Advanced Materials Joining and Manufacturing Techniques
A special issue of Materials (ISSN 1996-1944). This special issue belongs to the section "Manufacturing Processes and Systems".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 November 2024 | Viewed by 1151
Special Issue Editors
Interests: materials processing (processing, structure, properties relationships); welding and joining; additive manufacturing; alloy development (solidification cracking)
Interests: welding and joining; laser welding; laser brazing; laser surface engineering; additive manufacturing
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Materials joining and welding is an essential component of manufacturing technology and is one of the main ways to manufacture parts for a wide range of products from giant structures to micro and nano devices such as pipelines, aircrafts, automobiles, medical devices and microelectronics. With the continuous emergence of engineering materials and applications, various advanced technologies have been developed on a macro and micro scale. For example, weight reduction without compromising any safety and performance criteria with reasonable cost is one priority for automotive industry which enables the development of dissimilar materials joining. Brazing technologies have attracted interest in recent years due to their ability to reduce some defects that occur during fusion welding of zinc coated steel. Joining related to shape memory alloy or high-entropy alloy have been developed and evaluated. Advances in welding and joining help to achieve unique joint properties, join complex structures or materials, reduce costs, improve productivity and quality, and select suitable material for new products.
This Special Issue “Advanced Materials Joining and Manufacturing Techniques” aims to summarize recent advances in all aspects of welding and joining, including microstructure, mechanical properties, corrosion performance, and other properties. Studies on the material characterization of the joint and technique development are of interest. The main content of this Special Issue includes, but is not limited to, arc welding, laser welding, friction stir welding, micro joining, additive manufacturing (deposition with wire or powder), and other relevant advanced techniques.
Dr. Michael Benoit
Dr. Xiaoye Zhao
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- fusion welding
- brazing
- solid-state welding
- additive manufacturing
- dissimilar materials joining
- micro joining
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