A study on the magneto-assisted spiral polishing on the inner wall of the bore with magnetic hot melt adhesive particles (MHMA particles)

The spiral polishing mechanism employed a fast turning screw rod to drive the abrasive for workpiece surface polishing. In this study, the powerful ring magnet installed around the workpiece would attract the self-developed magnetic hot melt adhesive particles (MHMA particles) during the process of polishing, driving the SiC particles against the workpiece, the inner wall of the bore. At the same time, the flexibility of MHMA particles helped improve the surface quality of the bore by preventing the SiC particles from heavily scratching it. The effects of magnetic flux density, size and concentration of SiC particles, concentration of MHMA particles, viscosity of silicone oil, revolution speed of the spindle as well as machining time and machining gap on operation temperature, slurry viscosity, surface roughness, and material removal were discussed and the best parameter combination was identified based on the results of the experiment. The effects of each machining parameter on the finished surface topography of the workpiece were also examined. Both analysis of variance and F-test indicated that magnetic flux density and the concentration of MHMA particles were the two most important variables affecting the surface roughness. In other words, magnetic force helped improve spiral polishing. Furthermore, the results showed that adding new MHMA particles to the slurry greatly improved the surface quality, at a rate of 90 %, and reduced the workpiece surface roughness from 0.9 μm down to 0.094 μm.     

集群磁流变变间隙动压平坦化加工试验研究

为了提高光电晶片集群磁流变平坦化加工效果,提出集群磁流变变间隙动压平坦化加工方法,探究各工艺参数对加工效果的影响规律。以蓝宝石晶片为研究对象开展了集群磁流变变间隙动压平坦化加工和集群磁流变抛光对比试验,通过检测加工表面粗糙度、材料去除率,观测加工表面形貌、集群磁流变抛光垫中磁链串受动态挤压前后形态变化,研究挤压幅值、工件盘转速、挤压频率以及最小加工间隙等工艺参数对加工效果的影响规律。试验结果表明：集群磁流变平坦化加工在施加工件轴向微幅低频振动后,集群磁流变抛光垫中形成的磁链串更粗壮,不但使其沿工件的径向流动实现磨粒动态更新、促使加工界面内有效磨粒数增多,而且在工件与抛光盘之间的加工间隙产生动态抛光压力、使磨粒与加工表面划擦过程柔和微量化,形成了提高材料去除效率、降低加工表面粗糙度的机制。对于2英寸蓝宝石晶电（1英寸=2.54 cm）集群磁流变变间隙动压平坦化加工与集群磁流变抛光加工效果相比,材料去除率提高19.5%,表面粗糙度降低了42.96%,在挤压振动频率1 Hz、最小加工间隙1 mm、挤压幅值0.5 mm、工件盘转速500 r/min的工艺参数下进行抛光可获得表面粗糙度为Ra0.45 nm的超光滑表面,材料去除率达到3.28 nm/min。证明了集群磁流变变间隙动压平坦化加工方法可行有效。     

Research on unbounded abrasive polishing process with assisted ultrasonic vibration of workpiece

Ultrasonic-assisted machining was an effective method to improve the material removal quality especially to difficult-to-cut metal materials. The ultrasonic vibration was usually superimposed on the machining tool but seldom on the workpiece, although the ultrasonic vibration of workpiece could improve the processability of material more effectively. In this paper, a rectangle hexahedron ultrasonic sonotrode with optimized slots was developed as a platform to realize the assisted ultrasonic vibration of workpiece and the ultrasonic-assisted polishing process of austenitic stainless steel was also studied. The unbounded abrasive was selected as polishing medium, and the path compensation strategy of soft polishing tool was carried out for getting uniform polishing force. The orthogonal experiments were designed to study the optimization of ultrasonic polishing parameters and the relation between different types of ultrasonic polishing path and polishing quality. The results appear that the horizontal ultrasonic vibration of workpiece can reduce polishing force and improve polished surface roughness, which can also reinforce the proportion of plastic shear effect in the material removal process. The ultrasonic polishing path keeping consistent with workpiece vibration direction can get more uniform polishing force and better surface roughness. And the 45° oblique crossing ultrasonic path can get the maximum average polishing force reduction by 75.2 %.     

Application of magnetic abrasive polishing to composite materials

Magnetic abrasive polishing (MAP) is an advanced machining process that can produce smoother surfaces in many material types. The present study conducted an experimental assessment of MAP for a newly developed, non-ferrous and aluminum-based composite material. A permanent magnet was installed under the workpiece to enhance its magnetic flux density, which had proved insufficient for effective MAP. The success of the permanent magnet in improving the surface roughness of the non-ferrous material was verified.     

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.     

磁流变变间隙动压平坦化加工力特性研究

磁流变变间隙动压平坦化加工利用工件的轴向低频振动使磁流变液产生挤压强化效应,可以有效提高加工效果并使光电晶片快速获得纳米级表面粗糙度。通过旋转式测力仪试验研究不同变间隙参数对磁流变变间隙动压平坦化加工过程中抛光正压力的影响规律,结果表明,在工件轴向低频振动作用下,抛光正压力形成脉冲正值和负值周期性的动态变化过程;将工件轴向低频振动过程分解为下压过程与拉升过程,下压速度和拉升速度对动态抛光力有不同的响应特性;随着最小加工间隙的减小抛光正压力会急剧增大;设置最小加工间隙停留时间观察抛光正压力变化,可以发现在工件最小加工间隙停留期间抛光力从峰值逐渐衰减并趋于平稳;挤压振动幅值对抛光正压力影响较小。建立了磁流变变间隙动压平坦化加工材料去除模型,弄清了在动态压力作用下,磨料更新及其附加运动机制,研究了磁流变变间隙动压平坦化加工过程中磨料颗粒对工件表面柔性划擦和微量去除的作用机理,为磁流变变间隙动压平坦化加工的工艺优化提供了理论依据。     

钛合金薄壁曲面液态金属-磨粒流加工仿真与试验研究

针对钛合金薄壁曲面工件磨粒流抛光后表面粗糙度分布不均匀的问题,提出一种基于液态金属的磨粒流加工方法。基于SST k-ω模型、OKA冲蚀模型,流体流动颗粒追踪模型,采用COMSOL有限元软件对不同电场布置下的液态金属-磨粒流动力学特性开展深入研究。仿真结果表明,通过电场的合理布置可以控制液态金属颗粒在流场中运动;合理的电场布置可以有效提高工件表面加工均匀性,并通过仿真得出了一组冲蚀较好的试验参数。基于仿真结果开展了液态金属-磨粒流加工试验,试验结果表明：液态金属-磨粒流加工方法可有效提高工件表面加工的均匀性。在加工14 h后,不加电场的磨粒流加工表面不同区域的粗糙度分布不均,工件凹陷处粗糙度明显大于凸起处,各区域表面粗糙度极差达到66.1 nm。使用液态金属-磨粒流加工后的工件表面各区域粗糙度的均匀性明显提高,各区域表面粗糙度极差减小为20.3 nm,为液态金属-磨粒流加工的开展及其调控提供了理论和试验依据。     

Enhancing AFM process productivity through improved fixturing

Abrasive flow machining (AFM) is a non-conventional finishing process that deburrs and polishes by forcing an abrasive laden media across the workpiece surface. The process embraces a wide range of applications from critical aerospace and medical components to high-production volumes of parts. One serious limitation of this process is its low productivity in terms of rate of improvement in surface roughness. Limited efforts have hitherto been directed towards enhancing the productivity of this process with regard to better quality of workpiece surface. This paper discusses improved fixturing as a technique for productivity enhancement in terms of surface roughness (R _a). A rotating centrifugal-force-generating (CFG) rod is used inside the cylindrical workpiece which provides the centrifugal force to the abrasive particles normal to the axis of workpiece. The effect of the key parameters on the performance of process has been studied. The results shows that for a given improvement in R _a value, the processing time can be reduced by as much as 70–80%. It is seen that the significant process parameters are revolutions per minute of CFG rod, extrusion pressure and abrasive mesh size.     

Multi-objective optimization of circular magnetic abrasive polishing of SUS304 and Cu materials

In this paper, a Multi-objective particle swarm optimization algorithm (MOPSOA) is applied to optimize surface roughness of workpiece after circular magnetic abrasive polishing. The most important parameters of polishing model, namely current, gap between pole and workpiece, spindle speed and polishing time, were considered in this approach. The objective functions of the MOPSOA depend on the quality of surface roughness of polishing materials with both simultaneous surfaces (Ra1, Ra2), which are determined by means of experimental approach with the aid of circular magnetic field. Finally, the effectiveness of the approach is compared between the optimal results with the experimental data. The results show that the new proposed polishing optimization method is more feasible.

     

磨料流微去除力学分析与可控因素影响

研究了磨料流抛光中磨粒微去除力学建模方法以及可控因素影响抛光效果的问题。以力为纽带,提出磨粒去除工件表面微凸材料的动力来源于三个方面--介质作用力、磨粒挤压载荷和磨粒冲击载荷。利用建立的力学模型,分析了磨料流加工的内在因素,其中可控因素包括：加工温度、加工压力、活塞的移动速度、磨料黏度、磨粒物理性质（如尺寸、硬度）等;研究了各可控影响因素与工件表面抛光质量及效率的关系;量化了可控因素的大小对磨粒作用在工件表面的力的影响程度;将磨粒作用在工件表面的力合成并分解为与活塞运动方向相同的轴向力和垂直于工件壁面的切向力,指出微去除效果随轴向力与径向力的比值改变而发生变化,设计出简易的测量轴向力和径向力的方案。用试验验证了所建模型和可控因素对抛光效果影响,以及工件表面的加工纹理方向直接影响工件表面粗糙度的减小率和材料去除率的正确性。     

Effects of particle size, polishing pad and contact pressure in free abrasive polishing

The objective of this research is to better understand the mechanisms of material removal in the free abrasive polishing process. Experiments were carried out to understand the effects of particle size, polishing pad and nominal contact pressure on the wear rate and surface roughness of the polished surface. A theoretical model was developed to predict the relationship between the polishing parameters and the wear rate for the case of hard abrasive particles sandwiched between a soft pad and a workpiece (softer than the abrasive particles). Experimental results and theoretical predictions indicate that the wear rate increases with an increase in particle size, hardness of polishing pad and nominal contact pressure, and with a decrease in elastic modulus of the polishing pad. Surface roughness increases with an increase in particle size and hardness of polishing pad, and nominal contact pressure has little effect on the roughness. A dimensionless parameter, wear index which combines all of the preceding parameters, was introduced to give a semi-quantitative prediction for the wear rate in free abrasive polishing. It is also suggested that when polishing hard material, in order to achieve a high materials removal rate and a smooth surface, it is preferable to use diamond as the polishing particles because of their high deformation resistance.     

Experimental investigation of machining characteristics and chatter stability for Hastelloy-X with ultrasonic and hot turning

Ultrasonic-assisted machining is a machining operation based on the intermittent cutting of material which is obtained through vibrations generated by an ultrasonic system. This method utilizes low-amplitude vibrations with high frequency to prevent continuous contact between a cutting tool and a workpiece. Hot machining is another method for machining materials which are difficult to cut. The basic principle of this method is that the surface of the workpiece is heated to a specific temperature below the recrystallization temperature of the material. This heating operation can be applied before or during the machining process. Both of these operations improve machining operations in terms of workpiece-cutting tool characteristics. In this study, a novel hybrid machining method called hot ultrasonic-assisted turning (HUAT) is proposed for the machinability of Hastelloy-X material. This new technique combines ultrasonic-assisted turning (UAT) and hot turning methods to take advantage of both machining methods in terms of machining characteristics, such as surface roughness, stable cutting depths, and cutting tool temperature. In order to observe the effect of the HUAT method, Hastelloy-X alloy was selected as the workpiece. Experiments on conventional turning (CT), UAT, and HUAT operations were carried out for Hastelloy-X alloy, changing the cutting speed and cutting tool overhang lengths. Chip morphology was also observed. In addition, modal and sound tests were performed to investigate the modal and stability characteristics of the machining. The analysis of variance (ANOVA) method was performed to find the effect of the cutting speed, tool overhang length, and machining techniques (CT, UAT, HUAT) on surface roughness, stable cutting depths, and cutting tool temperature. The results show both ultrasonic vibration and heat improve the machining of Hastelloy-X. A decrease in surface roughness and an increase in stable cutting depths were observed, and higher cutting tool temperatures were obtained in UAT and HUAT compared to CT. According to the ANOVA results, tool overhang length, cutting speed, and machining techniques were effective parameters for surface roughness and stable cutting depths at a 1% significance level (p ≤ 0.01). In addition, cutting speed and machining techniques have an influence on cutting tool temperature at a 1% significance level (p ≤ 0.01). During chip analysis, serrated chips were observed in UAT and HUAT.     

ABRASIVE FLOW MACHINING WITH ADDITIONAL CENTRIFUGAL FORCE APPLIED TO THE MEDIA

Abrasive flow machining (AFM) is one of the important non-traditional metal finishing technologies which was introduced during the late 1960s. The process has found applications in a wide range of fields such as aerospace, defence, surgical and tool manufacturing industries. Recently, an effort has been made towards the performance improvement of this process by applying centrifugal force on the abrasive media with the use of a rotating centrifugal force generating (CFG) rod introduced in the workpiece passage. The results have been encouraging. The present paper discusses the results of changing the parameters like shape and rotational speed of CFG rod, extrusion pressure, number of process cycles and abrasive grit size. The results indicate that all the input variables have significant effect on the response parameters, which for the present study were taken as material removal and surface roughness. An analytical model is proposed for the velocity and the angle at which abrasive particles attack the workpiece surface in the process.     

磨料液体射流抛光技术研究进展

论述了磨料液体射流抛光过程中的材料去除机理,介绍了磨料液体射流加工系统平台的国内外研究成果。从速度变化、材料去除、表面演化、表面粗糙度、数值模拟五个方面阐述了磨料液体射流数学模型的构建状况。系统分析了主要工艺参数如磨粒动能、射流压力、磨料、喷射角度、喷射距离、添加剂对加工结果的影响规律,并总结了磨料液体射流抛光技术发展历程。最后针对其将来的研究方向与内容给出了进一步的建议与展望。     

ABRASIVE FLOW MACHINING WITH ADDITIONAL CENTRIFUGAL FORCE APPLIED TO THE MEDIA

Abrasive flow machining (AFM) is one of the important non-traditional metal finishing technologies which was introduced during the late 1960s. The process has found applications in a wide range of fields such as aerospace, defence, surgical and tool manufacturing industries. Recently, an effort has been made towards the performance improvement of this process by applying centrifugal force on the abrasive media with the use of a rotating centrifugal force generating (CFG) rod introduced in the workpiece passage. The results have been encouraging. The present paper discusses the results of changing the parameters like shape and rotational speed of CFG rod, extrusion pressure, number of process cycles and abrasive grit size. The results indicate that all the input variables have significant effect on the response parameters, which for the present study were taken as material removal and surface roughness. An analytical model is proposed for the velocity and the angle at which abrasive particles attack the workpiece surface in the process.     

Morphology and integrity of surfaces finished by centrifugal force assisted abrasive flow machining

Centrifugal force assisted abrasive flow machining (CFAAFM) process has recently been tried as a hybrid machining process with the aim towards performance improvement of assisted abrasive flow machining (AFM) process by applying centrifugal force on the abrasive-laden media with a rotating centrifugal force generating (CFG) rod introduced in the workpiece passage. In the CFAAFM process, the surfaces are generated by erosion from random attack of abrasive grains. CFAAFMed surfaces are unidirectional but random in nature due to transient media flow conditions. In the present paper, surface morphology, surface micro-hardness, X-ray analysis, and surface compressive residual stress produced in the finished surface layer by CFAAFM process is described. The CFAAFM process was performed under different rotational speeds of CFG rod while keeping other input parameters constant during the experiments. The increase in surface microhardness and compressive residual stress of the workpiece with an increase in the rotational speed of CFG rod is attributed to the work-hardening surface that possibly occurs due to ‘throw’ of abrasive particles upon specimen surface.     

介电泳效应磨粒流抛光中的电极形态

针对薄壁陶瓷工件内表面抛光,提出一种基于介电泳效应的磨粒流抛光方法。将非均匀电场布置于陶瓷工件外表面,极化磨粒,实现陶瓷工件内表面高效抛光。仿真分析发现:电极间隙比为2时,SiC磨粒具有最好的介电泳效应,参与抛光的磨粒最多。陶瓷工件初始内表面粗糙度值Ra为(208±5)nm时,抛光10 h后,无介电泳效应的磨粒流抛光工件内表面粗糙度值Ra为51 nm,有介电泳效应的磨粒流抛光工件内表面粗糙度值Ra为23 nm。     

Parametric investigation into accommodate-sinking effect of cluster magnetorheological effect pad

Based on magnetorheological (MR) fluid, a viscoplastic cluster MR effect pad was formed between the surface of the polishing plate and workpiece. Then an accommodate-sinking effect (AS effect) of MR effect pad on abrasives was presented. A set of experiments were conducted by adding the rogue particles to polish the damage-free K9 glasses and to study the influence of the rogue particles and carbonyl iron particles (CIPs), and the machining parameters on AS effect. The surface roughness of the machined surface was measured and adopted as the parameter of evaluating the AS effect, and a Keyence VHX-600 microscope was used to investigate the machined surface. Experimental results indicated that when the size and concentration of rogue particles were no more than the threshold value, a well AS effect on abrasives aided in obtaining a super smooth surface. The maximal contribution was made by a machining gap on AS effect, followed by the rotational speeds of workpiece and polishing plate, while the least contribution was from the flow rate of MR fluid. The recommended machining parameters for obtaining a super smooth surface (Ra 1.4 nm, Rv 4.6 nm) are a machining gap of 1.2 mm, rotational speeds of 60 and 350 rpm for polishing plate and workpiece respectively, and MR fluid flow rate of 1,000 ml/min.     

非直线管零件的磨粒流加工实验研究

为探讨磨粒流加工非直线管零件的加工机理及加工工艺,以共轨管为研究对象,利用自行研制的磨粒流抛光液对磨粒流加工非直线管关键工艺参数进行实验研究,定量化评价工件表面粗糙度与加工参数间的显性关系,探讨关键工艺参数对工件表面精度的影响,实验证实磨粒流加工确实可以明显改善非直线管零件的表面质量,从而提高非直线管零件的工作可靠性和使用寿命。实验结果可为磨粒流加工理论的优化研究提供参考,对确定磨粒流加工非直线管零件最优工艺方案具有一定的指导意义。     

氮化硅陶瓷镶块低粗糙度磨削的研究

提出氧化铝砂轮磨削陶瓷表面的加工过程是砂轮磨粒与工件表面凸峰的碰撞－碰撞与摩擦共同作用－摩擦抛光。对砂轮速度，工件转速、砂轮横向进给量、光磨次数，陶瓷材料硬度以及切削液等因素对表明粗糙度的影响进行了分析，表明氧化铝砂轮通过挤压和磨削抛光作用使陶瓷工件表面的粗糙度得到显著改善，实现了在普通磨床上对陶瓷材料的高质量加工。