Shuai Chang, Aihong Liu, Chun Yee Aaron Ong, et al. Highly effective smoothening of 3D-printed metal structures via overpotential electrochemical polishing[J]. Materials Research Letters, 2019, 7(7): 282-289.
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Shuai Chang, Aihong Liu, Chun Yee Aaron Ong, et al. Highly effective smoothening of 3D-printed metal structures via overpotential electrochemical polishing[J]. Materials Research Letters, 2019, 7(7): 282-289.DOI: 10.1080/21663831.2019.1601645.
Highly effective smoothening of 3D-printed metal structures via overpotential electrochemical polishing
BSTRACTHigh roughness of metal structures made by selective laser melting restricted their extensive applications. A strategy of overpotential electrochemical polishing was developed for effectively smoothening three-dimensional (3D)-printed surfaces
particularly for removing sticking particles. Average surface roughness of 0.18 µm was achieved with a small thickness removed of ∼70 µm through a combination of overpotential and conventional electrochemical polishing. Interestingly
micro-lattices polished with this approach nearly doubled the specific compressive plateau stress and energy absorption over as-printed lattices. Moreover
the success with 316L stainless steel
4130 steel and AlSi10Mg
indicates the potential of this approach for smoothening other 3D-printed metals.
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