Advanced Additive Manufacturing and Its Application—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 August 2026 | Viewed by 1940
Special Issue Editor
Interests: additive manufacturing; machining and cutting tool; surface integrity; fatigue; precision machining
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Dear Colleagues,
By definition, additive manufacturing (AM) is a technology that constructs 3D complex geometries by adding layer-upon-layer of material based on the digital computer-aided design model. The nature of this construction has brought several advantages for this production method compared to conventional subtractive manufacturing (CSM). The ability to produce complex structures, tailoring properties, as well as sustainability and ecological issues, such as less energy consumption and material waste, are taken into account as benefits of AM compared to CSM. However, the nature of this production has its own drawbacks like the formation of rough surfaces and porosities on the surface and beneath layers, which is detrimental for the lifetime of AM components. On the other hand, as a result of the complicated physical phenomena taking place during fusion and deposition, the AM material exhibits inadvertent anomalies and lacks certifiable structural integrity and/or sufficient quality for engineering applications. Therefore, prior to extending the range of applications of such promising technology and being replaced by conventional CSM, certifications regarding mechanical and tribological properties, surface integrity, and fatigue strength are required.
This Special Issue welcomes articles addressing surface integrity, fatigue life, corrosion, and wear resistance of AM material by optimizing the process window or by applying a post-processing plan. The submitted articles should outline the structural integrity of metallic materials (as well as other types of materials) that are produced using different variants of AM technologies.
We look forward to your submissions.
Dr. Reza Teimouri
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- additive manufacturing
- postprocessing
- surface integrity
- fatigue
- wear
- corrosion
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