Advances in Metal Additive Manufacturing: Processes, Materials, and Applications
A special issue of Journal of Manufacturing and Materials Processing (ISSN 2504-4494).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 July 2026 | Viewed by 11
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Metal additive manufacturing (AM) has rapidly evolved from a prototyping tool into a transformative manufacturing technology that enables complex geometries, tailored microstructures, and unprecedented design freedom. Continued advances in process physics, materials development, in situ monitoring, and data-driven modeling are accelerating the adoption of metal AM in safety-critical and large-scale industrial applications.
We are pleased to invite you to contribute to a Special Issue of the Journal of Manufacturing and Materials Processing entitled “Advances in Metal Additive Manufacturing: Processes, Materials, and Applications.” This Special Issue aims to provide a timely platform for sharing cutting-edge research that advances both the fundamental understanding and practical implementation of metal additive manufacturing technologies. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to, metal AM processes, process–structure–property relationships, novel alloy design, defect formation and mitigation, multi-physics modeling, in situ sensing and control, artificial intelligence and machine learning, post-processing strategies, and emerging applications.
We warmly encourage researchers from academia, national laboratories, and industry to submit original research articles, reviews, and perspectives. We look forward to your valuable contributions and to showcasing the latest advances in metal additive manufacturing.
Best regards,
Dr. Yang Du
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- metal additive manufacturing
- process–structure–property
- laser-based additive manufacturing
- in situ monitoring
- modeling
- machine learning and deep learning
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