Surface polishing technology for additive manufacturing of complex metal components

YAO Yansheng; ZHOU Ruigen; ZHANG Chenglin; MEI Tao; WU Min

doi:10.7527/S1000-6893.2021.25202

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2022 , Vol. 43 >Issue 4: 525202 - 525202

DOI: https://doi.org/10.7527/S1000-6893.2021.25202

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Surface polishing technology for additive manufacturing of complex metal components

YAO Yansheng ,
ZHOU Ruigen ,
ZHANG Chenglin ,
MEI Tao ,
WU Min

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1. School of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, Anhui Jianzhu University, Hefei 230106, China;
2. Key Laboratory of Intelligent Manufacturing of Construction Machinery, Hefei 230106, China;
3. Anhui Tuobao Additive Manufacturing Technology Co., Ltd., Wuhu 241000, China;
4. Anhui Tianhang Electromechanical Co., Ltd., Wuhu 241000, China

Received date: 2020-12-31

Revised date: 2021-02-06

Online published: 2021-05-24

Supported by

Natural Science Foundation of Anhui Province (1908085ME130); Key Research and Development Projects in Anhui Province(1804a09020001)

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Additive manufacturing can meet the requirements of high complexity, high performance, light weight and multi-function of parts in the aerospace field. However, when manufacturing complex metal parts, it still has the shortcomings in terms of comprehensive performance, surface quality and forming accuracy, and the metal parts after additive manufacturing must be finished to meet the requirements of high use performance of aerospace parts. The principles, methods and application status of four highly accessible polishing technologies including chemical polishing, electrolytic polishing, abrasive flow polishing and laser polishing are introduced in this paper. Then, the development trend of surface polishing technology for additive manufacturing of metal parts is analyzed. Finally, a summary and prospects of additive manufacturing are given. The process optimization thought of combining additive manufacturing and surface polishing process is put forward, and it is pointed out that the development of green and intelligent integrated technical equipment is the major challenge facing us at present.

Key words： aerospace; additive manufacturing; surface quality; complex metal component; surface polishing technology

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YAO Yansheng , ZHOU Ruigen , ZHANG Chenglin , MEI Tao , WU Min . Surface polishing technology for additive manufacturing of complex metal components[J]. ACTA AERONAUTICAET ASTRONAUTICA SINICA, 2022 , 43(4) : 525202 -525202 . DOI: 10.7527/S1000-6893.2021.25202

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