Laser Welding and Laser Additive Manufacturing of Metals
A special issue of Metals (ISSN 2075-4701).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (1 January 2024) | Viewed by 2607
Special Issue Editors
Interests: laser fusion; laser welding; titanium alloy; nano generator; mineral materials
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Dear Colleagues,
As a highly efficient method of layer-based manufacturing using metals, laser additive manufacturing is particularly suitable for the production of complex components with high precision for a range of industries. Laser welding, laser fusion, laser sintering, and laser melting are presently regarded as the most versatile laser-based additive manufacturing (AM) processes. Laser-based AM processes generally have a complex nonequilibrium physical and chemical metallurgical nature, which is material- and process-dependent. The increasing demand for the improvement of both materials and processing warrants a Special Issue focusing on the progress in the laser additive manufacturing of metal material with improved properties. Scientific contributions are invited to disseminate recent inventions and developments in the areas of progress in the laser additive manufacturing of metal materials, including alloy design for laser additive manufacturing, laser modulation, laser welding, and metallurgical mechanisms of LAM. Manuscripts on computational aspects, including modeling/simulations and the microstructural and mechanical properties of AM processed components, are also welcome.
Prof. Dr. Litong Guo
Prof. Dr. Baoe Li
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- laser fusion
- laser welding
- laser sintering
- titanium alloy
- additive manufacturing process
- alloy design
- finite element analysis of LAM
- metallurgical mechanisms
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