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. 2026 Oct 16;19(20):4362. doi: 10.3390/ma19204362
Abbreviation Definition
AM Additive Manufacturing
WAAM Wire Arc Additive Manufacturing
DED Directed Energy Deposition
CMT Cold Metal Transfer
MIG Metal Inert Gas Welding
MAG Metal Active Gas Welding
LPBF Laser Powder Bed Fusion
DRX Dynamic Recrystallization
G Temperature Gradient (K/m)
UTS Ultimate Tensile Strength
SFE Stacking-Fault Energy (mJ/m2)
HIP Hot Isostatic Pressing
FSP Friction Stir Processing
SCT Short Circuit Transfer
HAZ Heat-Affected Zone
GMAW Gas Metal Arc Welding
GTAW Gas Tungsten Arc Welding
PAW Plasma Arc Welding
TIG Tungsten Inert Gas Welding
P; H Effective Arc Power (W); Linear Heat Input (J/mm)
RSM Response Surface Methodology
ANOVA Analysis of Variance
R Solidification Rate (m/s)
HV Vickers Hardness
EBSD Electron Backscatter Diffraction
CNC Computer Numerical Control
LSP Laser Shock Peening