Advances in Electron Beam Melting and Refining Technology
A special issue of Materials (ISSN 1996-1944). This special issue belongs to the section "Manufacturing Processes and Systems".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 10 September 2024 | Viewed by 72
Special Issue Editors
Interests: electron beam melting; directional solidification; inclusion control; superalloys; microstructure and properties
Special Issues, Collections and Topics in MDPI journals
Interests: electron beam smelting; superalloys; refractory metals; additive manufacturing; microstructures and mechanical behavior; strengthening mechanism; purification and homogenization; trace impurities and inclusions
Special Issues, Collections and Topics in MDPI journals
Interests: electron beam melting; numerical simulation; mass and heat transfer; directional solidification; compositional segregation; inclusion control; superalloys; aluminum alloy; microstructure and properties
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The purity of materials has a crucial impact on their performance, including physical and mechanical properties, which is closely related to metallurgical processes. Compared with other metallurgical technologies, electron beam melting has the characteristics of high vacuum, high temperature and good controllability, and it is not limited by the shape of the raw material. Therefore, this technology makes it possible to solve the problems occurring during the preparation of high-purity materials.
However, electron beam melting still faces challenges. For example, it is a complex multi-field coupling process; hence, the temperature distribution, melt flow and migration behavior of inclusions are not yet fully understood. Going forward, research on metallurgical physical and chemical processes of electron beam melting should be intensified in order to improve materials’ purity and performance.
Research articles, communications and reviews are all welcome. Topics in this Special Issue may include, but are not limited to:
- Preparation of high-purity metals and alloys;
- Impurity or inclusion control mechanism;
- Solidification behavior;
- Microstructure and properties;
- Numerical simulation;
- Optimization of melting parameters;
- Additive manufacturing;
- Industrial application.
Dr. Shuang Shi
Dr. Xiaogang You
Dr. Shutao Wen
Guest Editors
Manuscript Submission Information
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Keywords
- electron beam melting
- inclusion control
- removal mechanism
- high-purity materials
- purification and recycling
- additive manufacturing
- numerical simulation
- microstructure and properties
