ELECTROLYTIC DEBURRING IS A PROCESS IN WHICH BURRS ARE REMOVED FROM METALLIC WORKPIECES BY CONTROLLED DISSOLUTION WITHOUT DIRECT CONTACT BETWEEN THE TOOL AND THE WORKPIECE MATERIAL. BURR MATERIAL REMOVAL FOLLOWS FARADAY'S LAW OF ELECTROLYSIS, HENCE, THE AMOUNT OF MATERIAL REMOVED IS PROPORTIONAL TO THE TIME AND INTENSITY OF AN ELECTRICAL CURRENT FLOW BETWEEN TOOL AND WORKPIECE. MATERIAL IS REMOVED ONLY FROM SPECIFIC AREAS DETERMINED BY TOOL POSITION. THIS PAPER DISCUSSES THE FACTORS THAT INFLUENCE THE PROCESS INCLUDING THE ELECTROCHEMICAL PROPERTIES OF BOTH THE WORKPIECE MATERIAL AND ELECTROLYTE ALONG WITH ASPECTS OF COMPONENT GEOMETRY, PROCESS PARAMETERS, TOOLING AND MACHINE CHARACTERISTICS. THE PROCESS IS PARTICULARLY USEFUL FOR DEBURRING PRECISION PARTS, INTRICATELY SHAPED COMPONENTS AND PARTS WITH INTERSECTING PASSAGES. EXAMPLES OF SUCCESSFUL APPLICATIONS ARE DESCRIBED INCLUDING EDG
| Number of Pages : | 21 |
| Published : | 06/01/1993 |
