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Dear Colleagues,
Additive manufacturing (AM) technologies allow producing complex parts by means of a direct or layer-wise addition of material starting from CAD models. AM technologies were initially developed for producing prototypes, but over the years their use has been extended to fabricate functional and structural components for service in several industrial fields.
Solidification in materials processed by beam-based AM technologies usually occurs very rapidly, out of equilibrium, and leads to the formation of extended solid solutions, fine cellular microstructures, and crystallographic textures. Non-beam-based AM technologies typically use organic binders and additives to assemble metal powders. Debinding and sintering operations are needed to achieve high-density parts. Post-process heat treatments not only have a strong effect on the shrinkage behavior and residual porosity of AM parts but also lead to different microstructures. Thus, in order to maximize the performance of AM components, it is of primary importance to tailor alloy formulations and heat treatments.
It is my pleasure to invite you to submit contributions to this Special Issue on the correlation between process parameters, microstructures, and properties of alloys produced by AM, focusing on your most important findings, highlighting future challenges, and providing new perspectives.
Prof. Dr. Riccardo Casati
Guest Editor
Submission steps:
1. Register via our system https://susy.mdpi.com/ and login;
2. Click "Submit to Special Issue" at: https://www.mdpi.com/journal/materials/special_issues/metals_AM
Please feel free to contact me if you are interested. We will highly appreciate it if you can forward the message to your colleagues. We look forward to hearing from you. Have a nice day!
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