Surface roughness of lattice structures produced by SLM technology

Selective laser melting (SLM) is an additive manufacturing technique (AM), that allows production of complex geometries that can be found in lattice structures. Processing of magnesium-based materials with this technology is difficult because of their high reactivity. This bachelor’s thesis clarifies the effects of processing parameters (laser power and laser scan speed) on surface roughness of lattice structures. The theoretical part of this thesis deals with the issue of magnesium alloys and manufacturing of lattice structures. The practical part of this thesis contains the design of the experiment and evaluation of the given experiment. Based on the results of the experiment, the dependencies of process parameters were made on surface roughness and incline angle of struts. The main takeaway of this thesis for the reader is in familiarization with the issue of process parameters and their effect on surface roughness in lattice structures