The Physics of Joining and Additive Manufacturing
A special issue of Applied Sciences (ISSN 2076-3417). This special issue belongs to the section "Additive Manufacturing Technologies".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 September 2023) | Viewed by 4165
Special Issue Editors
2. Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Delft University of Technology, Mekelweg 2, 2628 CD Delft, The Netherlands
Interests: additive manufacturing; high-fidelity numerical simulations; transport phenomena in materials processing; data and physics driven design and optimisation
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Interests: joining and additive manufacturing; materials characterization; microstructure development; residual stress and distortion mitigation
Interests: design of materials through additive manufacturing; additively manufactured smart materials; fracture and fatigue; microstructure-damage evolution
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The development, control, monitoring, and optimisation of advanced joining and additive manufacturing rely on our understanding of the involved physical phenomena. Similarly, the deposition of materials to form (near) net shapes requires a deep understanding of the processes and materials in order to control shape and properties. The properties of materials depend on their composition and thermal-mechanical history. Microstructures and properties can be affected by processing. The comprehensive scope of this Special Issue includes all physical aspects of advanced joining and additive manufacturing processes of all materials. It aims at collating aspects of applied physics, engineering, materials science, and chemistry, which are crucial for the development of efficient and cost-effective joining and additive manufacturing technologies. Topics of interest include but are not limited to:
- The physical properties of fluids at elevated temperatures;
- Plasma flow and mass transfer in welding and additive manufacturing;
- Heat and fluid flow in melt pools;
- Microstructure design and control;
- Residual stresses and distortion;
- Numerical simulations of welding and additive manufacturing;
- Topology optimisation;
- Applications of artificial intelligence.
The categories of manuscript types that will be considered for publication include full-length original research articles, short communications, reviews, and perspectives. Manuscripts submitted to this Special Issue should contain new insights into the relationship between the processing, structure, and properties of materials.
Dr. Amin Ebrahimi
Dr. Marcel J.M. Hermans
Dr. Vera Popovich
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- joining and additive manufacturing
- heat and mass transfer
- materials characterization
- microstructure development
- residual stress and distortion mitigation
- mechanical behavior
- defect formation in welding and additive manufacturing
- numerical modelling
- topology optimisation
- artificial intelligence and machine learning
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