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Surface modification of additively manufactured 18% nickel maraging steel by ultrasonic vibration-assisted ball burnishing

  • Inigo Flores Ituarte*
  • , Mika Salmi
  • , Suvi Papula
  • , Juha Huuki
  • , Björn Hemming
  • , Eric Coatanea
  • , Seppo Nurmi
  • , Iikka Virkkunen
  • *Corresponding author for this work
    • Aalborg University
    • Aalto University
    • Finnish Constructional Steelwork Association
    • Centre for Metrology and Accreditation Finland (MIKES)
    • Tampere University

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    Abstract

    The scope of this research is to characterize and optimize the vibration-assisted ball burnishing of additively manufactured 18% Nickel Maraging steel for tooling applications. We evaluate the suitability of vibration-assisted ball burnishing as an alternative method to post-process additively manufactured tool steel. To do so, we assessed a single pass post-processing technique to enhance surface roughness, surface micro-hardness, and residual stress state. Results show that ultrasonic burnishing after age hardening functionalizes additively manufactured surfaces for tooling applications creating a beneficial compressive residual stress state on the surface. The surface micro-hardness (HV1) varied between 503 and 630 HV1, and the average surface roughness (Ra) varied between 1.31 and 0.14 µm, depending on process parameters with a maximum productivity rate of 41.66 cm²/min making it an alternative approach to functionalize additively manufactured tool components.
    Original languageEnglish
    Article number4046903
    Number of pages11
    JournalJournal of Manufacturing Science and Engineering
    Volume142
    Issue number7
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - Jul 2020
    MoE publication typeA1 Journal article-refereed

    Funding

    Authors would like to thanks the support of Aalto University department of Mechanical engineering. At the same time, we would like to acknowledge the contribution of MIKES Metrology, which is part of VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland to assist during the measurement processes.

    UN SDGs

    This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

    1. SDG 9 - Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure
      SDG 9 Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure

    Keywords

    • Additive manufacturing
    • Maraging steel
    • Metal powder bed fusion
    • Post-processing
    • Surface modification
    • Vibration-assisted ball burnishing

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