Additive manufacturing technologies are increasingly used in the production of semi-finished workpieces intended for further processing. This entails the need to investigate the machinability and final properties of such products. Comparative research on wire electrical discharge machining (WEDM) processes performed with two kinds of AISI 316L stainless steel workpieces is presented in this paper. The first workpiece was made by selective laser melting (SLM), while the second one was casting. Both working materials were cut with current values ranging from 8 to 72 amps. A comparison of roughness, structure and chemical composition of machined surfaces was performed between the two kinds of specimens. For the SLM sample, parameters of the cutting process that provide relatively low surface roughness (Ra ≤ 10 µm) with the simultaneous maximization of the process efficiency were determined. It was found that in the case of applying high current values (72 amp.), more favorable properties of the treated surface were obtained for the SLM sample than for the cast one.

This article presents an attempt to solve the problem of the formation of burrs and drilling caps in the process of drilling in difficult-to-cut materials, specifically in the titanium alloy Ti-6Al-4V. In order to eliminate these phenomena, a chamfer of specific length and angle was made on FANAR drill’s margin. Taguchi and ANOVA methods were used to plan and analyze the experiment aimed at determining the optimal geometry of the modified drill. Chamfer with a length of 2 mm and an angle of 10° was selected. In the next stage of research, the values of cutting forces and burr heights obtained during drilling with the original and modified drill were compared for three different feed rate values. It turned out that the introduced changes significantly reduced both the axial cutting force (22–23%) and the height of burrs (10–22%) and caused the complete elimination of the presence of drilling caps. Additionally, a positive correlation between the cutting force and the burr size was found.

Presented study concerns the issue of processing the AlSi10Mg aluminum alloy with a use of WEDM technology. Two types of samples tested during the experiment were previously produced in SLM and in casting processes. The aim of the research was to determine the dependence of the input parameters of SLM (laser scanning speed) and WEDM (current amplitude) processes on the performance of the WEDM process as well as on the roughness of the cut surfaces. The experiment was carried out on a specially prepared test stand, and the results’ analysis was carried out using the ANOVA (analysis of variance). A strong influence of the WEDM current on the process speed and on the Ra and Rz roughness parameters of the produced samples was found. The effect of SLM laser scanning speed was not so strong, but it tended to be uniform. On the other hand, the influence of the tested parameters on the WEDM process energy turned out to be insignificant and irregular. It was also found that for the WEDM process a sample made in SLM technology with relatively high laser scanning speed may be a better choice than the cast one. A case study was carried out to optimize the parameters of the tested processes.

The formation of burrs on the edges of machined surfaces is one of the inherent problems during machining. The burrs are formed both on the tool entry surface and exit surfaces. The paper proposes a modification of the drill involving an additional cutting insert located in the shank part. This innovative solution allowed the drill and deburring insert to be integrated, enabling both processes to be performed within one machining operation. The impact of the selected insert geometry and deburring process parameters on the size of burrs was determined during the experimental studies. Using the proposed deburring process for the Ti6Al4V titanium alloy, with appropriately chosen tool geometry and cutting parameters, reduces the secondary burr height by more than 90% compared to the original value.

Cutting tools made of the WC-Co sintered carbides are now very popular and are widely used in machining of materials. However, there are numerous problems in this area which require more research and need to be studied further. This paper presents the results of an experimental study aimed at...

The process of machining the modern engineering materials, such as nickel-based superalloys, still requires improvement. This paper focuses on comparing the turning process of Inconel 625 superalloy using three types of cutting inserts to obtain the finishing process. The influence of cutting data, such as cutting speed, feed rate, and cutting depth, on the machined surface quality, surface quality were selected. The novelty of the research, described in the article, is the optimization of the machining of Inconel 625 by using the stepwise selection of parameters. The most important issue is that the stepwise method can be used in industry, where increasingly new nickel-chromium materials with more specific strength properties are used for parts.