An overview of surface roughness enhancement of additively manufactured metal parts: a path towards removing the post-print bottleneck for complex geometries

H Fayazfar, J Sharifi, MK Keshavarz… - The International Journal of …, 2023 - Springer
Since the advent of additive manufacturing (AM)(also called 3D-printing), substantial
progress has been achieved in technological advances in the processes and micro/macro …

A comprehensive review on surface quality improvement methods for additively manufactured parts

AW Hashmi, HS Mali, A Meena - Rapid Prototyping Journal, 2023 - emerald.com
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to study the functionality of additively manufactured
(AM) parts, mainly depending on their dimensional accuracy and surface finish. However …

Tribology of selective laser melting processed parts: stainless steel 316 L under lubricated conditions

Y Zhu, J Zou, X Chen, H Yang - Wear, 2016 - Elsevier
Selective laser melting is an additive manufacturing technology that produces metal parts;
316 L stainless steel is one of the most widely used material in the selective laser melting …

Microstructure, strain-rate sensitivity, work hardening, and fracture behavior of laser additive manufactured austenitic and martensitic stainless steel structures

F Khodabakhshi, MH Farshidianfar, AP Gerlich… - Materials Science and …, 2019 - Elsevier
The tensile flow properties of austenitic (S316-L) and martensitic (S410-L) stainless steel
wall structures deposited by powder-fed laser additive manufacturing (LAM) process are …

Abrasive and non-conventional post-processing techniques to improve surface finish of additively manufactured metals: A review

D De Oliveira, MC Gomes, AG Dos Santos… - Progress in Additive …, 2023 - Springer
Metal additive manufacturing (MAM) has attracted global industry and academia due to its
flexibility and ability to achieve complex geometry. The inherent rough surfaces are of …

Chemical post-processing methods for enhancing surface properties of parts fabricated by additive manufacturing: a review

N Sunay, M Kaya, Y Kaynak - Sigma Journal of Engineering and …, 2020 - dergipark.org.tr
Additive manufacturing is a rapidly developing field due to the production of complex
geometry parts with rapid prototyping with a wide range of applications. In addition to the …

3D printing of biomimetic hierarchical surface textures using L-PBF for improving tribological performance of Ti6Al4V alloy

H Kovacı, YS Kavasoğlu, A Çelik - Applied Materials Today, 2025 - Elsevier
Energy and material losses due to friction and wear during the use of materials bring about
very serious costs in every sector. In order to minimize friction and wear losses of materials …

Surface coatings and surface modification Techniques for Additive Manufacturing

P Kumaravelu, S Arulvel, J Kandasamy - Innovations in Additive …, 2022 - Springer
The field of 3D printing is growing rapidly with the adaptation of disruptive technologies and
modern materials. Additive Manufacturing (AM) component cannot be directly used for …

Improving surface finish of laser additively manufactured curvilinear surfaces via electropolishing and electroless coating

AK Praharaj, NV Kambikath… - Journal of …, 2025 - asmedigitalcollection.asme.org
Laser-directed energy deposition (LDED) is a very useful additive manufacturing technique
for repairing and manufacturing complex-shaped parts compared to traditional …

Processes of physical treatment of stainless steels obtained by additive manufacturing

A Babaev, V Promakhov, N Schulz, A Semenov… - Metals, 2022 - mdpi.com
With a vista of available stainless steel grades at our disposal, it is possible to manufacture
items for a wide range of industries. These include chemicals production, medicine, and …