Additive Manufacturing of High-Temperature Metallic Materials and Intermetallics
A special issue of Metals (ISSN 2075-4701). This special issue belongs to the section "Additive Manufacturing".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 June 2026 | Viewed by 113
Special Issue Editor
Interests: metal additive manufacturing; high-temperature materials; intermetallics; metal forming; physical metallurgy; microstructure characterization
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Dear Colleagues,
Additive manufacturing (AM) has revolutionized the design and production of high-performance metallic components, enabling unprecedented control over microstructure, geometry, and material utilization. Significant progress has recently been made in applying AM to high-temperature metallic materials—particularly superalloys, refractory metals, and intermetallic compounds—that are essential for demanding environments such as aerospace propulsion, energy conversion, and advanced industrial applications. However, the processing of these materials remains challenging due to their high melting points, complex solidification behavior, and susceptibility to cracking and segregation.
This Special Issue focuses on recent advances in the additive manufacturing of high-temperature alloys and intermetallics. These include, but are not limited to, nickel-, cobalt-, and iron-based superalloys, refractory metals and their alloys, and ordered intermetallic phases, such as titanium aluminides, nickel aluminides, and iron aluminides. Topics of interest include process development and optimization, alloy design for AM, solidification and phase transformation mechanisms, microstructure–property relationships, post-processing and heat treatment strategies, and the modeling or simulation of AM processes. Contributions addressing performance evaluation under high-temperature or corrosive environments are also encouraged.
By bringing together cutting-edge research in materials science, process engineering, and advanced characterization, this Special Issue aims to highlight emerging trends and remaining challenges in realizing reliable, high-performance components through the additive manufacturing of high-temperature materials for next-generation metallic systems.
Dr. Aliakbar Emdadi
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- metal additive manufacturing
- high-temperature materials
- superalloys
- intermetallics
- refractory metals and alloys
- alloy design
- process optimization
- microstructure
- mechanical properties
- post-processing
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