Advances in Spraying and Deposition Processes for Aerospace Applications
A special issue of Journal of Manufacturing and Materials Processing (ISSN 2504-4494).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 28 April 2026 | Viewed by 111
Special Issue Editor
Interests: investigation of advanced materials processing and joining techniques, including hot deformation, welding, additive manufacturing, cold spray and deposition techniques with a focus on optimizing the microstructure and mechanical performance of metals and alloys for aerospace, transport, and energy applications
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Spraying and deposition processes have become indispensable in the fabrication, repair, and enhancement of aerospace components, offering versatile solutions for achieving tailored surface properties, precise geometries, and superior material performance. Over recent decades, advances in thermal spraying, cold spraying, physical and chemical vapor deposition, and related techniques have driven significant improvements in coating adhesion, microstructural control, and functional performance under extreme operating conditions. These processes are key techniques for protecting aerospace structures against wear, corrosion, oxidation, and thermal degradation, while also enabling lightweight design through additive manufacturing and hybrid processing approaches.
In this Special Issue, we invite recent research and developments that advance the science, technology, and application of spraying and deposition techniques for aerospace systems. Contributions may cover innovations in process design, modeling and simulation, in situ monitoring and control, novel coating materials, post-processing treatments, and life-cycle performance evaluation.
Potential topics include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Thermal spraying, cold spraying, and emerging deposition methods for aerospace components
- Microstructural engineering and property optimization of deposited layers
- Process diagnostics, monitoring, and automation for reproducibility and quality assurance
- Applications in structural, propulsion, and functional aerospace systems
Dr. Mohammad Saadati
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- cold spray
- additive manufacturing
- plasma spray
- HVOF spray
- cold spray additive manufacturing
- osprey
- aerospace
- composite interlayer
- bonding
- interface
- spraying parameters
- aeronautical repair
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