Development of Metallic Material Laser Additive Manufacturing

Dear Colleagues,

Laser-based additive manufacturing (AM) processes for metallic materials generally have a complex non-equilibrium physical and chemical metallurgical properties, which are related to the materials and processes. A deep understanding of the relationship between materials, processes, microstructures, and properties is the key to developing advanced additive manufacturing technology for metallic materials.

This Special Issue of Metals, titled Development of Metallic Material Laser Additive Manufacturing, will focus on the new developments in the various aspects of metallic material additive manufacturing (AM). Specifically, we aim to understand the process–microstructure–property correlation of all major AM processes for metallic materials.

We strongly encourage the submission of articles that may include the following: (a) design and process of gradient structure or variable component for AM metallic materials; (b) multi-scale characterization and simulations for AM metallic materials; (c) microstructure–property correlation of AM metallic materials via in situ experimental methods; (d) AM metallic materials for special environmental applications, etc.

Dr. Liuwei Zheng
Guest Editor

Manuscript Submission Information

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• laser additive manufacturing
• microstructure
• mechanical properties
• laser powder bed melting
• direct energy deposition
• metallic materials