Magnetorheological fluid based advanced finishing of hard alloys

Abstract

Magnetorheological abrasive finishing (MRAF) is an effective way of finishing and can be applied to variety of components having application in medical, automobile, aerospace and die industries. Main component of MRAF process is magnetrheological finishing fluid (MRFF) that acts as a finishing tool during finishing operation. MRAF machining parameters and MRFF composition both need to be optimized for better finishing of a work component. Therefore, this work focuses on the optimization of MRFF composition and machining parameters to obtain nano level surface finishing of S.S.-316L work-sample. This work also evaluates the finishing capabilities of magnetic-abrasive composite (MAC) particles and novel carbon nanotubes (CNT)-abrasive composite particles using MRAF process. newline