AUTHOR=Ur Rahman Naveed , Matthews David Thomas Allan , de Rooij Matthijn , Khorasani Amir Mahyar , Gibson Ian , Cordova Laura , Römer Gert-willem 

TITLE=An Overview: Laser-Based Additive Manufacturing for High Temperature Tribology

JOURNAL=Frontiers in Mechanical Engineering

VOLUME=5

YEAR=2019

URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/mechanical-engineering/articles/10.3389/fmech.2019.00016

DOI=10.3389/fmech.2019.00016

ISSN=2297-3079

ABSTRACT=<p>Laser-based additive manufacturing (LBAM) is a versatile manufacturing technique, extensively adopted to fabricate metallic components of enhanced properties. The current review paper provides a critical assessment of the fabricated metallic coatings and parts through LBAM-processes [e.g., laser metal deposition (LMD) and selective laser melting (SLM)] for high temperature tribological applications. A succinct comparison of LBAM-fabrication and conventional manufacturing is given. The review provides an insight into the sophisticated application-driven material design for high temperature tribological contacts. The review highlights the major mechanisms behind the improvement in the tribology of the laser-deposits; properties evolving as a consequence of the microstructure, lamellar solid lubricants, sulfides, soft metals, lubricious oxides, and self-lubricating surfaces.</p>