Recent Developments and Applications of Laser-Based Additive Manufacturing (LBAM) Technologies

Dear Colleagues,

Additive manufacturing (AM) is a fast-growing field that continues to receive a great deal of research interest from academic and industrial communities. AM provides significant technical, economical, and sustainable advantages over conventional manufacturing (CM); therefore, different industrial sectors, such as biomedical, aerospace, automotive, and energy sectors, started adopting AM as a main manufacturing stream for many of their respective functional products. Among available AM technologies, laser-based additive manufacturing (LBAM) technologies, such as laser powder bed fusion (LPBF) and direct energy deposition (DED), are of particular importance for fabricating metallic parts. Developing a reliable part using LBAM technology is a challenging task and requires optimizing a set of process parameters and material properties to avoid common defects such as pores, unmelted powders, micro-cracks, etc.

This Special Issue focuses on recent developments and applications of LBAM technologies. This Special Issue covers various aspects related to LBAM processes and products, such as process optimization, computational modelling, experimental testing, new materials, new designs, novel applications, and performance evaluation.

Dr. Ahmad Baroutaji
Guest Editor

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