Advances in Laser Metal Deposition Processes

Dear Colleagues,

As an advanced manufacturing technology, additive manufacturing has been widely used in fields such as aerospace and marine applications. Laser metal deposition (LMD) technology has the advantages of high material utilization, a short processing time, low cost, and a short cycle time, and it will lead to disruptive changes in the production of components with complicated shapes. It will also lead to a lot of innovations in material development and   component production. In response, we are pleased to invite you to publish your related research in this Special Issue.

This Special Issue aims to publish the latest theoretical and experimental founding in the field of laser metal deposition processes. Appropriate submissions to this Special Issue include, but are not limited to, papers discussing the processes, novel materials, modeling design, microstructure–property relationships and applications of the LMD processes.

In this Special Issue, original research articles and reviews are welcome. Research areas may include, but not limited to, the following topics:

• Laser metal deposition processes;
• Metallurgy;
• Base metals and alloys;
• Characterization techniques;
• Design and modeling.

 We look forward to receiving your contributions.

Dr. Xu Cheng
Guest Editor

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