Optimization and Applications of Metal Additive Manufacturing
A special issue of Metals (ISSN 2075-4701). This special issue belongs to the section "Additive Manufacturing".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 18
Special Issue Editors
Interests: additive manufacturing and their applications; steels, titanium alloys and titanium alumidie alloys; microstructural controlling; properties optimization; surface polishing of additive manufactured parts
Interests: precision engineering; manufacturing metrology; advanced manufacturing and industrial computed tomography
Interests: manufacturing; additive manufacturing; solid state processes; microstructure; cold spray
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Dear Colleagues,
Metal additive manufacturing has been involved in many industry fields, such as aerospace, automobile, medicine, and consumer electronics, and the related market scales are expanding rapidly. Meanwhile, the increasing demand for it requires more technical innovations, thus reducing the cost, improving part precision, and enhancing service performance.
Various kinds of additive manufacturing methods have been applied for metal fabrication, including direct energy deposition (DED), wire and arc additive manufacturing (WAAM), laser powder bed fusion (L-PBF), electron beam powder bed fusion (EB-PBF), binder jetting (BJ), and ultrasonic additive manufacturing (UAM). The dimensions and complexities of the manufactured parts, the available metal systems, the controllable parameters, and the final microstructures and properties vary with method. Exploring the most suitable method for each metal, solving the forming problems that are faced during the additive manufacturing process, understanding the related microstructural evolution, optimizing and maximizing their service properties, and discussing how to polish the surface of additive-manufactured parts are the goals of this Special Issue. We also welcome articles that provide more practical application cases for metal additive manufacturing.
By sharing the cutting-edge research achievements and innovative practical cases, the Special Issue can build a communication platform for researchers, engineers, and practitioners to help solve technical problems and promote more efficient and high-quality application of metal additive manufacturing.
Dr. Xinyu Zhang
Prof. Dr. Simone Carmignato
Prof. Dr. Antonello Astarita
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- additive manufacturing
- optimization of AM process
- industrial application
- microstructural characterization
- microstructural evolution and tailoring
- improvement of property
- post-processing of additive manufactured parts
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