One of the most critical issues of a component realized by Additive Manufacturing is the surface quality. In particular, in case of high levels of roughness, the functionality of the component and its mechanical properties are significantly affected. Chemical finishing offers the advantage of acting on the whole surface, without the need of tools. In this preliminary work several specimen of AlSi10Mg have been treated firstly by Chemical Machining to remove the gross irregularities, followed by Chemical Brightening to further smooth the surface. The results are promising; the surface parameters analyzed indicate that the treatment improves the surface quality. © 2018 Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME)
Chemical surface finishing of AlSi10Mg components made by additive manufacturing / Scherillo, F.. - In: MANUFACTURING LETTERS. - ISSN 2213-8463. - 19:(2019), pp. 5-9. [10.1016/j.mfglet.2018.12.002]
Chemical surface finishing of AlSi10Mg components made by additive manufacturing
Scherillo F.
2019
Abstract
One of the most critical issues of a component realized by Additive Manufacturing is the surface quality. In particular, in case of high levels of roughness, the functionality of the component and its mechanical properties are significantly affected. Chemical finishing offers the advantage of acting on the whole surface, without the need of tools. In this preliminary work several specimen of AlSi10Mg have been treated firstly by Chemical Machining to remove the gross irregularities, followed by Chemical Brightening to further smooth the surface. The results are promising; the surface parameters analyzed indicate that the treatment improves the surface quality. © 2018 Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME)I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
