling and non-destructive testing and evaluation (NDT&E) on AM metals are invited here.

Dr. Lei Yan
Guest Editor

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Keywords

manufacturing process modeling
novel alloy design
microstructure modeling
residual stress and deformation modeling
mechanical behavior modeling
topology and surface optimization
post-treatment process modeling
qualification and certification process simulation

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Study on Physical Mechanisms of Thickness Effect of Incremental Hole-Drilling Method Based on Energy Analysis

by Keming Zhang, Yu Cao and Shangbin Xi

Metals 2024, 14(1), 86; https://doi.org/10.3390/met14010086 - 10 Jan 2024

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Incremental hole drilling is a commonly employed semi-destructive method for measuring internal residual stresses. It involves calculating internal residual stresses through the measurement of strains. The conversion of strain to stress is achieved through calibration coefficients, the accuracy of which directly influences the precision of residual stress measurements. These calibration coefficients are predominantly determined through finite element simulations, which must consider the sample’s characteristics and realistic experimental conditions. While there has been extensive research on the influence of sample thickness, the impact of thickness under different experimental conditions remains unexplored, and the underlying physical mechanisms driving thickness effects remain ambiguous. This paper addresses this gap by employing finite element simulations to investigate the impact of thickness on calibration coefficients under three commonly utilized experimental conditions. Moreover, this research endeavors to elucidate the physical mechanisms that contribute to variations in these coefficients through energy analysis. Full article

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Corrosion and Wear Behavior of Additively Manufactured Metallic Parts in Biomedical Applications

by Zhongbin Wei, Shokouh Attarilar, Mahmoud Ebrahimi and Jun Li

Metals 2024, 14(1), 96; https://doi.org/10.3390/met14010096 - 13 Jan 2024

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Today, parts made by additive manufacturing (AM) methods have found many applications in the medical industry, the main reasons for which are the ability to custom design and manufacture complex structures, their short production cycle, their ease of utilization, and on-site fabrication, leading to the fabrication of next-generation intricate patient-specific biomedical implants. These parts should fulfill numerous requirements, such as having acceptable mechanical strength, biocompatibility, satisfactory surface characteristics, and excellent corrosion and wear performance. It was known that AM techniques may lead to some uncertainties influencing part properties and causing significant evaluation conflicts in corrosion outcomes. Meanwhile, the corrosion and wear behavior of additively manufactured materials are not comprehensively discussed. In this regard, the present work is a review of the state-of-the-art knowledge dedicated to reviewing the actual scientific knowledge about the corrosion and wear response of additively manufactured biomedical components, elucidating the relevant mechanism and influential factors to enhance the performance of AM-manufactured implants specifically for the physiological human body fluids. Furthermore, there is a focus on the use of reinforced composites, surface engineering, and a preparation stage that can considerably affect the tribocorrosion behavior of AM-produced parts. The improvement of tribocorrosion performance can have a key role in the production of advanced AM implants and the present study can pave the way toward facile production of high-throughput AM biomedical parts that have very high resistance to corrosion and wear. Full article

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