About this Research Topic
Titanium (Ti) alloys combine excellent properties including good mechanical performance, outstanding corrosion resistance, and superior biocompatibility. Therefore, they are widely applied in aerospace, automotive, biomechanical, marine and chemical industries. The high cost of conventionally processed Ti alloys limits their applications, and crucial contributors to the expense are the significant material wastage, high energy input, and long lead times in conventional processing techniques. Additive manufacturing (AM) technology has attracted significant attention and has been implemented in research and industry over the last two decades. It has a wide range of advantages such as producing nearly fully dense and complex shaped components at a high resolution (which cannot be realized via conventional methods), high material utilization with limited machining, and reduced lead times.
Specifically, AM is a complicated metallurgical process, which involves powder melting and fast directional solidification, re-melting and re-solidification during the subsequent scan tracks and layers, and post-solidification thermal cycling. To understand the microstructure evolution during the AM process and post-process treatment is essential to obtain Ti alloy components with high quality and satisfied properties.
This Research Topic aims to explore the fundamental aspects of process optimization, microstructure tailoring, and mechanical property control in the field of additive manufactured titanium (Ti) alloys. The aim is to gather cutting-edge research that addresses the challenges and advances in the field. We welcome Original Research and Reviews that focus on cutting-edge academic accomplishments concerning novel concepts in additive manufactured Ti alloys. The potential topics of the Research Topic include, but are not limited to, the following items:
• Alloy design for additive manufacturing
• Microstructure design
• Process-microstructure-property relationship
• Modelling and simulation
• Quality assurance and sustainability.
We look forward to receiving your contributions.
Specifically, AM is a complicated metallurgical process, which involves powder melting and fast directional solidification, re-melting and re-solidification during the subsequent scan tracks and layers, and post-solidification thermal cycling. To understand the microstructure evolution during the AM process and post-process treatment is essential to obtain Ti alloy components with high quality and satisfied properties.
This Research Topic aims to explore the fundamental aspects of process optimization, microstructure tailoring, and mechanical property control in the field of additive manufactured titanium (Ti) alloys. The aim is to gather cutting-edge research that addresses the challenges and advances in the field. We welcome Original Research and Reviews that focus on cutting-edge academic accomplishments concerning novel concepts in additive manufactured Ti alloys. The potential topics of the Research Topic include, but are not limited to, the following items:
• Alloy design for additive manufacturing
• Microstructure design
• Process-microstructure-property relationship
• Modelling and simulation
• Quality assurance and sustainability.
We look forward to receiving your contributions.
Keywords: Titanium alloys, additive manufacturing, processing, Microstructures, mechanical properties
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