Advances in Laser Metal Deposition

Dear Colleagues,

The laser metal deposition process is an additive manufacturing technology in which three-dimensional solid parts are welded on layer-by-layer using laser energy. This Special Issue focuses on the progress made in the field of powder- and wire-based process variants with regard to very different topics from the process chain. This can, for example, relate to path planning, in which an adaptive process strategy is implemented for component features, or process parameters are set path-dependently via external control. However, these can also be contributions that include new process strategies for difficult-to-weld materials or process windows for a pre-selection of the resulting microstructure. Contributions focused on the field of simulation, which makes the influence–effect relationship between the results of experimental works carried out and the process parameters physically transparent, are also welcome. This Special Issue also aims to addresses heat treatment processes that are specifically designed for AM microstructure.

Dr. Norbert Pirch
Guest Editor

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• tool path planning
• repair
• microstructure
• distortion
• cracking
• high deposition rate
• numerical methods
• mathematical optimization