Advanced Laser Processing of Alloys
A special issue of Metals (ISSN 2075-4701).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 August 2021) | Viewed by 3078
Special Issue Editor
Interests: additive manufacturing; friction stir processing; light alloys; metal matrix composites; tribology; thermal properties; microstructures; surface modification
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Dear Colleagues,
Advanced laser processing of alloys encompasses a wide variety of technologies. Indeed, these include not only the complete manufacturing of components by, e.g., laser-based additive manufacturing technologies, but also welding and joining, post-processing, or surface treatments. This large variety of processes provides limitless ways to tailor the microstructures of metallic alloys—in particular by allowing for the synthesis of strongly refined and/or out-of-equilibrium microstructures requiring specific characterization methods—and thus to optimize alloys’ usage properties.
An in-depth understanding of the microstructural evolution induced by the various advanced laser processing techniques and of the correlations between process parameters–microstructure–properties is key in order to reach the full potential of metallic alloys for a large number of applications, e.g., in the aeronautics, automotive, medical, energy, or chemical industry.
This Special Issue of Metals welcomes contributions on various topics in relation to advanced laser processing of alloys (please see the Keywords/Topics below). Particular attention will be given to microstructures in advanced laser processes, including experimental investigations as well as modeling of the thermal, thermo-mechanical, and thermo-metallurgical aspects of these processes.
Prof. Dr. Anne Mertens
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- laser-based additive manufacturing
- surface treatment
- post-processing
- welding and joining
- microstructure
- modeling
- characterization
- mechanical and tribological properties
- thermal history
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