Laser Technology: Numerical and Experimental Investigations of Alloys

Dear Colleagues,

Laser technology for alloy processing is garnering significant attention across various industries. When compared to traditional alloy processing methods, laser processing offers several distinct advantages such as a small heat-affected zone and deformation, higher precision, increased speed and a wide operation regime. Due to the development of an advanced laser system, the potential application of laser technology is now exponentially growing. Accordingly, extensive research for laser alloy processing is highly recommended.

This Special Issue focuses on the laser processing of alloy materials, the characterization of their properties, and the finding of underlying physics related to the process.

Our topics of interest include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Laser processing of alloy materials (e.g., soldering and welding, cladding, cutting, drilling, additive manufacturing, surface hardening and texturing, ablation, etc.);
• Characterization of laser-processed alloys (e.g., mechanical, thermophysical, chemical, electrical or optical properties);
• Exploring the theory of a mechanism for a new laser-assisted alloy processing method;
• Numerical simulation for the laser processing of alloy materials.

Dr. Joonghan Shin
Guest Editor

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