Metal Additive Manufacturing, Microstructures and Properties

Dear Colleagues,

Metal additive manufacturing (MAM) is now a key component of Industry 4.0-based smart factories. It typically uses a variety of materials, including metals and alloys. Knowledge of the materials to be used for different MAM processes will be required for the sustainable development of these process in the near future. This Special Issue will provide readers with the necessary knowledge to take advantage of current and upcoming technological advancements in MAM for the creation of reliable, cost-effective engineering components for the production of complex metal parts for a variety of markets, including aerospace, automotive and medical devices. This issue precisely discusses the various materials used for the MAM process, in correlation with past, present and future trends, and along with their application potential.

It has been recognized that the microstructure and mechanical properties of MAM materials are highly influenced by the process parameters, path orientations, thermal gradients and deposition atmosphere. Therefore, the details of metallurgical and mechanical influence with respect to changing various input criteria will also be covered in this issue.

In addition, this Special Issue also includes different aspects of the MAM processes in line with the modeling and optimization of mechanical and functional properties and their respective microstructural representations. The application of multi-scale modeling techniques, including integrated computational materials engineering (ICME), and applications of artificial intelligence and machine learning tools in the domain of MAM, will also be covered in this issue.

Prof. Dr. Shubhabrata Datta
Dr. Manidipto Mukherjee
Guest Editors

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