Recent Progress in Laser Materials Processing: Metals and Polymers
A special issue of Polymers (ISSN 2073-4360). This special issue belongs to the section "Polymer Processing and Engineering".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (10 November 2022) | Viewed by 541
Special Issue Editors
Interests: laser materials processing; additive manufacturing; welding; design of experiments (DOE)
Special Issues, Collections and Topics in MDPI journals
Interests: laser machining; functional surfaces; precision machining; high-performance machining
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Laser energy is widely used as a tool for manufacturing in industries and is thus called Laser Materials Processing. Laser welding, laser cutting, laser drilling, laser surface treatments (laser coating, laser hardening, peening, texturing…), laser forming, laser hybrid processes, and laser additive manufacturing are some of the key applications of the laser in industries. Lasers can improve the efficiency, quality, and capabilities of production processes. Laser Materials Processing plays a crucial role in the new manufacturing era. The latest research on laser application in any material in industries, especially polymers, is invited to be published in this Special Issue. State of the art in Laser Materials Processing, recent accomplishments, and the future of laser applications in industries are highly appreciated for publication.
Dr. Mahmoud Moradi
Prof. Dr. Bahman Azarhoushang
Prof. Dr. Noureddine Barka
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- laser materials processing
- metals
- polymers
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