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Three-dimensional printing is a futuristic technology capable of transforming the ways in which we make components and devices. It is almost certain that this technique will find its niche in the manufacturing sector in the very near future. In view of the growing importance of 3D printing, this book addresses key issues related to emerging science and technology in this area. Detailed and informative articles are presented in relation to a wide variety of materials, including those based on critical engineering metals such as aluminum, magnesium, titanium and composites. Advances in various techniques, such as electron beam melting and selective laser melting are discussed. Of key importance in the area of materials science is the end properties of the materials following processing. Accordingly, the articles presented critically discuss the effects of microstructural features such as porosity, forming defects and the heat treatment induced effects on the mechanical properties. Applications covered in these articles are targeted at the aerospace, automobile, defense and aerospace sectors. Overall, the information presented in this book is of significant importance for academic and industrial-based researchers who wish to inform themselves regarding this upcoming highly promising manufacturing technique.

composites --- laser metal deposition --- additive manufacturing --- titanium --- selective laser melting --- magnesium --- aluminum --- 3D printing --- electron beam melting

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The aim of this Special Issue is to present the latest theoretical and experimental achievements concerning the mechanisms of microstructural change in metallic materials subject to different processing methods, and their effect on mechanical properties. It is my pleasure to present a series of compelling scientific papers written by scientists from the community of transition group metals, alloys, and intermetallic compounds.

delamination --- laser metal deposition --- metal matrix composites (MMCs) --- magnesium alloy --- laminate --- microstructure --- CoCrMoSi alloy coatings --- high-pressure torsion --- twin roll casting --- mechanical characterization --- AZ91 --- solidification thermal parameters --- deformation behavior --- additive manufacturing --- fatigue --- Ti-6Al-4V --- composite --- laser engineered net shaping --- tribaloy-type alloy --- spark plasma sintering --- cross-channel extrusion (CCE) --- magnesium alloys --- Z-pin reinforcement --- creep --- metal matrix composites --- z-pinning --- Ti3SiC2 --- mechanical properties --- ultrafine microstructure --- hardness --- Cu-Al-Ni-Fe bronze alloys --- z-pin reinforcement --- high pressure torsion --- high energy ball milling --- phase dissolution --- carbon fiber --- MAX phase --- honeycomb structure --- Ti6Al4V alloy --- energy absorption --- laser processing --- physical modeling technique (PMT) --- Mg-Zn-Al-Ca alloy --- metal–matrix composites (MMCs) --- processing map --- titanium alloys --- AA2519 --- LENS --- T-800 alloy --- numerical simulation (FEM) --- Cu–Ag alloy --- specific intermetallics --- calcium --- back pressure (BP) --- texture --- high pressure die casting --- fractography --- microhardness --- heat treatment --- structure --- flow curve --- dynamic tests --- strengthening mechanisms --- electron microscopy (in situ SEM) --- friction stir welding --- Laves phase --- Laser Engineered Net Shaping (LENSTM) --- Inconel 625 --- severe plastic deformation (SPD)