THIS PAPER PRESENTS CERTAIN ASPECTS OF THE LIMITED SURFACE TEXTURES PRODUCIBLE WHEN MACHINING 356-T6 CAST ALUMINUM AFTER HARD COAT. AN INVESTIGATION WAS CONDUCTED TO VERIFY WHAT THOSE SURFACE TEXTURE LIMITATIONS ARE. THE PRIMARY GOAL OF THIS INVESTIGATION WAS TO DETERMINE THE OPTIMUM (IN-HOUSE) METHOD OF MACHINING CAST ALUMNINUM BEFORE AND AFTER HARD COAT.
