Advances in Surface Welding Techniques for Metallic Materials
A special issue of Coatings (ISSN 2079-6412). This special issue belongs to the section "Surface Characterization, Deposition and Modification".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 25 April 2026 | Viewed by 44
Special Issue Editors
Interests: wire arc additive manufacturing; high-efficiency welding; laser-arc hybrid welding; computational fluid dynamics; arc plasma characteristics; molten pool dynamics
Interests: wire-arc directed energy deposition; hybrid manufacturing; welding of dissimilar metals microstructure prediction; phase-field method; thermal cycles; welding residual stress
Interests: laser additive manufacturing; ultra-high speed laser cladding; multi-scale simulation; materials characterization
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Surface welding techniques for metallic materials is one of the core technologies in the field of metal surface engineering. These processes create coatings or connection layers with specific properties on the surface of metal substrates in in order to improve the wear resistance, corrosion resistance, high-temperature resistance, and performance characteristics, or to enable the joining of dissimilar materials.
The development of surface welding processes is closely tied to advances in heat source control, material feed systems, real-time monitoring, and computational modeling. Moreover, the integration of Industry 4.0 concepts—such as sensor-based feedback control, machine learning for process optimization, and digital twin simulations—has opened new opportunities for improving welding performance and minimizing defects.
This Special Issue aims to gather the latest developments, challenges, and innovative processes and methods in metal surface welding technology. We warmly welcome submissions presenting novel research findings, comprehensive reviews, and perspectives of future development directions, with the goal of advancing applications of surface welding in high-end equipment manufacturing and extreme environments.
Topics of interest include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Advanced surface welding processes: ultra-high-speed laser cladding, laser/arc/electron beam hybrid welding, fusion after cold spraying, plasma transferred arc (PTA) welding, wire arc additive re-manufacturing (WAARM), etc.;
- Metallurgical mechanism: microstructure evolution, phase transformation, grain refinement, and solidification mechanisms of advanced materials in surface welding;
- Material compatibility: welding of dissimilar metals, high-entropy alloys, and metal matrix composites;
- Computer-aided surface welding engineering: modeling and simulation of heat transfer, molten pool dynamics, residual stresses, dilution control, and microstructure evolution;
- Surface property enhancement: wear resistance, corrosion resistance, and fatigue life improvement;
- Sensors and monitoring: real-time weld quality detection, machine vision, and artificial intelligence in welding control;
- Sustainability aspects: energy efficiency, recycling, and green manufacturing in welding applications.
Dr. Wenyong Zhao
Dr. Xiangbo Liu
Dr. Xiaolin Bi
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- surface welding engineering
- laser cladding
- wire arc additive manufacturing
- advanced surface coatings and materials
- heat transfer and fluid flow
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