Advanced Coatings in Additive Manufacturing
A special issue of Coatings (ISSN 2079-6412). This special issue belongs to the section "Surface Characterization, Deposition and Modification".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 9
Special Issue Editors
Interests: additive manufacturing; coatings; electronic packaging technology; high-power device reliability
Interests: powder metallurgy; ceramic materials; coatings; additive manufacturing; energy materials
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Dear Colleagues,
Advanced coatings in additive manufacturing are multi-functional surface treatment layers formed by layer-by-layer deposition through 3D printing technology. They are mainly divided into three categories: metal-based (such as nickel-based alloys), ceramic-based (such as zirconia), and composite coatings. Current research focuses on four major hotspots:
1) the grain boundary strengthening effect of nanostructured coatings (such as nano-Al2O3 coatings with a hardness of up to 25 GPa);
2) the development of intelligent responsive coatings (such as temperature-sensitive shape memory coatings);
3) multi-material gradient co-deposition technology;
4) a process parameter optimization system based on machine learning. In the aerospace field, the titanium aluminum carbide coating prepared by Guest Editor using laser cladding can increase the temperature resistance of turbine blades by 200 °C; in the medical field, 3D-printed porous hydroxyapatite coating implants have achieved a 92% bone integration rate.
According to relevant predictions, by 2030, 30% of protective coatings worldwide will adopt additive manufacturing processes, especially in nuclear power component repair (with an estimated market size of USD 5.8 billion) and the battery cooling coating of new energy vehicles, which have potential for explosive growth. Advanced coating technology in additive manufacturing is driving the intelligent transformation of the manufacturing industry, and thus has very broad research and application prospects.
Dr. Jibing Chen
Dr. Junsheng Yang
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- additive manufacturing
- nanostructured coatings
- machine learning in process optimization
- multi-material
- 3D printing
- surface modification
- surface properties
- coatings
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