Polishing of Silicon Nitride Ceramic Balls by Clustered Magnetorheological Finish
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School of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, China
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School of Engineering, RMIT University, Melbourne, VIC 3000, Australia
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School of Electronic Information and Electrical Engineering, Huizhou University, Huizhou 516007, China
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Micromachines 2020, 11(3), 304; https://doi.org/10.3390/mi11030304
Received: 22 February 2020
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Revised: 6 March 2020
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Accepted: 10 March 2020
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Published: 14 March 2020
In this study, a novel finishing method, entitled clustered magnetorheological finish (CMRF), was proposed to improve surface finish of the silicon nitride ( ) balls with ultra fine precision. The effects of different polishing parameters including rotation speeds, eccentricities and the machining gaps on surface finish of balls were investigated by analyzing the roughness, sphericity and the micro morphology of the machined surface. The experimental results showed that the polishing parameters significantly influenced the surface finish. The best surface finish was obtained by using the polishing parameters: the machining gap of 0.8 mm, the eccentricity of 10 mm and the rotation ratio of 3/4. To further investigate the influence of the polishing parameters on the surface finish, an analytical model was also developed to analyze the kinematics of the ceramic ball during CMRF process. The resulting surface finish, as a function of different polishing parameters employed, was evaluated by analyzing the visualized finishing trace and the distribution of the contact points. The simulative results showed that the distribution and trace of the contact points changed with different polishing parameters, which was in accordance with the results of experiments.
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Keywords:
silicon nitride (Si3N4) balls; clustered magnetorheological finish (CMRF); surface finish; polishing experiments; kinematic modelling
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Xiao, X.-l.; Li, G.-x.; Mei, H.-j.; Yan, Q.-s.; Lin, H.-t.; Zhang, F.-l. Polishing of Silicon Nitride Ceramic Balls by Clustered Magnetorheological Finish. Micromachines 2020, 11, 304. https://doi.org/10.3390/mi11030304
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Xiao X-l, Li G-x, Mei H-j, Yan Q-s, Lin H-t, Zhang F-l. Polishing of Silicon Nitride Ceramic Balls by Clustered Magnetorheological Finish. Micromachines. 2020; 11(3):304. https://doi.org/10.3390/mi11030304
Chicago/Turabian StyleXiao, Xiao-lan, Guang-xian Li, Hai-juan Mei, Qiu-sheng Yan, Hua-tay Lin, and Feng-lin Zhang. 2020. "Polishing of Silicon Nitride Ceramic Balls by Clustered Magnetorheological Finish" Micromachines 11, no. 3: 304. https://doi.org/10.3390/mi11030304
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