Additive Manufacturing: Customizing Surface Properties for Enhanced Performance
A special issue of Coatings (ISSN 2079-6412). This special issue belongs to the section "Surface Characterization, Deposition and Modification".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 1 March 2026 | Viewed by 7
Special Issue Editors
Interests: surface properties for enhanced performance; processing performance for difficult-to-cut materials
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Additive manufacturing provides a revolutionary solution for the customization of the surface characteristics of complex parts through the unique advantages of layer-by-layer construction and precise control.
Combined with material science, process optimization and multi-scale modeling technology, additive manufacturing can realize the active design of surface morphology, composition and function, thus significantly improving the wear resistance, corrosion resistance, thermodynamic performance and biocompatibility of parts in extreme environments.
The development of this field is driven by the urgent requirements of high-value-added industries such as those involving aerospace, energy equipment, biomedicine, etc., and also lays the foundation for cutting-edge directions such as smart surfaces and gradient functional materials.
This Special Issue will focus on the following research directions, aiming to promote the theoretical innovation and technological transformation of additive manufacturing surface characteristics:
- Theoretical and experimental research on surface morphology and performance enhancement and the corresponding latest insights.
- The development of different processes acting on the surface of materials including but not limited to ultrasonic-assisted machining, electrolytic-assisted machining, laser-assisted machining, etc.
- The latest progress in research on the surface properties of different materials.
- Recent advancements in the study of the influence of additive manufacturing surface characteristics and performance indicators.
- Computer modeling and simulation in order to predict surface characteristics, performance, durability and reliability in service environments.
- Future research directions such as ultra-precision surface treatment, integrated on-line detection, and micro-to-macro-surface cross-scale correlation mechanisms.
- The digital combination of material surface characteristics and intelligent optimization of processing equipment during processing.
Dr. Ying Niu
Dr. Junjin Ma
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- additive manufacturing
- surface properties
- enhanced performance
- coatings
- cutting
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