Cavitation Erosion Resistance of Additively Manufactured Materials

Cavitation-induced wear, also known as cavitation erosion, can be found in many fluid power components, especially water hydraulics. Cavitation erosion leads to component damage and might even cause system failure. The resistance of various materials when using conventional manufacturing processes has already been investigated the past. In this work, effects additively manufactured on are compared after manufacturing. Also, influence build-up direction specimens is determined. As main indicators mass loss surface structure determined for all specimens.