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Title: | Dry mechanical-electrochemical polishing of selective laser melted 316L stainless steel | Authors: | Bai, Y Zhao, C Yang, J Fuh, JYH Lu, WF Weng, C Wang, H |
Issue Date: | 1-Aug-2020 | Publisher: | Elsevier BV | Citation: | Bai, Y, Zhao, C, Yang, J, Fuh, JYH, Lu, WF, Weng, C, Wang, H (2020-08-01). Dry mechanical-electrochemical polishing of selective laser melted 316L stainless steel. Materials and Design 193 : 108840-108840. ScholarBank@NUS Repository. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matdes.2020.108840 | Abstract: | © 2020 The Authors This paper aims to improve the surface quality of 316L stainless steel parts manufactured by selective laser melting (SLM) using dry mechanical-electrochemical polishing (DMECP). DMECP is an advanced surface finishing method combining the advantages of both mechanical and electrochemical polishing techniques in a more environmentally friendly manner. In this paper, the SLM process-related defects causing poor surface quality are analysed first. The material removal mechanism of DMECP is investigated to continuously remove the oxide layers formed during polishing. Surface morphology and roughness evolution under different polishing conditions are characterised. The top surface roughness can be reduced by over 91% from 8.72 μm to 0.75 μm compared to side surface by over 93% from 12.10 to 0.80 μm. The material removal on the top surface is more efficient than that on the side surface under the same polishing condition. The secondary defects formed during polishing can be removed using mechanical polishing mode. The chemical element composition of the polished surface exhibits almost identical content to the initial 316L powders. Compared with the initial dark and rough surfaces, the results validate the capability of DMECP as an effective tool to improve the SLM surface quality and achieve a mirror finish. | Source Title: | Materials and Design | URI: | https://scholarbank.nus.edu.sg/handle/10635/172435 | ISSN: | 02641275 18734197 |
DOI: | 10.1016/j.matdes.2020.108840 |
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