Aluminum Alloys: Casting and Additive Manufacturing
A special issue of Metals (ISSN 2075-4701). This special issue belongs to the section "Additive Manufacturing".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 September 2022) | Viewed by 255
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Aluminum and aluminum alloys have been consistently attracting attention over recent decades. They have low density and high specific properties and are widely used in a variety of fields including aerospace, marine, automotive and building industries. Furthermore, the increasing legislations and awareness of environmental issues have led to more attention being given to aluminum alloys, which can contribute to a significant decrease in energy consumption and CO2 emissions. Casting is one of the most important and effective methods to produce shaped and sound metal components with controlled properties. Additive manufacturing technologies enable additional tailoring of the microstructure of alloys and the design of new combinations of properties. It is necessary to have a better understanding of the critical processes involved and of the microstructure and properties caused by these processes. More research should be done to better characterize changes of aluminum alloys under a variety of conditions and compositions.
This Special Issue focuses on the microstructure and properties of aluminum alloys during casting and additive manufacturing. Review and original research manuscripts related to microstructure, mechanical properties, corrosion behavior, casting and additive manufacturing are welcome. It is hoped that this open-access Special Issue will provide a place for anyone to familiarize themselves with the current state of the art in aluminum alloys.
Prof. Dr. Ying Deng
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- aluminum alloys
- microstructure
- mechanical properties
- corrosion behavior
- casting
- additive manufacturing
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