Analysis of magnetorheological abrasive flow finishing (MRAFF) process

A new precision finishing process called magnetorheological abrasive flow finishing (MRAFF), which is basically a combination of abrasive flow machining (AFM) and magnetorheological finishing (MRF), has been developed for nano-finishing of parts even with complicated geometry for a wide range of industrial applications. In this paper microstructure of the mixture of magnetic and abrasive particles in magnetorheological polishing fluid (MRPF) has been proposed, and normal force on the abrasive particles is calculated from the applied magnetic field. A model for the prediction of material removal and surface roughness achieved has also been presented. And, finally theoretical results are compared with the experimental data available in the literature, and they are found to agree well.     

Analysis of magnetorheological fluid behavior in chemo-mechanical magnetorheological finishing (CMMRF) process

Advanced nanofinishing is an important process in manufacturing technologies due to its direct influence on optical quality, bearing performance, corrosion resistivity, bio-medical compatibility and micro-fluidics attributes. Chemo-mechanical magnetorheological finishing (CMMRF) process, one of the advanced nanofinishing process, was developed by combining essential aspects of chemo-mechanical polishing (CMP) process and magnetorheological finishing (MRF) process for surface finishing of engineering materials. The CMMRF process was experimentally analyzed on silicon and copper alloy to generate surface roughness of the order of few angstroms and few nanometers respectively. However, the process needs theoretical exploration towards better understanding, process optimization and result prediction. Hence, an attempt has been made for theoretical study of CMMRF process to analyze the effects of MR fluid under various process parameters. The present theoretical work is split as per following two sub-activities to simplify intricacy of the work.1) FEA-CFD simulation to analyze magnetism, polishing pad formation and polishing pressure during the CMMRF process. The simulation results are used to conduct experiments on aluminium alloy.2) A mathematical model has been developed to predict material removal as well as surface roughness during the CMMRF process. Model validation is conducted by comparing finite element simulation results with the experiments on aluminium alloy.The theoretical results show good agreement with the experimental data and the same has been discussed in this paper.     

Experimental investigations and modeling of drill bit-guided abrasive flow finishing (DBG-AFF) process

Abrasive flow finishing (AFF) is one of the widely used advanced finishing processes in which a small quantity of work material is removed by flowing semisolid abrasive-laden putty over the workpiece surface to be finished. AFF is popular for finishing and deburring of difficult-to-access areas. This process is also used for radiusing, producing compressive residual stresses, and removal of recast layer. In order to enhance productivity of the process, several modifications in AFF process are being tried. In this paper, a concept of rotating the medium along its axis has been introduced to achieve higher rate of finishing and material removal. This process is termed as drill bit-guided abrasive flow finishing (DBG-AFF) process. In order to provide random motion to the abrasives in the medium and to cause frequent reshuffling of the medium, the medium is pushed through a helical fluted drill, which is placed in the finishing zone. The experiments are carried out to compare AFF and DBG-AFF processes with AISI 1040 and AISI 4340 as workpiece materials. The performance of DBG-AFF as compared to AFF is encouraging, specifically with reference to percentage change in average surface roughness (% ΔR _a) and amount of material removed. Modeling using non-linear multi-variable regression analysis and artificial neural networks are carried out to conduct parametric analysis and to understand, in depth, the DBG-AFF process. The simulation data of neural network show a good agreement with experimental results.     

磁流变抛光对熔石英激光损伤特性的影响

为进一步提升熔石英元件的激光损伤阈值,研究了氢氟酸(HF)动态酸刻蚀条件下磁流变抛光工艺对熔石英元件激光损伤特性的影响规律。首先,采用不同工艺制备熔石英元件,测量它们的表面粗糙度。然后,采用飞行时间-二次离子质谱法(OF-SIMS)检测磁流变加工前后熔石英元件中金属杂质元素的含量和深度;采用1-on-1方法测试激光损伤阈值,观测损伤形貌,并对损伤坑的形态进行统计。最后,分析了磁流变抛光工艺提升熔石英损伤阈值的原因。与未经磁流变处理的熔石英元件进行了对比,结果显示:磁流变抛光使熔石英元件的零概率激光损伤阈值提升了23.3%,金属杂质元素含量也显著降低,尤其是对熔石英激光损伤特性有重要影响的Ce元素被完全消除。得到的结果表明,磁流变抛光工艺能够被用作HF酸动态酸刻蚀的前道处理工艺。     

Experimental investigation and mechanism of material removal in nano finishing of MMCs using abrasive flow finishing (AFF) process

Aluminum alloy and its composites appear to have a good future as a candidate material for engineering and structural components. Finishing of these materials is a big challenge as they are heterogeneous in nature having abrasive particles randomly distributed and oriented in the matrix material. Metal matrix composite (MMC-aluminum alloy and its reinforcement with SiC) workpieces were initially ground to a surface roughness value in the range of 0.6 ± 0.1 μm, and later were finished to the R_a value of 0.25 ± 0.05 μm by using Abrasive Flow Finishing (AFF) process. The effects of different process parameters, such as extrusion pressure, number of cycles and viscosity of the medium were studied on a change in average surface roughness (ΔR_a) and material removal. The relationship between extrusion pressure and ΔR_a shows an optimum at about 6 MPa. In the same way, the relationship between weight percentage of processing oil (plasticizer) and ΔR_a also shows an optimum at 10 wt%. Further, an increase in workpiece hardness requires more number of cycles to achieve the same level of improvement in ΔR_a. Material removal also increases with an increase in extrusion pressure and number of cycles while it decreases with an increase in processing oil content in the medium. It is also concluded that the mechanism of finishing and material removal in case of alloys is different from that in case of MMC.     

Nanofinishing of freeform surfaces (knee joint implant) by rotational-magnetorheological abrasive flow finishing (R-MRAFF) process

Freeform complex surfaces have become an inevitable part of many devices to perform specific functions. Some of these components require nanolevel surface roughness value to meet the desired requirements in their applications. Finishing of freeform surfaces to nanometer surface roughness value is always difficult for any process. Rotational-magnetorheological abrasive flow finishing (R-MRAFF) process has been applied so far for finishing internal surfaces of relatively simple geometry. In this work, an attempt has been made to improve external topography of freeform surfaces using this process. Large hydrodynamic pressure coupled with magnetic fluid is the principal idea behind these experiments. A smooth mirror like finished surface is achieved with improved finishing rate (nanometer/min) by controlling two motions (axial and rotational) simultaneously on stainless steel workpiece similar to knee joint implant. Magnetorheological polishing fluid with different mesh sizes of abrasive particles and at different extrusion pressures is used to reduce final surface roughness value, to increase uniformity of surface finish on the freeform surface and to enhance finishing rate. Surface roughness ranging from 35 to 78 nm is achieved at various locations as compared to larger variation in Ra value obtained in the earlier research work.     

Effects of process parameters on surface roughness in abrasive waterjet cutting of aluminium

Abrasive waterjet cutting is a novel machining process capable of processing wide range of hard-to-cut materials. Surface roughness of machined parts is one of the major machining characteristics that play an important role in determining the quality of engineering components. This paper shows the influence of process parameters on surface roughness (R_a) which is an important cutting performance measure in abrasive waterjet cutting of aluminium. Taguchi’s design of experiments was carried out in order to collect surface roughness values. Experiments were conducted in varying water pressure, nozzle traverse speed, abrasive mass flow rate and standoff distance for cutting aluminium using abrasive waterjet cutting process. The effects of these parameters on surface roughness have been studied based on the experimental results.     

Modeling surface roughness for polishing process based on abrasive cutting and probability theory

The surface roughness is a variable used to describe the quality of polished surface. This article presents a surface roughness model based on abrasive cutting and probability theory, which considers the effects of abrasive grain shape, grit and distribution feature, pressure on surface roughness. The abrasive grain protrusion heights are thought to close to Gaussian distribution, and then the relationship between the indentation depth and the pressure based on Hertz contact theory is obtained. Surface roughness prediction model is established by calculating indentation depth of the abrasive grains on workpiece surface. The maximum surface profile height (R_y) is approximately equal to the maximum indentation depth of the abrasive grain. The arithmetic average surface roughness (R_a) is equal to the average indentation depth of the abrasive grain. The effects of process parameters such as pressure and grit on R_y and R_a were simulated and analyzed in detail.     

正弦曲面磁流变抛光的收敛比与斑参数的关系研究

以二维正弦曲面为加工对象,采用反转变换的加工方法,研究了磁流变抛光斑的长度、宽度以及峰值去除率等参数对周期面形收敛能力的影响.仿真结果显示,当抛光斑的宽度小于空间周期一半时,收敛比大于2,获得较好的加工效果.     

Modeling and simulation of magnetic abrasive finishing process

Magnetic abrasive finishing (MAF) is one of the advanced finishing processes, which produces a high level of surface quality and is primarily controlled by a magnetic field. In MAF, the workpiece is kept between the two poles of a magnet. The working gap between the workpiece and the magnet is filled with magnetic abrasive particles. A magnetic abrasive flexible brush (MAFB) is formed, acting as a multipoint cutting tool, due to the effect of the magnetic field in the working gap. This paper deals with the theoretical investigations of the MAF process. A finite element model of the process is developed to evaluate the distribution of magnetic forces on the workpiece surface. The MAF process removes a very small amount of material by indentation and rotation of magnetic abrasive particles in the circular tracks. A theoretical model for material removal and surface roughness is also proposed accounting for microcutting by considering a uniform surface profile without statistical distribution. Numerical experiments are carried out by providing different routes of intermittent motion to the tool. The simulation results are verified by comparing them with the experimental results available in the literature.     

Surface roughness modeling in chemically etched polishing of Si (100) using double disk magnetic abrasive finishing

Abstract

The present paper focuses on proposing a new method for determining the surface roughness of chemically etched polishing of Si (100) using double disk magnetic abrasive finishing (DDMAF). Based on chemical etching in KOH solution Vicker’s hardness of Si (100) at different concentration of KOH was determined in context to chemical etching phenomenon. A mathematical relationship was established to relate Vicker’s hardness of Si (100) as a function of the concentration of KOH. The penetration depth of abrasive particle into Si (100) workpiece was determined considering viz; the normal force acting on the abrasive particle under the influence of magnetic flux density and Vicker’s hardness of etched Si (100). The other modeling variables such as wear constant, penetration area of the abrasive particle into Si (100) workpiece which is dependent on the penetration depth of abrasive particle was modified in terms of magnetic flux density and concentration of KOH. The process parameters such as working gap, abrasive mesh number and the rotational speed of the primary magnet were also considered in modeling the surface roughness. The results of surface roughness obtained by the model were also experimentally validated. The theoretical and experimental findings agreed well with each other.     

Optimizing multi-requirements of surface finishing in magnetic abrasive cutting process using grey relational analysis

Journal of Mechanical Science and Technology - Mechanical machining inevitably generates undesirable parts on the surface of workpieces. It brings adverse effects in terms of manufacturing cost,...     

Effect of working gap and circumferential speed on the performance of magnetic abrasive finishing process

Magnetic abrasive finishing (MAF) is one of the advanced finishing processes in which workpiece is kept between two magnets, and cutting force is controlled by working gap and magnetic field between the two magnets. MAF setup is designed for finishing cylindrical workpieces and it is mounted on lathe machine. The loosely bounded powder is prepared for experimentation by homogeneous mixing of magnetic powder (Fe powder of 300 mesh size (51.4 μm)), abrasive powder (Al₂O₃ of 600 mesh size (25.7 μm), and lubricant called servospin-12 oil. To investigate the effects of working gap and circumferential speed on material removal, change in surface finish and percent improvement in surface finish, a series of experiments have been conducted using in-house fabricated setup. Based upon the results, in general, material removal decreases by increasing working gap or decreasing circumferential speed of the workpiece. Change in surface finish increases by increasing circumferential speed of the workpiece.     

磁射流抛光时几种工艺参数对材料去除的影响

研究了磁射流抛光时几种工艺参数对材料去除的影响。首先介绍了磁射流抛光的原理和实验装置,然后从实验出发研究了磁射流抛光中材料的去除。利用标准的磁流变液进行了一系列定点抛光实验。重点研究了冲击角、工作距离、射流速度和磁场强度对抛光区形状和去除量的影响,获得了相应的关系曲线。运用计算流体力学方法分析了材料去除机理。为进一步研究磁射流抛光的各种参数的最佳匹配,实现磁射流抛光的数控加工奠定了基础。     

Influence of clamping force on the machined surface in abrasive finishing

On the basis of the Preston hypothesis, it is possible to establish variation of the clamping force in the course of machining such that the contact pressure is stabilized and the productivity is increased. In the finishing of planes with different initial microrelief, the time dependence of the contact area is found to be exponential. The assumptions made in the analysis are experimentally verified in abrasive finishing on a Rastr 220 machine. With exponential variation in the force — that is, variation analogous to that of the contact area in abrasive finishing—the productivity is increased by a factor of 2.5–3.     

Effects of scratching directions on AFM-based abrasive abrasion process

AFM-based single abrasive abrasion process is widely employed in the surface micro/nanomachining for fabrication of structures at the nanometer scale. The wear depth and roughness are significantly important in the application of these structures. To study effects of scratching directions on the wear depth and roughness within the wear mark, single groove scratching test and wear test on the surface of polished single crystal silicon were carried out using AFM with a pyramidal diamond tip. Single groove scratching tests indicated that tip geometry leads to different removal states such as cutting and plowing. At the same load, deeper wear depth and rougher surface were produced by using the scratching direction perpendicular to the long axis of the cantilever rather than parallel to the long axis of the cantilever. Surface roughness decreases with respect to the feed scratching perpendicular to the long axis of the cantilever, whereas while scratching along the long axis of the cantilever, the surface roughness is rougher at the small feed. This is attributed to the different stiffness of the cantilever along different scratching directions and different removal states between the tip and sample.     

超声波振动挤压加工表面粗糙度试验研究

对超声波振动挤压加工中工件表面粗糙度的形成机理及规律进行了试验研究及分析,并对其主要工艺参数进行优选.     

磁粒光整加工中复杂曲面数字化测量技术研究

介绍磁粒光整加工技术中导电测头的设计及利刚该测头对复杂曲而进行数字化测量的软件设计。