Investigation on the Finishing Characteristics of a Magnetic Abrasive Finishing Process with Magnetic Abrasive Slurry Circulation System

Abstract

The magnetic abrasive finishing (MAF) process is an ultra-precision surface finishing technology. In order to further improve the finishing efficiency and continuity, a magnetic abrasive finishing process using the circulatory system to renew magnetic abrasive slurry was proposed. This study investigated the mechanism of the compound magnetic finishing fluid in the process using the conveyor belt as the carrier to complete the circulation and finishing through simulation and theoretical analysis. The influence of the different distribution states of the magnetic finishing fluid in the conveyor belt and the finishing area on the finishing characteristics is observed and analyzed, in addition to a series of experiments to explore the feasibility of finishing polychlorotrifluoroethylene resin plate through this process. Experimental results show that as the working gap decreases, the distribution width of compound magnetic finishing fluid on the conveyor belt becomes larger, and the distribution of the points of action on the workpiece in the finishing area is significantly different and the area increases, and obtains a higher finishing force and finishing efficiency. In this study, the surface roughness of polychlorotrifluoroethylene resin plate was improved from 274 nm Ra to 34 nm Ra within 15 min.