Design, Characterization and Optimization of Additively Manufactured High-Performance Alloys

Dear Colleagues,

High-performance alloys are key materials for advanced engineering technologies, underpinning development in energy, transportation, and other important sectors. The pursuit of efficient and sustainable manufacturing routes for such alloys has therefore become a frontier research topic in materials science. In this context, additive manufacturing (AM) has rapidly emerged as a transformative approach, offering new opportunities for fabricating high-performance alloys with tailored microstructures.

To further advance research on high-performance alloys enabled by AM, this special issue seeks original research papers that offer novel insights and a clear, focused contribution to alloy fabrication in AM. Submissions may address, but are not limited to, alloy design, advanced characterisation, process optimisation, and process-microstructure-property relationships. We particularly welcome studies that include a rigorous comparison with conventionally processed materials, clearly distinguishing AM-specific benefits and trade-offs.

We are especially interested in contributions that employ advanced modeling and characterisation techniques, as well as papers that apply frontier materials science theories in innovative ways. Through this special issue, we aim to build a high-quality foundation for developing high-performance AM alloys, accelerating translation into broader applications, and enabling industrial adoption and scale-up.

Dr. Aihan Feng
Prof. Dr. Hao Wang
Dr. Changyong Chen
Dr. Meng Sun
Guest Editors

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