Additive Manufacturing Process and Laser Welding of Metals

Dear Colleagues,

The additive manufacturing (AM) of metals is based on a repeating layer manufacturing process that uses a heat source to melt and solidify material in a powder bed according to slices of a corresponding three-dimensional computer-aided design (3D-CAD) model. The stepwise production causes a reduction of the complex three-dimensional (3D) geometries into simpler two-dimensional (2D) manufacturing steps. Thus, AM offers great potential in design and production due to its high freedom of geometry and flexibility. In addition, laser welding (LW) of metals is becoming an important technology due to its ultimate properties, such as the focusing of high-power laser beams to a small area and the almost zero mass of welding tools, which results in fast and flexible movement of the laser beam along the welding path. Hence, it is also a very important technology for the assembly of components.

It is my pleasure to invite you to submit a manuscript to this Special Issue. The Issue shall cover recent progress in the basic and applicative research and development of the AM and LW of metals. The topics of interest include but are not limited to additive manufacturing metals and alloys as well as laser welding of similar and dissimilar metal alloys, modeling and simulation of influences of working parameters to mechanical properties and microstructures, process monitoring, and the real-time control of AM and LW processes. Notably, the related AM energy sources are mainly limited to arc, laser, and electron beams. Full papers, communications, and reviews are all welcome.

Dr. Jin Yang
Dr. Hongze Wang
Guest Editors

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