Shape memory alloys (SMAs) are smart materials that are widely used to create intelligent
devices because of their high energy density, actuation strain, and biocompatibility …

Laser powder bed fusion (LPBF) is a key metal additive manufacturing process and has
attracted increasing attention both in academia and industry. An essential physical issue …

Shape memory alloys (SMA) are a class of smart materials with inherent shape memory and
superelastic characteristics. Unlike other SMAs, iron-based SMAs (Fe-SMA) offer cost …

The additive manufacturing (AM) of Ni-based superalloys has attracted extensive interest
from both academia and industry due to its unique capabilities to fabricate complex and high …

NiTi alloys have drawn significant attentions in biomedical and aerospace fields due to their
unique shape memory effect (SME), superelasticity (SE), damping characteristics, high …

In a variety of industries, Additive Manufacturing has revolutionized the whole design–
fabrication cycle. Traditional 3D printing is typically employed to produce static components …

The combination of scientific advances in additive manufacturing (AM) and smart materials
(SMs) has enabled the development of a new interdisciplinary research area: 4D printing …

Additive manufacturing (AM) comes in various types of technologies and comparing it with
traditional fabrication methods provides the possibility of producing complex geometric parts …

Wire arc additive manufacturing (WAAM) created aluminium alloy components are in high
demand across a wide range of industries. The WAAM deposits are weakened by the non …

With the ability to produce components with complex and precise structures, additive
manufacturing or 3D printing techniques are now widely applied in both industry and …