Advances in Additive Manufacturing of Metal Alloys: Microstructure, Mechanical Behavior, and Surface Performance
A special issue of Journal of Manufacturing and Materials Processing (ISSN 2504-4494).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (28 February 2026) | Viewed by 2869
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Additive manufacturing (AM) of metal alloys has emerged as a transformative approach to materials processing, enabling the design and fabrication of complex geometries with tailored properties. This special issue aims to highlight recent advances in metal AM, with particular emphasis on the relationships between processing parameters, microstructural evolution, mechanical performance, and surface-related properties such as wear and corrosion resistance.
We invite original research contributions that explore the influence of manufacturing parameters, alloy composition, post-processing treatments (e.g., heat treatment, surface modification, among others), and microstructure on the in-service performance of metallic components. Topics of interest include mechanical behaviour, tribological performance, corrosion mechanisms, and related phenomena.
This special issue seeks to gather high-quality evidence to support the optimisation of manufacturing and post-processing strategies, with the goal of enhancing the reliability and functional performance of metal parts produced by AM. Ultimately, the initiative aims to advance AM technologies to meet the demands of increasingly challenging service environments.
We look forward to receiving your contributions.
Dr. Alejandro González-Pociño
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- additive manufacturing
- metal alloys
- microstructure
- mechanical properties
- corrosion resistance
- wear behavior
- heat treatment
- alloy design
- service performance
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