Additive Manufacturing of Copper-Based Alloys
A special issue of Journal of Manufacturing and Materials Processing (ISSN 2504-4494).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 January 2025 | Viewed by 120
Special Issue Editor
Interests: additive manufacturing of metallic materials; process development; material characterization
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Dear Colleagues,
Metal additive manufacturing (AM) has become a critical facet of the global advanced manufacturing enterprise. Commercialized applications for metal AM continue to emerge in many different sectors and involve a steadily broadening range of alloy systems. Copper-rich alloys feature prominently in this regard due to useful traits that include high electrical conductivity, exceptional strength, and outstanding corrosion resistance depending on the alloy system in question. This Special Issue seeks to publish fundamental and applied research related to the AM of these materials. Focal areas of interest include (but are not limited to) the following:
- Production of feedstock materials for copper AM processing;
- Copper alloy development for AM;
- Processing of conventional copper alloy chemistries using AM;
- Directed energy deposition of copper-rich alloys;
- Laser powder bed fusion of copper-rich alloys;
- Binder jet printing of copper-rich alloys;
- Wire arc additive manufacturing of copper-rich alloys;
- Properties of copper alloys processed through AM;
- Use of non-conventional approaches and/or energy sources in the AM of copper alloys;
- Effects of secondary operations on copper AM products;
- Commercialized applications for copper AM products.
Prof. Dr. Paul Bishop
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- copper
- copper alloys
- additive manufacturing
- alloy development
- material characterization
- secondary operations
- commercial applications
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