Papers by Keyword: Mirror-Like Surface

Abstract: Lapping is possible to produce excellent surface finish with higher geometrical form. Additionally, automated lapping process is perfectly suited with todays industry requirements and also economically advantage over other manufacturing processes. This research is devoted to study the characteristics of the lapping process for mirror-like surface finishing by using the linear motor lathe. In the process of mirror-like finish, various factors that effect on rate of material removal, limit surface roughness and geometrical form improvement were examined on low, medium and high hardness materials by series of experiments. The conclusion shows that active grain characteristics, hardness ratio, lapping pressure, lapping speed, residual stress and chatter vibration on the work surfaces all have influenced on the mirror-like surface finishing process.

Abstract: The effects of discharge parameters on micro-surface topography in mirror-like surface electrical discharge machining (EDM) process were investigated, and the optimization scheme was obtained. The realization of the process parameters and their effects were analyzed by the Taguchi method. The surface roughness amd 2D micro-surface topography were measured. An L16 (44×23) Taguchi standard orthogonal array was chosen for the design of experiments. The level of importance of the parameters parameters on surface roughness was determined by using analysis of variance (ANOVA). The experimental results confirmed that peak current and open discharge voltage have more influence on the surface roughness on mirror-like surface EDMed workpiece in comparison with pulse duration and pulse off-time.

Abstract: There are strong demands for a machining process capable of reducing the surface roughness of sliding parts, such as auto parts and other components, with high efficiency. In this work, we attempted to grind hardened steel to a mirror-like surface finish with high efficiency using an ultra-high speed grinding process. In the present study, we examined the effects of the work speed and the grinding wheel grain size in an effort to optimize the grinding conditions for accomplishing mirror-like surface grinding with high efficiency. The results showed that increasing the work speed, while keeping grinding efficiency constant, was effective in reducing the work affected layer and that the grinding force of a #200 CBN wheel was lower than that of a #80 CBN wheel. Based on these results, a high-efficiency grinding step with optimized grinding conditions was selected that achieved excellent ground surface quality with a mirror-like finish.