Post-processing treatments to enhance additively manufactured polymeric parts: A review

Tamburrino, F.; Barone, S.; Paoli, A.; Razionale, A. V.

doi:10.1080/17452759.2021.1917039

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Post-processing treatments to enhance additively manufactured polymeric parts: A review

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Tamburrino, F., Barone, S., Paoli, A., Razionale, A. V.·2021·Virtual and Physical Prototyping

DOI 10.1080/17452759.2021.1917039

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The potential of additive manufacturing to produce optimised and customized polymeric parts is often impaired by poor surface finish, low mechanical properties, and insufficient dimensional accuracy. Post-processing treatments are usually adopted to address these issues. Scientific community and industrial actors are engaged in the development and use of post-processing to enhance the performance and widen the range of application of polymeric components manufactured by additive technologies.The present work aims to provide an exhaustive classification and discussion of the post-processing treatments, as well as an extensive literature review of the approaches proposed within the scientific community. A holistic view of post-processing is provided, including a discussion of the benefits associated with each technique as well as its side effects. This work is intended to support the selection of the most appropriate post-processing by considering multiple aspects such as the material, part geometry, processing time, costs, and treatment specificity.

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Authors: Tamburrino, F., Barone, S., Paoli, A., & Razionale, A. V.
Affiliations: University of Pisa (IT)
Corresponding author: Tamburrino, F.
ORCID: Tamburrino, F.
Barone, S.
Paoli, A.
Razionale, A. V.
Venue: Virtual and Physical Prototyping
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Published: 2021-03-04
Volume: 16
Issue: 2
Pages: 221-254
ISSN: 1745-2759 (ISSN-L)
1745-2767
DOI: 10.1080/17452759.2021.1917039
OpenAlex: W3158674982
Cited by: 119
References: 148
Citations by year: 2026: 26 · 2025: 26 · 2024: 27 · 2023: 19 · 2022: 20 · 2021: 1
FWCI: 5.44
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: green
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Licence: other-oa
Locations: Virtual and Physical Prototyping (publishedVersion)
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Topics: Physical Sciences › Engineering › Automotive Engineering › Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies
Physical Sciences › Engineering › Mechanical Engineering › Additive Manufacturing Materials and Processes
Physical Sciences › Engineering › Mechanical Engineering › Injection Molding Process and Properties
Keywords: post-processing treatments, additive manufacturing, polymer parts, surface finish, mechanical properties, dimensional accuracy, part geometry

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