ULTRASONIC MACHINING PRODUCES COMPONENTS THAT CANNOT BE MACHINED BY CONVENTIONAL PROCESSES. IT IS RECOGNIZED AS A PROCESS FOR HARD AND BRITTLE MATERIALS. THE PAPER INTRODUCES RECENT DEVELOPMENTS ON ULTRASONIC MACHINING (CONTOUR MACHINING OF VERY INTRICATE AND FRAGILE PARTS), ON ROTARY ULTRASONIC MACHINING (DEVELOPMENT OF A NEW AIR BEARING ROTARY HEAD), ON SONOTRODE MODELIZATION, AND ON RESONANCE FOLLOWING GENERATOR. THESE DEVELOPMENTS ALLOW THE PRODUCTION OF VERY COMPLEX SHAPES IN HARD MATERIALS SUCH AS CERAMICS, OR BRITTLE MATERIALS LIKE GRAPHITE OR GLASS.
| Number of Pages : | 13 |
| Published : | 06/01/1991 |
