Laser-Induced Surface Modification of Light Metal Alloys for Structural Applications
A special issue of Metals (ISSN 2075-4701). This special issue belongs to the section "Additive Manufacturing".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (15 April 2023) | Viewed by 1647
Special Issue Editor
Interests: materials engineering; surface treatment; microscopic analysis; additive manufacturing; residual stress; NDT methods
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Due to the ever-increasing prices of fossil fuels, structural applications that use metallic components must further stress the minimization of payloads to save money. As a result, there is a growing demand for light metal alloys to replace components traditionally utilized in structural applications. As the surface of a component is the most exposed part during service, it is essential to improve the surface properties relative to the bulk of a material. Significant advancements in laser systems within recent years have highlighted laser technology as an economical and viable option for the surface treatment of metallic materials. Therefore, the laser processing of light metal alloys is expected to enhance the service performance of fabricated components together with the payload reduction.
This Special Issue of Metals focuses on laser-induced surface modification as a suitable post processing strategy to enhance the surface properties of light metal alloys used in structural applications. Emphasis is also given to the laser surface treatment of different contour shapes and the internal features of complex geometry components. Your valuable contribution from ongoing research investigations will help us to present a recent update on the progress in this field and to ascertain the further scope for research in this domain. Therefore, we would be grateful if you could contribute from your investigations regarding the effect of laser surface treatment on the modification and enhancement of the surface properties of light metal alloys used in structural applications.
Dr. Naresh Nadammal
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- surface treatment
- laser processing
- aluminium alloys
- magnesium alloys
- titanium alloys
- residual stresses
