Institute of Mechanical Engineering, Materials and Transport, Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University, RussiaAdditive manufacturing; Rapid solidification; Powder bed fusion; Binder jetting; Directed energy deposition; Material science; Powder metallurgy; 3D printing and rapid prototyping
Dr. Vadim Sufiiarov is an Associate Professor at Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University. His research focuses on additive manufacturing and advanced powder-based processing techniques, including powder bed fusion, binder jetting, and directed energy deposition. He has extensive expertise in rapid solidification, powder metallurgy, and the development of novel materials for 3D printing and rapid prototyping. His work bridges fundamental materials science with cutting-edge applications in metal additive manufacturing.
This special issue advances interdisciplinary research at the convergence of computational engineering and materials science for the additive manufacturing of objects with tailored properties. The SI focuses on methods for tailoring and creating functionally graded composite materials and structures with advanced AM techniques. The scope includes research across AM materials, processes, and characterization:
- Novel approaches for creating materials with enhanced, tailored, or graded properties via AM.
- 4D printing, multi-material 3D printing, novel feedstock development (solid, liquid, powders, etc.), in-situ synthesis and alloying techniques.
- Computational engineering, design, and simulation of bio-inspired alloys and structures, processes, and material behavior.
- Process development for graded complex geometries (lattice structures, metamaterials, TPMS, etc.).
Microstructural evolution and mechanical properties of laser-powder bed fusion-fabricated Ti-10Ta-2Nb-2Zr alloy as a potential orthopedic implant material