Abstract
Most of mold manufacturing procedures have been automated by the introduction of NC machine tools and CAD/CAM systems. But the surface finishing of the mold must be still done manually by well-skilled workers. Though many attempts were made to eliminate this hand work, automatic finishing of mold surface with 3-dimensional curvature has not been achieved yet. A new magnetic abrasive finishing process is proposed as a potential method for the automation of surface finishing. In order to improve the grindability of magnetic abrasive process for WC-Co alloys, a new magnetic abrasive and finishing procedure was developed. This magnetic abrasive and finishing procedure was experimentally confirmed to have a sufficient grindability to finish EDMed surface of WC-Co alloys into mirror surfaces. This magnetic abrasive finishing may contribute to the automatic finishing of WC-Co alloy.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | NIST Special Publication |
| Publisher | Publ by Natl Inst of Standards & Technology |
| Pages | 415-422 |
| Number of pages | 8 |
| Edition | 847 |
| Publication status | Published - 1993 Jun 1 |
| Externally published | Yes |
| Event | Proceedings of the International Conference on Machining of Advanced Materials - Gaithersburg, MD, USA Duration: 1993 Jul 20 → 1993 Jul 22 |
Other
| Other | Proceedings of the International Conference on Machining of Advanced Materials |
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| City | Gaithersburg, MD, USA |
| Period | 93/7/20 → 93/7/22 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Engineering(all)