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However, under such a harsh environment, surface defects can make the superalloy prone to corrosion and fatigue fractures. Therefore, it is important to eliminate surface defects through polishing. However, the existing polishing methods usually suffer from some issues such as surface integrity damage, low efficiency, and poor environmental sustainability. More importantly, these methods fail to account for the requirement of surface roughness below 0.05 \u03bcm in some high-precision aerospace components. Herein, the plasma electrolytic polishing (PEP) of GH3536 superalloy is systematically investigated and optimized through single-factor experiments and response surface methodology (RSM). A minimum surface roughness Ra of 0.044 \u03bcm with a mirror-like surface was achieved at a voltage of 303.8 V, electrolyte temperature of 66.2 \u00b0C, polishing time of 5 min, and submersion depth of 7.5 cm. At the same optimized condition, the material removal rate was 59.12 mg\u00b7min\u22121. After polishing, the surface composition of GH3536 superalloy varied negligibly, while its corrosion resistance improved markedly, with a 53.72% increase in polarization resistance and a 43.46% decrease in corrosion current density. Meanwhile, the microhardness slightly decreased due to the removal of the work-hardened layer and the compressive residual stress exhibited a more uniform distribution across the surface, contributing to improved near-surface mechanical stability. This study establishes an optimized PEP parameter for improving the surface quality of GH3536 superalloy, offering a practical method for the precision finishing of aerospace-grade superalloy components.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/ma19061127","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,3,13]],"date-time":"2026-03-13T15:06:22Z","timestamp":1773414382000},"page":"1127","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Precision Plasma Electrolytic Polishing of GH3536 Superalloy for Effective Surface Performance Improvement"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"19","author":[{"given":"Chengtao","family":"Peng","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"State Key Laboratory of High-Performance Precision Manufacturing, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, China"},{"name":"Key Laboratory for Micro\/Nano Technology and System of Liaoning Province, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, China"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-6149-2809","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Siqi","family":"Wu","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"State Key Laboratory of High-Performance Precision Manufacturing, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, China"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Xinming","family":"Wang","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"State Key Laboratory of High-Performance Precision Manufacturing, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, China"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Chen","family":"Zhang","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"State Key Laboratory of High-Performance Precision Manufacturing, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, China"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Jing","family":"Sun","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"School of Mechanical Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, China"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-3769-2069","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Jinlong","family":"Song","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"State Key Laboratory of High-Performance Precision Manufacturing, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, China"},{"name":"Key Laboratory for Micro\/Nano Technology and System of Liaoning Province, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, China"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2026,3,13]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"140","DOI":"10.1016\/j.jmst.2025.02.079","article-title":"Strength-ductility synergy of additively-manufactured GH3536 superalloys achieved by dual-heterostructures","volume":"246","author":"Chen","year":"2026","journal-title":"J. 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