DEBURRING AND SURFACE FINISHING METHODS REPRESENT A CRITICAL AND EXPENSIVE SEGMENT OF THE OVERALL MANUFACTURING PROCESS. A PROCESS CALLED ABRASIVE FLOW MACHINING (AFM) IS BEING USED TO DEBURR, POLISH, RADIUS, AND REMOVE RECAST LAYERS IN A WIDE RANGE OF APPLICATIONS. THIS PAPER PRESENTS THE RESULTS OF AN INVESTIGATION OF THE EFFECTS OF AFM ON SURFACES PRODUCED BY TURNING, MILLING, GRINDING, AND WIRE ELECTRICAL DISCHARGE MACHINING. THESE RESULTS SUGGEST THAT AFM IS A VERY CAPABLE FINISHING PROCESS.
| Number of Pages : | 12 |
| Published : | 06/01/1993 |
