Advanced Surface Engineering in Welding and Additive Manufacturing
A special issue of Coatings (ISSN 2079-6412). This special issue belongs to the section "Laser Coatings".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 December 2026 | Viewed by 13
Special Issue Editors
Interests: welding; additive manufacturing; modeling and simulation
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Interests: welding; additive manufacturing; machine learning; energy efficiency
Interests: smart materials and structures; structural health monitoring; health monitoring in additive manufacturing process
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
In modern manufacturing, welding and additive manufacturing (AM) are pivotal technologies for fabricating high-performance metallic components. The reliability and service life of these components are often dictated by their surface properties, which are influenced by complex thermal cycles, rapid solidification, and layer-by-layer material deposition. These inherent process characteristics can lead to challenges such as surface defects, undesirable residual stresses, and suboptimal wear or corrosion resistance, necessitating advanced surface engineering solutions.
This Special Issue is devoted to publishing original research and review articles which focus on all aspects of advanced surface engineering in welding and additive manufacturing. The topics of interest include but are not limited to the following:
- Surface modification and coating on welded and additively manufactured parts;
- Processes for surface repair and refurbishment using welding and directed energy deposition;
- In situ surface engineering during welding and additive manufacturing processes;
- Wear, corrosion, and fatigue properties of engineered surfaces;
- Advanced characterization techniques for surface integrity in welded and AM components;
- Residual stress control and mitigation through surface treatments;
- Microstructure–property relationships at the surface and sub-surface of treated components;
- Functional surfaces created by welding and AM-related processes;
- Tribological behavior of coatings and modified surfaces;
- Modelling and simulations of surface engineering processes and performance;
- Machine learning and digital twin for predicting surface properties and integrity in welding and additive manufacturing;
- Laser-based surface treatments, including cladding, alloying, and texturing;
- Novel materials for surface engineering in welding and additive manufacturing.
We look forward to receiving your contributions!
Dr. Wenchao Ke
Dr. Jianzhao Wu
Dr. Yinghong Yu
Guest Editors
Manuscript Submission Information
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Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Coatings is an international peer-reviewed open access monthly journal published by MDPI.
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Keywords
- surface engineering
- welding
- additive manufacturing
- coatings
- wear and corrosion resistance
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