Advances in Laser-Based Additive Manufacturing: Processes, Materials, and Applications
A special issue of Materials (ISSN 1996-1944). This special issue belongs to the section "Manufacturing Processes and Systems".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 February 2027 | Viewed by 22
Editors
Interests: laser additive manufacturing; microstructure–property relationships; metallic materials processing; in-process monitoring; blue laser additive man-ufacturing; synchrotron radiation in situ characterization; process–structure relationships
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Interests: intelligent additive manufacturing equipment; laser manufacturing system integration; real-time process sensing; closed-loop process control; digital manufacturing; equipment–process coordination; smart production systems; advanced manufacturing automation
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Interests: laser powder bed fusion; metal matrix composites; particle-reinforced nickel-based superalloys; powder modification and dispersion; multi-physics melt pool simulation; additive manufacturing defect control; microstructure–property relationships; machine learning for additive manufacturing
Interests: advanced metallic materials; laser-based manufacturing; surface engineering; materials processing and forming; microstructural evolution; mechanical performance optimization; advanced characterization; structure–property relationships
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Laser additive manufacturing is rapidly transforming the production and repair of high-performance metallic components in the aerospace, energy, transportation, and electronics industries. Recent advances in high-power lasers, visible-wavelength laser sources, multi-material processing, and intelligent manufacturing systems have significantly expanded the processability of highly reflective and difficult-to-manufacture metals. Nevertheless, challenges associated with unstable melt-pool dynamics, defect formation, microstructural heterogeneity, and inconsistent component performance continue to limit broader industrial implementation.
This Special Issue aims to present and disseminate recent advances in laser additive manufacturing, with particular emphasis on material–process interactions, process monitoring, and intelligent quality control. We welcome original research articles and reviews addressing the fundamental mechanisms, enabling technologies, and industrial applications of laser-based additive manufacturing, remanufacturing, cladding, and related processes.
Topics of interest for publication include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Laser powder bed fusion and directed energy deposition;
- Laser manufacturing with visible-wavelength, blue and green;
- Additive manufacturing of highly reflective metals;
- Melt-pool dynamics and solidification mechanisms;
- In situ and multi-source process monitoring;
- Synchrotron X-ray characterization of laser manufacturing;
- Process defects and quality control;
- Artificial intelligence and data-driven process optimization;
- Intelligent additive manufacturing equipment;
- Laser-based repair, cladding, and remanufacturing;
- Microstructure–property relationships;
- Multi-material and metal matrix composite manufacturing.
Dr. Hongze Wang
Dr. Zijue Tang
Dr. Chang Shu
Dr. Maosong Wang
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- laser additive manufacturing
- metallic materials
- process monitoring
- intelligent control
- numerical simulation
- synchrotron radiation
- microstructure
- mechanical properties
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