The design freedom offered by additive manufacturing (AM) enables the fabrication of
components with internal surfaces that are challenging to access post-manufacture. This is …

This review summarizes the recent research progress on the post-processing techniques to
improve the as-built metallic structure fabricated by additive manufacturing. The …

Additive manufacturing has gained relevance in recent decades as an alternative to the
manufacture of metal parts. Among the additive technologies, those that are classified as …

Post-process finishing of the additively manufactured (AMed) surfaces is still a critical issue,
especially for the AMed surfaces with complex surface geometry, which largely limits the …

The performance and durability of orthopedic implants are mainly determined by their
surface integrity. Ball burnishing (BB) is a kind of finishing treatment which improves the …

This paper presents the design and characterization of an ultrasonic vibration-assisted ball
burnishing (VABB) tool on Ti-6Al-4V. This process is based on the modification of …

Additive manufacturing (AM) technologies revolutionized the manufacturing sector by
enabling the production of complex components. But, the poor surface integrity hinders the …

The laser-based fusion of metallic powder allows construction of components with arbitrary
complexity. In selective laser melting, the rapid cooling of melt pools in the direction of the …

Laser cladding has been gaining more and more attentions. However, there exists rapid
heating and solidification of cladding powder materials, and thus cladding coatings are …

In the present study, the methods of optical, scanning electron, and transmission electron
microscopy as well as X-ray diffraction analysis gained insights into the mechanisms of …