Experimental derivation of process input parameters for pulsed electrochemical machining of additively and conventionally produced 316L stainless steel
Alexander Thielecke, Pascal Clauß, Maximilian Schröder, Gunnar Meichsner, Richard Petermann, Philipp Damm, Matthias Hackert-Oschätzchen
Abstract. In addition to the advantages of metal additive manufacturing such as design freedom, material savings and function integration, certain post-processing steps must be carried out after the additive manufacturing process. An alternative to conventional post-processing methods is pulsed electrochemical machining with an oscillating cathode and a pulsed direct current. In this study, an investigation of the electrochemical machinability of additively and conventionally produced 316L stainless steel is conducted. As a result, differences between the material specific removal functions and the derived process input parameters for both manufactured materials are shown.
Keywords
Pulsed Electrochemical Machining, Additive Manufacturing, Post-Processing
Published online 5/7/2025, 10 pages
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Published under license by Materials Research Forum LLC., Millersville PA, USA
Citation: Alexander Thielecke, Pascal Clauß, Maximilian Schröder, Gunnar Meichsner, Richard Petermann, Philipp Damm, Matthias Hackert-Oschätzchen, Experimental derivation of process input parameters for pulsed electrochemical machining of additively and conventionally produced 316L stainless steel, Materials Research Proceedings, Vol. 54, pp 2246-2255, 2025
DOI: https://doi.org/10.21741/9781644903599-242
The article was published as article 242 of the book Material Forming
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