Surface Integrity in Machining

Dear Colleagues,

The complex interrelations of manufacturing processes, surface and subsurface properties, and the functional performance of manufactured parts are of high relevance for both academia and industrial applications. The achievable surface integrity of a product is strongly influenced by the way the part was produced and is decisive for its functionality. Thus, understanding the effects of manufacturing processes such as machining, forming, additive manufacturing, and others with regard to the resulting condition of the surface and subsurface layers in terms of hardness, residual stress, microstructural alterations, or chemical changes is the aim of several studies. Worldwide leading experts are dealing with surface-integrity-related research and have contributed significantly to a knowledge-based manner to manufacture parts with superior functional performance. Hence, this Special Issue is devoted to recent work presenting new findings and interrelations focusing on manufacturing processes, the resulting surface integrity, and the influence on the functional performance.

We are particularly interested in (but not limited to) contributions that focus on topics such as:

• Surface and subsurface properties after machining
• Depth effects of different manufacturing processes
• New approaches to generating advantageous surface integrity
• Generating desired surface and subsurface states by inverse engineering
• Advanced models and simulations revealing complex interrelations between processes and the surface integrity
• Surface integrity of parts manufactured on an additive and subtractive basis
• Functional performance by means of fatigue strength, wear resistance, corrosion behavior, and others with respect to manufactured surfaces
• New metrology techniques to assess surface-integrity-related entities

Prof. Dr. Carsten Heinzel
Dr. Daniel Meyer
Guest Editors

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