Additive Manufacturing: Latest Advances and Prospects
A special issue of Applied Sciences (ISSN 2076-3417). This special issue belongs to the section "Additive Manufacturing Technologies".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 March 2027 | Viewed by 75
Special Issue Editors
Interests: additive manufacturing; materials processing; microstructure; microstructural characterization; mechanical behavior; X-ray diffraction; advanced materials, shape memory alloys and modified alloys
Interests: additive manufacturing; welding; materials processing; advanced characterization techniques; mechanical behavior; shape memory alloys and high-entropy alloys
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Dear Colleagues,
Additive manufacturing (AM) has rapidly evolved into a key manufacturing technology capable of producing complex geometries, multifunctional structures, and highly tailored material systems. Advances in processing techniques, materials development, and characterization methods are continuously expanding the capabilities of AM and enabling applications across diverse sectors such as aerospace, biomedical engineering, energy, and advanced manufacturing.
This Special Issue aims to highlight recent scientific and technological developments in AM and to explore directions that are shaping the future of the field. We welcome original research articles and review papers addressing both fundamental and applied aspects of AM technologies. Contributions focusing on novel materials, innovative processing strategies, advanced characterization methods, modelling approaches, and industrial applications are particularly encouraged.
Topics of interest include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Metal additive manufacturing processes;
- Hybrid additive–subtractive manufacturing;
- Additive manufacturing of advanced alloys and functional materials;
- Polymer, composite, and multimaterial AM;
- Process–structure–property relationships in AM materials;
- Process optimization, monitoring, and control;
- Residual stresses, defects, and microstructural evolution;
- Post-processing and heat treatment of additively manufactured parts;
- Mechanical performance;
- Modelling and simulation;
- Advanced characterization techniques;
- Artificial intelligence and data-driven approaches in AM;
- Sustainability and resource efficiency in AM;
- Industrial and developing applications of AM.
We kindly invite researchers and practitioners to contribute their latest findings and perspectives to this Special Issue and help advance the development of AM technologies.
Dr. Patrícia Freitas Rodrigues
Dr. João Lopes
Guest Editors
Dr. Daniel Gatoes
Guest Editor Assistant
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Keywords
- additive manufacturing
- metal additive manufacturing
- polymer additive manufacturing
- multimaterial additive manufacturing
- process–structure–property relationships
- microstructural evolution
- additive manufacturing modelling
- advanced characterization
- post-processing of AM parts
- mechanical performance
- artificial intelligence in additive manufacturing
- sustainable manufacturing
- 4D additive manufacturing
- metamaterials AM
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