Process metallurgists (like me) use math, physics and chemistry to describe what happens during metal manufacturing. Other researchers use math, statistics and computer science to study and optimize manufacturing at a larger scale.

Much of the current research and development in additive manufacturing is devoted to making parts from just a few specific alloy compositions.

Despite its history and ubiquitous presence as an infrastructure material, steels remain a complex material system with many persisting research questions.

Additive manufacturing (AM) is changing how we think about making parts from metal.