Additive Manufacturing of Metallic Materials: Structures, Properties, and Methodologies

Dear Colleagues,

Additive manufacturing is a major part of modern science and engineering. This Special Issue aims to present the latest advances in the AM of metallic materials, with a particular emphasis on novel structures, properties, methodologies, and applications.

The Special Issue collates research concerning different processes of metal AM, including wire arc additive manufacturing (WAAM), laser powder bed fusion (L-PBF), directed energy deposition (DLD), binder jetting, sheet lamination, hybrid additive and subtractive manufacturing, multiple-energy-source-aided manufacturing, and large-scale manufacturing techniques. Research on metal production using both laser 3D printers and other laser machines will be presented, along with investigations into the additive manufacture  of high-density and porous materials, and protective coating obtained by atmospheric plasma spray. In addition to various AM steels, the Special Issue also includes research on AM alloys.

Potential topics include but are not limited to:

• Multiscale and multiphysical field numerical simulation for metal additive manufacturing;

• Design and modification of metallic materials in additive manufacturing;
• Design and manufacture of lightweight metallic structures in additive manufacturing;
• Process in situ monitoring and intelligent learning in metal additive manufacturing;
• New testing and evaluation methods of component performance in metal additive manufacturing;
• Problems of laser or electron beam 3D printing caused by steel powder and metal steel wire;
• Post-printing treatments;
• Structural evolution of 3D-printed steels and alloys after heat treatment and mechanical tests;
• Martensitic and precipitation hardening in 3D steels and alloys;
• Physical properties of 3D-printed steels and alloys;
• Design of 3D-printed metal products.

Prof. Dr. Qingsong Wei
Dr. Changjun Han
Dr. Nataliya V. Kazantseva
Guest Editors

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