High-performance process fluids used for vibration finishing of parts with granular media made of natural material “Baykalit”

Abstract

Abstract The results of studies of the technological capabilities of granular media made of natural material “Baykalit” in the conditions of vibration technological systems are presented. Baikalit is a siliceous rock-fine-grained quartzite (microquartzite) - with an aggregate structure of quartz grains measuring 1.5-3 microns with sharp boundaries between these very grains. The granules obtained as a result of crushing the mineral rock Baikalit have a sufficiently high hardness (at least 6.0 - 7.0 on the Mohs scale). The presence of many wedge-shaped vertices along the perimeter of the granules and the arbitrariness of the shape allows us to consider them as a universal cutting tool that has access to various surfaces of complexity. It is shown that vibration treatment with granular media made of natural material “Baykalit” reduces the height of the initial surface micrprofile by 0.2-0.3 microns and is an effective way to remove burrs when processing parts with a surface microprofile height of more than 0.63 microns. The use of process fluids, which include increasing the wetting capacity of both Baikalit and processed workpieces, reduces the technological time of vibration processing by 1.5 times. The presence of components in the process fluid, such as protective colloids (Na CMC), prevents the sludge from sticking to the galtovochnye bodies, that is, prevents the “salting” of their profile, reduces the rigidity of the layer on the surface of the galtovochnyh bodies and workpieces, which contributes to productivity growth.