Stamped steel body structures set a benchmark for construction and aesthetics that any alternative including carbon fiber body structures must meet. The challenge to carbon fiber body structure manufacturers is to achieve the traditional body structure standards while maintaining the most competitive possible per part manufacturing costs. Fortunately for these manufacturers there is a great dea...

The orthopedic stent wire is one of the critical medical components, which mainly used for replacement physically damaged parts in human body. Therefore, a smooth surface and lack toxic substances on this component are highly demanded. In study, magnetic abrasive finishing (MAF) process was carried out using non-toxic compound (a mixture iron powder, diamond particles, cold cream, eco-friendly ...

Polishing abrasives that have been bound in a solid matrix can offer several potential advantages over loose-abrasive processes with pitch or polyurethane laps for finishing of optics. These advantages include polishing efficiency, temperature stability, cost of consumables, and compatibility with computer numerically controlled generating machines. Unfortunately, little has been published on b...

Denomination Magnetism Aided Machining (MAM) comprises a number of relatively new industrial machining (firstly finishing and surface improving) processes being developed at the present time too. MAM is effective – among others – in polishing, deburring and burnishing of metal parts. The authors give a brief outline of these modern processes, and make an attempt to systematize them. The paper s...

Magnetically Assisted Abrasive Finishing (MAAF) processes are most suitable for obtaining quality finish on plane, internal and external cylindrical surfaces of metallic as well as non-metallic materials. These products are highly demanded in modern industrial applications. In spite of remarkable results of MAAF processes, the major constraint towards wide spread use of this technology is the n...

AIM The aim of this study was to evaluate the influence of accelerated artificial aging (AAA) on color stability (AE) and surface roughness of composite submitted to different systems and periods of finishing/polishing. MATERIALS AND METHODS A Teflon matrix was used to fabricate 60 specimens that were separated into four groups, according to the finishing/polishing system: G1: no polishing; G...

--------------------------------------------------------------ABSTRACT--------------------------------------------------------Precision surface finishes are used in a wide variety of applications. From bearing races and rolling elements to parallel slide ways, the topography of these surfaces is critical to the performance of the products. With the advent of diamond turning and other abrasive p...

Finishing of complex, miniaturized parts, especially of internal recesses is very difficult and time consuming process. Abrasive Flow Machining (AFM) is an appropriate finishing process for such finishing requirements. It uses abrasives laden polymeric putty with other ingredients to polish the surfaces. This medium is extruded backand-forth over the surface employing the hydraulic pressure sys...