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Micro-machining of additively manufactured metals: a review

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Metal additive manufacturing (MAM) has attracted significant interest in both academia and industry to produce near-net-shape engineering components. The inherent defects in MAM, however, require suitable subtractive techniques as post-processes to control dimensional and geometric tolerances as well as surface finish. The additively manufactured metals, with different microstructures than the wrought materials that produced by conventional routes, need different approaches and parameters when being machined. This review covers recent published literature on traditional micro-machining as a post-processing operation for MAM and recommends future directions. The text presents a brief review on the main AM processes followed by a comprehensive conventional micro-milling and microdrilling, as well as applications for micro-machining. Micro-tool assessment, built-up-edge prediction and prevention, and link of macro/micro-machining are areas for future research.

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The authors are grateful to the Federal Agency for the Support and Improvement of Higher Education (CAPES), National Council for Scientific and Technological Development (CNPq), Minas Gerais State Research Foundation (FAPEMIG), and São Paulo Research Foundation (FAPESP).

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This work was supported by the São Paulo Research Foundation, award numbers: 2016/11309-0; 2019/00343-1; 2019/08926-6; 2020/03110-5, National Council for Scientific and Technological Development, award numbers: 308860/2017-9; 142055/2019-0 and Federal Agency for the Support and Improvement of Higher Education, Award Numbers: 001.

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  1. School of Mechanical Engineering, Federal University of Uberlândia, Campus Santa Mônica, Uberlândia, MG, 38408-100, Brazil

    Milla Caroline Gomes & Marcio Bacci da Silva

  2. Faculty of Engineering, Federal University of Catalão, Catalão, GO, 75704-020, Brazil

    Aline Gonçalves dos Santos

  3. Mechanical Engineering Department, University of Brasilia, Asa Norte, Brasília, DF, 70.910-900, Brazil

    Déborah de Oliveira

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  7. Department of Production Engineering, Sao Carlos School of Engineering, University of Sao Paulo, Sao Carlos, SP, 13566-590, Brazil

    Reginaldo Teixeira Coelho

  8. Engineering Technology & Industrial Distribution Department, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, 77843, USA

    Wayne N. P. Hung

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Gomes, M.C., dos Santos, A.G., de Oliveira, D. et al. Micro-machining of additively manufactured metals: a review. Int J Adv Manuf Technol 118, 2059–2078 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00170-021-08112-0

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