Influence of Slicing on the Morphology and Structure of Deposited Copper

Keywords

additive manufacturing, ECAM, 3D printing, slicing, cooper, sulfate electrolyte, SEM, XRD, internal stress, metal structure

Abstract

The paper investigates the effect of slicing parameters – toolpath type (concentric, zigzag, triangle) and infill step (1, 2, 4 mm) – on the morphology and crystalline structure of copper fabricated using electrochemical additive manufacturing (ECAM). The deposits were studied using SEM and XRD. It was shown that the slicing parameters greatly affect the uniformity, porosity, and internal stresses of the material. Crystallite size and residual stresses decreased with increase in infill steps. Triangular infill produced the most homogeneous and fine-grained coatings.

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