Advanced Manufacturing of Aerospace-Grade Materials

Dear Colleagues,

The last few decades have seen a paradigm shift in the manufacturing of aerospace components, moving beyond traditional subtractive methods toward advanced processes that create materials with unprecedented performance. The relentless drive for lighter, stronger, and more fuel-efficient aircraft has spurred intensive improvements in manufacturing, enabling the fabrication of parts with complex geometries and optimized internal structures. Today, it is possible to create integrated, multi-material components and precisely tailor material properties, developing synergistic effects between different materials within a single structure.

The development of these new technologies toward lighter and more capable aerospace systems requires accurate control over the entire manufacturing process. Such control allows for the properties of metals, polymer composites, and hybrid structures to be tailored to meet specific, demanding applications. Recent advances are not only limited to airframes but are applicable across the entire vehicle, from high-temperature engine components to integrated avionic structures, in order to cope with the present demands of the industry. These decades have also witnessed the accelerated development of processes like automated fiber placement and additive manufacturing, which enable the creation of optimized structures previously thought impossible.

This Special Issue will compile recent developments in the field of Advanced Manufacturing of Aerospace-Grade Materials. The articles presented will cover various topics, ranging from but not limited to: the optimization of manufacturing processes for metals and polymer composites (both thermoplastic and thermoset); the fabrication of hybrid structures and the engineering of material interfaces; process modeling and in-situ monitoring; non-destructive evaluation; and the characterization of materials for targeted aerospace applications. Topics are open to all aspects of manufacturing and its influence on the properties and performance of aerospace-grade materials.

Dr. Logesh Shanmugam
Dr. Kazi Zahir Uddin
Guest Editors

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