August 1, 2025Open Access

Metal lightweight features processed by powder bed fusion additive manufacturing: Process, microstructure and dimensional dependency

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Review highlights processing challenges of lightweight metal structures in additive manufacturing, indicating GPM relationships.

Lightweight metal structures in additive manufacturing can improve performance but face significant processing challenges, leading to limitations.
Critical factors like process instability can influence material properties, emphasizing the unique geometry-process-material relationship.
This review analyzes current knowledge gaps in powder bed fusion metal additive manufacturing related to thin structures.
Understanding dimensional dependency and microstructure is essential for effective design methods in lightweight applications.

Xin Yang (2025) studied this question.

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