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ReviewNature materials2026

Mechanical behaviour of additively manufactured metals.

Ting Zhu, Wen Chen

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Review in Nature materials, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors.

Ting ZhuGeorge W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA, USA. ting.zhu@me.gatech.edu.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8612-9689
Wen ChenDepartment of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA. wchen001@usc.edu.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2048-1107

Funding

DOE | National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) DE-NA0004154National Science Foundation (NSF) DMR-2004412National Science Foundation (NSF) DMR-2004429National Science Foundation (NSF) DMR-2516550United States Department of Defense | United States Navy | Office of Naval Research (ONR) N00014-18-1-2784
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Additive manufacturing is reshaping the production of engineering components in diverse industries, such as the automotive, aerospace, defence and biomedical sectors, by offering outstanding design and fabrication flexibility. The non-equilibrium processing conditions inherent to additive manufacturing yield materials with unique microstructures and tailored mechanical properties that are often unattainable through conventional routes. This Review highlights recent advances in additively manufactured metals that show distinctive mechanical behaviours, including strength-ductility synergy, microstresses and gradient plasticity, fracture and fatigue resistance, and high-temperature creep performance. We examine the deformation mechanisms and micromechanical effects arising from the heterogeneous microstructures produced by additive manufacturing to guide the design of high-performance structural materials. Furthermore, we discuss critical research needs and emerging opportunities in processing control, alloy design, advanced characterization, computational modelling and machine learning aimed at achieving exceptional mechanical properties in additively manufactured metals.

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