Advanced Coatings and Surface Integrity for Fatigue-Resistant Additively Manufactured Metallic Materials
A special issue of Coatings (ISSN 2079-6412). This special issue belongs to the section "Tribology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 March 2026 | Viewed by 13
Special Issue Editors
Interests: fatigue; L-PBF; additive; hydrogen; embrittlement; superalloys; ahss; surface roughness; SLM; tensile tests; HCF; TMF
Interests: additive manufacturing; nickel-based superalloys; optical techniques; profilometry; surface morphology; surface roughness; dynamic behavior; laser powder bed fusion; metallographic analysis; nickel-based alloys; ping testing; contact analysis; finite element models; hirth joints; manufacturing tolerances; Monte Carlo method; technological analysis; surface integrity; thin-walled nozzles; spur gears; transmissions; mechanical vibration
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Interests: fatigue assessment; critical plane approaches; weldments; finite element method; residual stress; fatigue testing; stress concentration; fatigue of metals; fatigue of composite thermoplastics; fatigue of composite thermosets; fatigue life prediction; self-piercing-riveting joints
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The increasing adoption of additive manufacturing (AM) for the production of structural metallic components has provided new opportunities in engineering design, enabling unprecedented geometrical freedom and the development of high-performance applications. However, ensuring the surface integrity and fatigue behavior of AM parts remains a critical challenge, and this is vital for components exposed to cyclic loading, tribological contact, and extreme service environments.
This Special Issue aims to collect innovative contributions that address the interplay between AM processing conditions, surface characteristics, and the resulting mechanical and functional performances, with a particular emphasis on fatigue resistance, surface degradation mechanisms, and the tribological behaviour of bulk components and lattice structures. We welcome theoretical, numerical, and experimental studies that investigate the characterization of surfaces produced via AM, as well as post-processing treatments designed to enhance surface integrity or functionality.
The scope of this Special Issue includes, but is not limited to, the following topics:
- Fatigue behavior of metallic AM components;
- Surface integrity evaluation and enhancement through coatings or finishing treatments;
- Friction, wear, and tribocorrosion of AM surfaces;
- The microstructural characterization of sub-surface regions and the optimization of process parameters for surface and sub-surface integrity;
- Relationship between surface roughness, defect population, and mechanical performance;
- Novel coating strategies for improving the surface performance of AM parts;
- In situ and non-destructive methods for evaluating surface damage and fatigue life;
- The modeling and simulation of fatigue and surface degradation in AM components;
- The synergistic effects of corrosion and cyclic loading on AM-produced surfaces.
By compiling research by material scientists, mechanical engineers, surface technologists, and AM experts, this Special Issue will provide a comprehensive overview of the current state of the art and future directions in the surface engineering of additively manufactured components.
We look forward to receiving your contributions to this Special Issue.
Dr. Giuseppe Macoretta
Dr. Andrea Chiocca
Dr. Michele Abruzzo
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- additive manufacturing
- coatings
- fatigue behavior
- post-processing treatments
- surface integrity
- surface roughness
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