Metal Additive Manufacturing: Materials, Processes, and Surface Engineering for Advanced Applications

This book explores the evolving landscape of metal additive manufacturing (AM), with a strong emphasis on alloy development, microstructure evolution, surface engineering, and process modeling.Designed for researchers, engineers, and graduate students, it provides a comprehensive understanding of how different metallic alloys behave under various AM processes, such as selective laser melting, directed energy deposition, and wire arc additive manufacturing.It offers detailed insights into the influence of processing parameters and post-processing treatments on the mechanical and functional performance of printed parts. • Includes both fundamental process descriptions and advanced topics such as thermodynamic modeling, real-time monitoring systems, lattice structure design, and predictive simulations. • Gives special attention to surface modification techniques-ranging from mechanical, chemical, and electrochemical treatments to advanced coating methods-that are essential for improving f