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The document discusses super finishing processes used to achieve very smooth surfaces on machine components. It describes honing and lapping processes. Honing uses an abrasive tool that performs both rotational and reciprocating motions to remove grinding marks and correct dimensional errors. Lapping uses loose abrasives to produce geometrically precise surfaces and improve dimensions, removing only small amounts of material. Superfinishing is also introduced as a microfinishing process that produces very fine finishes not achievable by other methods using a reciprocating abrasive stone.

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2.superfinishing Process

The document discusses super finishing processes used to achieve very smooth surfaces on machine components. It describes honing and lapping processes. Honing uses an abrasive tool that performs both rotational and reciprocating motions to remove grinding marks and correct dimensional errors. Lapping uses loose abrasives to produce geometrically precise surfaces and improve dimensions, removing only small amounts of material. Superfinishing is also introduced as a microfinishing process that produces very fine finishes not achievable by other methods using a reciprocating abrasive stone.

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Super finishing Processes

ME 312 Manufacturing Technology Vikrant Sharma, Mechanical Engineering Department. FET. MITS

Introduction
Whatever may be the manufacturing process, an absolutely smooth and flat surface can not be obtained. To ensure reliable performance and prolonged service life of modern machinery, its components require to be manufactured not only with high dimensional and geometrical accuracy but also with high surface finish. The surface finish has a vital role in influencing functional characteristics like wear resistance, fatigue strength, corrosion resistance and power loss due to friction. Unfortunately, normal machining methods like turning, milling or even grinding can not meet this requirement. Therefore, superfinishing processes like lapping, honing, polishing, burnishing are being employed to achieve and improve the abovementioned functional properties in the machine component.

Vikrant Sharma, FET. MITS Technology

ME 312 Manufacturing

Vikrant Sharma, FET. MITS Technology

ME 312 Manufacturing

Honing
Honing is a finishing process, in which a tool called hone carries out a combined rotary and reciprocating motion while the workpiece does not perform any working motion. The cutting action is obtained from abrasive stick (aluminium oxide or silicon carbide). This process is used primarily to remove the grinding or tool marks left on the surface by previous operation. It is desired that 1. honing stones should not leave the work surface 2. stroke length must cover the entire work length.

Vikrant Sharma, FET. MITS Technology

ME 312 Manufacturing

Vikrant Sharma, FET. MITS Technology

ME 312 Manufacturing

The honing tool is given a slow reciprocating motion as it rotate. This action result in rapid removal of stock and at the same time, the generation of straight and round surface. In addition to removing stock, honing involves the correction of errors from previous machining operations. These errors include Geometrical errors such as out-of-roundness, waviness, taper, reamer chatter. Dimensional inaccuracies. Practically any material can be honed.

Vikrant Sharma, FET. MITS Technology

ME 312 Manufacturing

Lapping
The purpose of lapping process is, to produce geometrically true surface, to correct minor surface imperfections and improve dimensional accuracy or provide a very close fit between the contact surfaces. Lapping is basically an abrasive process in which loose abrasives function as cutting points. Material removal in lapping usually ranges from .003 to .03 mm . Characteristics of lapping process: Use of loose abrasive between lap and the workpiece. Usually lap and workpiece are not positively driven but are guided in contact with each other. Relative motion between the lap and the work should change continuously so that path of the abrasive grains of the lap is not repeated on the workpiece.
Vikrant Sharma, FET. MITS Technology ME 312 Manufacturing

Cast iron is the mostly used lap material. However, soft steel, copper, brass, hardwood as well as hardened steel and glass are also used. Abrasive used in lapping are, aluminium oxide,silicon carbide, chromium oxide. Vehicles used are, kerosene plus machine oil, grease, olive oil.

Vikrant Sharma, FET. MITS Technology

ME 312 Manufacturing

Superfinishing
Superfinishing is a microfinishing process that produce a controlled surface condition on part whiich is not obtainable by any other methods. It consist of scrubbing a stone against a surface to produce a fine quality metal finish. The method is performed by rapidly reciprocating a fine grit stone with a soft bond and pressing it against a revolving round workpiece.

Vikrant Sharma, FET. MITS Technology

ME 312 Manufacturing

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