Abstract
Additive manufacturing of metal parts is gaining acceptance in industry due to its unique manufacturing capabilities. Higher surface roughness of printed parts is one of the major challenges of this advanced manufacturing technique, which requires a crucial post-processing stage before the components can be used in practice. This study investigates the influence of plasma electrolytic polishing (PeP) and the combination of PeP and particle blasting as a post processing technique for additively manufactured stainless steel samples. The results show a 70% improvement in surface roughness after 10 minutes of particle blasting and 3 minutes of PeP in sequence and presents the possibility of optimizing processing time to achieve better surface qualities with minimal post processing time.
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