The Additive Manufacturing of Metallic Alloys (Second Edition)
A special issue of Materials (ISSN 1996-1944). This special issue belongs to the section "Metals and Alloys".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 November 2025 | Viewed by 13
Special Issue Editors
Interests: titanium alloy; additive manufacturing; superalloy; corrosion science
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Interests: alloy
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Interests: additive manufacturing; laser powder bed fusion; functional/structural materials; interfacial engineering
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The development of advanced metallic alloys could lead to improved industrial technologies and products that could be used in aerospace, medical science, electronics, construction, etc. With the assistance of additive manufacturing (AM, also known as 3D printing), scientists have further discovered how to efficiently create complex geometries, lightweight designs, and unique mechanical properties. However, there are still major challenges to be overcome within this area of research, including the limited materials suitable for this kind of manufacturing, unsatisfying consistency/repeatability/accuracy, inevitable post-processing requirements, additional costs for materials and equipment, and environmental concerns. Addressing these challenges is essential to fully realizing the benefits of AM and making it a viable alternative, which will drive the revolution of traditional manufacturing. Notably, a combination of technical innovation, process optimization, and material development should be taken into account.
This Special Issue focuses on interesting research advances in the field of AM-prepared metallic alloys. Either fundamental or engineering studies are acceptable, as long as the work helps to tackle a specific barrier that hinders the development of metallic alloys fabricated via AM or reports any novel discovery that is of particular interest to the relevant communities. Potential topics include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Material development;
- Process and/or post-treatment optimization;
- Microstructural characterization and analysis;
- Modeling and simulation techniques;
- Quality control and sustainability.
Dr. Longqing Chen
Dr. Sheng Cao
Dr. Wenbin Qiu
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- additive manufacturing
- 3D printing
- powder bed fusion
- directed energy deposition
- post-processing
- microstructure
- anisotropy
- columnar grain
- non-equilibrium solidification
- modeling and simulation
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