Laser Processing of Composites and Metals
A special issue of Journal of Manufacturing and Materials Processing (ISSN 2504-4494).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 28 February 2026 | Viewed by 42
Special Issue Editor
Interests: welding technology; thermal spraying; mechanical testing; non-destructive testing; microscopic structural analysis; metal alloys; composite materials
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Lasers are widely used as tools with exceptional capabilities in many applications of modern materials processing. The development of new laser sources and processes is continuously expanding the use and performance of laser materials processing. The use of new engineering metallic and composite materials developed for special purposes has become a challenge for industry. This Special Issue welcomes novel contributions reporting advances in applications of laser materials processing, which includes diverse laser-aided manufacturing processes such as ablation, drilling, cutting, welding, soldering, cleaning, marking, cladding, annealing, surface treatment, additive manufacturing, synthesis of new materials, and other new processes. The objective of the present Special Issue is to illustrate recent developments in the laser processing of modern metallic materials and composites, focusing on the main concepts and fundamental mechanisms using experimental, theoretical, or computational methods or combinations of these approaches. This Special Issue is expected also to discuss the characteristics of advanced materials laser processing techniques and the principles of laser parameter choices. Submissions should concern any metallic or composite materials processing application where lasers are an essential tool. These new results improve our understanding of various aspects of new materials laser processing and increase our knowledge about process selection for different industrial application conditions. We intend to gather a significant number of multidisciplinary submissions addressing the following areas:
- Laser processing of new composite materials;
- Laser processing of modern metallic materials;
- Laser processing of films and coatings;
- New laser techniques for materials laser processing;
- New approaches for material laser processing;
- Microstructural and mechanical analysis of laser processed materials;
- Numerical simulation of laser processing.
Dr. Nikolaj Visniakov
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- laser
- processing
- treatment
- composite
- metals
- alloy
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