I am writing to invite you to submit a manuscript on the science and technology of additive manufacturing/3D printing for a Special Issue of Materials. Submissions may focus on novel scientific or technological aspects of 3D printing processes or part attributes. Topics of interest include but are not limited to novel design for 3D printing; new applications of 3D printing processes; alloy design; 3D printing of single crystals; tailoring microstructure; customized mechanical and chemical properties; improved creep resistance, fatigue life, and serviceability; micro- and mesoscale defects; residual stresses and distortion; applications of mechanistic and statistical modeling; and machine learning in 3D printing. The scope of this Special Issue also includes all 3D printing processes for alloys, ceramics, and polymers. The categories of paper types that will be considered include technical papers, short communications, perspectives, and reviews. The length of reviews will depend on topics but will be decided by prior agreement with the editors. The contents must be original unpublished work that have not been submitted for publication elsewhere.
Keywords: Design for 3D printing; Alloy design; 3D printing of single crystals; Tailoring microstructure; Customized properties; Defect formation; Residual stresses and distortion; Mechanistic and statistical modeling; Machine learning.