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Advances in Additive Manufacturing: Characteristics and Innovation, 2nd Edition

A special issue of Materials (ISSN 1996-1944). This special issue belongs to the section "Manufacturing Processes and Systems".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 June 2025 | Viewed by 7364

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Prof. Dr. Xiaohui Zhao

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School of Materials Science and Engineering, Jilin University, Changchun, China
Interests: welded joints; fatigue strength; welds
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Dr. Chao Chen

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College of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin 150040, China
Interests: fusion welding; metal additive manufacturing; laser cladding; improvement microstructure; corrosion performance
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Dear Colleagues,

Additive manufacturing technology, as an emerging technology, is widely employed to build metallic and non-metallic materials, which is useful for enhancing manufacturing development. Therefore, advances in additive manufacturing continue to be a hot topic, and it is necessary to carry out research on the characteristics of and innovations in additive manufacturing.

After the success of the Special Issue of Materials on “Advances in Additive Manufacturing: Characteristics and Innovation”, we are delighted to introduce this second edition.

The scope of this Special Issue entitled “Advances in Additive Manufacturing: Characteristics and Innovation, 2nd Edition” includes the following areas:

  • Improved microstructure of the AM component in all processing steps with the final analysis of its microstructure and properties, including the powder/wire composition, deposition process, and so on.
  • Mechanical properties of the AM component, including fatigue performance, wear performance, and so on.

We encourage the submission of both research papers and review articles.

Prof. Dr. Xiaohui Zhao
Dr. Chao Chen
Guest Editors

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Keywords

  • additive manufacturing
  • microstructure
  • mechanical properties
  • fatigue
  • wear

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Dissimilar Gas Tungsten Arc Welding of (FeCoNi)96Al4 High-Entropy Alloy and Q235 Structural Steel
by Zhen Yang, Guorui Sun and Chao Chen
Materials 2025, 18(2), 280; https://doi.org/10.3390/ma18020280 - 10 Jan 2025
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(FeCoNi)96Al4 high-entropy alloy (HEA) is a new material with a strength similar to that of commercial Q235 structural steel, and its elongation is nearly three times greater than that of Q235 steel. Studying the welding process of the (FeCoNi)96 [...] Read more.
(FeCoNi)96Al4 high-entropy alloy (HEA) is a new material with a strength similar to that of commercial Q235 structural steel, and its elongation is nearly three times greater than that of Q235 steel. Studying the welding process of the (FeCoNi)96Al4 HEA and Q235 steel is expected to further expand the application range of commercial Q235 structural steel and provide a foundation for the engineering application of the (FeCoNi)96Al4 HEA. This study focuses on the dissimilar welded components of (FeCoNi)96Al4 HEA and Q235 steel and analyzes the forming quality, microstructure, and mechanical properties of dissimilar welded samples under different currents. The results show that when the welding current is above 170 A, the 3 mm sheet metal is completely penetrated, and a well-formed weld seam is obtained. The base metal of the (FeCoNi)96Al4 HEA has an FCC structure, whereas the fusion zone of the weld seam is almost entirely a BCC structure. The microstructure of the weld seam exhibits needle-like and block-like grains that are different from those of the base metal. Owing to the difference in microstructure between the weld seam and the base metal, the average microhardness of the welded joint is twice that of the base metal. The strength of the dissimilar welded components reached 460 MPa, maintaining the tensile strength of the (FeCoNi)96Al4 HEA, which is similar to that of the Q235 structural steel. The elongation reached over 30%, which was significantly greater than that of the Q235 structural steel. Full article
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Study on Properties of Additive Manufacturing Ta10W Alloy Laser-Welded Joints
by Rui Zhen, Liqun Li, Yunhao Gong, Jianfeng Gong, Yichen Huang and Shuai Chang
Materials 2024, 17(24), 6268; https://doi.org/10.3390/ma17246268 - 22 Dec 2024
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This investigation focuses on Selective Laser Melting (SLM)-fabricated thin-walled Ta10W alloy components. Given the inherent limitations of SLM in producing large-scale, complex components in a single operation, laser welding was investigated as a viable secondary processing method for component integration. The study addresses [...] Read more.
This investigation focuses on Selective Laser Melting (SLM)-fabricated thin-walled Ta10W alloy components. Given the inherent limitations of SLM in producing large-scale, complex components in a single operation, laser welding was investigated as a viable secondary processing method for component integration. The study addresses the critical issue of weldability in additively manufactured tantalum-tungsten alloys, which frequently exhibit internal defects due to process imperfections. Comprehensive analyses were conducted on weldability, microstructural evolution, texture intensity, and mechanical properties for welds oriented along both traveling and building directions. Results demonstrate that welds oriented along the traveling direction exhibit superior performance characteristics, including enhanced tensile strength, increased yield strength, improved elongation, and reduced texture intensity compared to building direction welds. Notably, grain orientation alignment between the weld zone and base material was observed consistently in both directional configurations. Full article
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Application of Numerical Modeling and Finite Element Analysis in Fused Filament Fabrication: A Review
by Saeed Behseresht, Young Ho Park, Allen Love and Omar Alejandro Valdez Pastrana
Materials 2024, 17(17), 4185; https://doi.org/10.3390/ma17174185 - 23 Aug 2024
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Additive manufacturing (AM) is not necessarily a new process but an advanced method for manufacturing complex three-dimensional (3D) parts. Among the several advantages of AM are the affordable cost, capability of building objects with complex structures for small-batch production, and raw material versatility. [...] Read more.
Additive manufacturing (AM) is not necessarily a new process but an advanced method for manufacturing complex three-dimensional (3D) parts. Among the several advantages of AM are the affordable cost, capability of building objects with complex structures for small-batch production, and raw material versatility. There are several sub-categories of AM, among which is fused filament fabrication (FFF), also commonly known as fused deposition modeling (FDM). FFF has been one of the most widely used additive manufacturing techniques due to its cost-efficiency, simplicity, and widespread availability. The FFF process is mainly used to create 3D parts made of thermoplastic polymers, and complex physical phenomena such as melt flow, heat transfer, solidification, crystallization, etc. are involved in the FFF process. Different techniques have been developed and employed to analyze these phenomena, including experimental, analytical, numerical, and finite element analysis (FEA). This study specifically aims to provide a comprehensive review of the developed numerical models and simulation tools used to analyze melt flow behavior, heat transfer, crystallization and solidification kinetics, structural analysis, and the material characterization of polymeric components in the FFF process. The strengths and weaknesses of these numerical models are discussed, simplifications and assumptions are highlighted, and an outlook on future work in the numerical modeling and FE simulation of FFF is provided. Full article
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