Laser Welding and Cladding for Enhanced Mechanical Performance
A special issue of Coatings (ISSN 2079-6412). This special issue belongs to the section "Laser Coatings".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 10 February 2026 | Viewed by 52
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Currently, laser processing of materials is a key activity in the development of new technologies for both recent and future applications across a wide range of industries. New solutions can be implemented, starting from common laser welding and cladding processes on metal materials and further expanding to pairs or sandwich “non-compatible” groups of materials, such as metal, glass, plastics, and organic tissues. Laser tools have already enabled us to work on this issue for over sixty years. However, as laser capabilities and specifications continue to develop, new solutions will emerge, driving innovation and progress. Each problem or objective has a solution; what is needed is the right to competencies, collaboration, exchange of opinions and ideas, creativity, a supportive environment, and financial backing.
Thus, we encourage scientific and engineering societies to share innovative ideas and attractive solutions, along with the experimental results and numerical simulations. Submitting a paper to this Special Issue, titled “Laser Welding and Cladding for Enhanced Mechanical Performance”, will allow us to showcase your contributions to the science and engineering of laser welding and cladding.
Dr. Egidijus Vanagas
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- coatings
- coating engineering
- laser-assisted coatings
- laser welding
- laser cladding
- laser peening
- CW laser
- nanosecond laser
- picosecond laser
- femtosecond laser
- metal–metal welding/cladding
- glass–metal welding/cladding
- plastic–metal welding/cladding
- glass–glass welding/cladding
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