Surface Analysis of Additive Manufacturing Processes
A special issue of Processes (ISSN 2227-9717). This special issue belongs to the section "Manufacturing Processes and Systems".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 September 2024 | Viewed by 2003
Special Issue Editors
Interests: surfaces; coatings; corrosion; microscopy; spectroscopy; tribology; tribochemistry; additive manufacturing
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Additive manufacturing (AM) has emerged as a versatile, enabling technology, outperforming tradition manufacturing technologies in numerous applications. This processing technology has been adapted to an increasingly varied range of materials, including metals, thermoplastics, thermosets, ceramics, concrete, composites, etc., to fabricate complex structures with novel geometries. However, the surface quality of AM parts, which is critical to their functional performance, needs to be improved. Surface analysis of AM processes is therefore an important area of research with a focus on understanding the mechanisms that govern the formation of surface features and developing strategies to control and improve them.
This Special Issue, “Surface Analysis of Additive Manufacturing”, aims to compile the latest research on the surface analysis of AM processes, covering a broad range of topics and applications, including but not limiting to:
- Characterization of surface topography, structures, texture and roughness in AM parts.
- Surface modification techniques to enhance the properties of AM parts, such as laser polishing, chemical etching, coatings and other forms of surface engineering.
- Development of in situ monitoring techniques for surface quality during AM processing.
- Investigation of the impact of process parameters on surface quality, such as laser power, scan speed, material feed, temperature and powder, filament or liquid precursor characteristics.
- Surface analysis of hybrid AM processes, such as multi-material and multi-process approaches.
- Development of modeling and simulation approaches to predict and optimize surface quality in AM processes.
Dr. Cayetano Espejo Conesa
Dr. Haoqi Zhang
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- additive manufacturing
- roughness
- surface analysis
- surface engineering