Surface Engineering of Additively Manufactured Alloys
A special issue of Coatings (ISSN 2079-6412). This special issue belongs to the section "Surface Characterization, Deposition and Modification".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 10 September 2026 | Viewed by 18
Special Issue Editors
Interests: surface integrity; sheet metal forming; incremental sheet forming; additive manufacturing; post-processing of AM metals; computational modelling in forming processes
Interests: surface integrity; sheet metal forming; incremental sheet forming; additive manufacturing; post-processing of AM metals; computational modelling in forming processes
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Surface engineering, a technique that modifies or coats materials' surfaces to enhance their physical, chemical, and mechanical properties, provides a powerful tool for addressing surface challenges in AM components. Through targeted surface treatment, not only can surface defects caused by AM be repaired, but special functions beyond the substrate can also be imparted to the surface, such as superhydrophobicity, biological activity, and anti-ablation, thus achieving a performance leap of "surface leading the whole". This Special Issue welcomes original research papers and review articles on the following topics:
Surface modification technology: Post-treatment technology for AM alloys, including but not limited to:
(1) Mechanical processing: Shot blasting, abrasive flow machining, vibration polishing.
(2) Thermal (electrochemical) treatment: Laser polishing, laser shock peening, electrochemical polishing, etc.
(3) Deposition techniques: Physical Vapor Deposition (PVD), Chemical Vapor Deposition (CVD), Thermal Spray, Cold Spray, Electroplating.
(4) Hybrid and emerging surface engineering technologies.
Characterization and performance: Characterization and performance evaluation of surface-modified AM alloys, including:
(1) Surface morphology, roughness, residual stress, and microstructure evolution.
(2) Mechanical properties: Fatigue strength, hardness, and wear resistance.
(3) Chemical properties: Corrosion resistance and high-temperature oxidation behavior.
(4) Functional performance: Wettability, biocompatibility, catalytic activity, and optical properties.
(5) Simulation and modeling: Computational models, simulations, and artificial intelligence methods used to predict and optimize surface treatment processes and performance of AM components.
Dr. Yanhu Wang
Dr. José Andrés López-Fernández
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- additive manufacturing
- metal alloys
- surface engineering
- post-processing
- surface integrity
- surface roughness
- wear resistance
- corrosion resistance
- functional coatings
- microstructure
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