Editorial PIAM October 2020

Excerpt

Welcome to our Autumn issue of the journal, in which we will be looking at several topics concerning the powder bed fusion process, such as monitoring and detection of melt pool and spatter regions of Inconel 625, the effect of heat treatment on AlSi10Mg components, gold plating of AlSi10Mg parts, and the process gas influence on the microstructure and mechanical behavior of Inconel 718, etc. This issue includes a comprehensive review of metrology in additive manufacturing and other topics. Powder bed fusion is no doubt one of the most common and popular Additive Manufacturing processes used by the industry today. Research is currently focused on new powder development, extending the current build envelope, increasing production rate, non-destructive testing and compliance of parts as well as identifying new applications beyond aerospace, medical and the oil and gas industry. …