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8 February 2021 Laser polishing of additive manufactured Ti6Al4V alloy: a review
Jiejing Li, Dunwen Zuo
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Abstract

Additive manufactured Ti6Al4V alloy has excellent comprehensive properties and has broad application prospects in the aerospace, biomedicine, and other fields. However, the fabricated components are too rough to use directly. So, a corresponding postprocess is needed urgently. The conventional finishing process cannot meet the requirements of green and efficient processing because of its time consumption, environmental pollution, and low productivity. Laser polishing, as a highly efficient and noncontact post-treatment technology, has attracted more and more attention in the polishing of additive manufactured Ti6Al4V alloy. The research of laser polishing of Ti6Al4V alloy in recent years has expatiated and includes laser polishing mechanisms, surface roughness and morphology, microstructure, mechanical properties, and finite element simulation analysis during laser polishing. Furthermore, the existing challenges of laser-polished Ti6Al4V alloy are summarized, and future development directions are proposed.

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Jiejing Li and Dunwen Zuo "Laser polishing of additive manufactured Ti6Al4V alloy: a review," Optical Engineering 60(2), 020901 (8 February 2021). https://doi.org/10.1117/1.OE.60.2.020901
Received: 17 September 2020; Accepted: 23 December 2020; Published: 8 February 2021
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KEYWORDS
Polishing

Surface finishing

Additive manufacturing

Surface roughness

Laser processing

Optical engineering

Spatial light modulators

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