Selection of Optimum Parameters for an Additively Manufactured Wall of SS316L Using PROMETHEE II †

Abstract

In this work, the GMAW-based wire arc additive manufacturing technique was used to additively manufacture a wall of SS316L. Consequently, the PROMETHEE II MCDM was used to optimize the process variables in the WAAM of SS316L. The input parameters used were travel speed (TS), feed speed (FS), and voltage (V), and the output parameters were set as depth of penetration (DOP), bead width (BW), and bead height (BH). Bead-on-plate trials were conducted using the response surface analysis-based BBD technique. The PROMETHEE II method and the MEREC weighting approach successfully found the optimal process variables for the WAAM of SS316L. PROMETHEE II analysis revealed the optimal parameter settings to be a WFS of 11 m/min, a TS of 450 mm/min, and a voltage of 27 V. The results highlight the effectiveness of PROMETHEE II in ranking and selecting the most suitable process parameters for SS316L deposition, offering valuable insights for improving the quality and efficiency of WAAM-based stainless steel manufacturing.