In the publication [1], concerns were brought to the attention of the Editorial Office by the Cranfield University regarding the accuracy of the institutional affiliation attributed to co-author Zhenbiao Wang.
In response to the concerns raised, and at the request of the Cranfield University, the affiliation “Welding and Additive Manufacturing Centre, Cranfield University, Bedfordshire MK43 0AL, UK” has been removed. In addition, the zip code for Affiliation 3 has been updated.
Additionally, the Conflicts of Interest statement has also been updated to: Zhenbiao Wang was employed by the company North East Industrial Materials & Metallurgy Co., Ltd. The remaining authors declare that the research was conducted in the absence of any commercial or financial relationships that could be construed as a potential conflict of interest.
The authors state that the scientific conclusions are unaffected. This correction was approved by the Academic Editor. The original publication has also been updated.
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