Tribology in Laser-Based Additive Manufacturing: Current Applications and Future Directions
A special issue of Lubricants (ISSN 2075-4442).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 15 June 2025 | Viewed by 117
Special Issue Editors
Interests: laser cladding; ultrasonic energy field-assisted laser additive manufacturing
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
This Special Issue focuses on the latest research findings in laser-based additive manufacturing technology for advanced metal and alloy materials, including the microstructure, tribology properties, wear resistance properties, and quality control of laser-based additive manufacturing.
The key areas of focus are melt pool control mechanisms, defect suppression mechanisms, residual stress regulation mechanisms, numerical simulation of melt pools, the relationship between process–microstructure–tribology properties (or wear resistance properties), mechanism for the improvement of wear resistance, new microstructure regulation methods, process stability, online detection technologies, and so forth. Research topics include, but are not limited to:
- Friction and wear properties of material surfaces based on laser manufacturing processes, such as laser cladding, laser quenching, laser remelting, and laser additive manufacturing;
- Microstructure, morphology, tribology and wear-resistance properties, and the processes and mechanisms of laser-based additive manufacturing components;
- External energy field, such as ultrasonic energy fields and pulsed currents, as well as new potential microstructure regulation techniques in assisted laser-based additive manufacturing technologies;
- Current applications and future prospects of laser-based additive manufacturing technologies in various industries, such as aerospace, railway traffic, vehicle, ship and ocean engineering.
Dr. Zubin Chen
Dr. Jiang Bi
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- laser manufacturing
- tribology properties
- microstructures
- friction and wear properties
- laser cladding
- laser quenching
- laser remelting
- laser additive manufacturing
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