摘要:
A rotary machining system is presented which uses a housing, a combined spindle and cutting disk, a source of high pressure fluid, a hydraulic line, a needle valve, a carbide ball and a carbide socket to machine superalloys and other difficult-to-machine materials and alloys at high speeds. The hydraulic lines and fluid source provide high pressure fluid through an aperture of the carbide socket into the housing to float the spindle. This fluid acts as a hydrostatic thrust bearing as it separates the spindle from the walls of the housing. Since the spindle and cutting disk are a single unit which are not physically attached to a roller bearing mechanism, they may be quickly and easily inserted and removed to minimize the "down time"0 of the system when the cutting disk needs to be replaced or ground to a sharp edge.
摘要:
An improved laser-assisted machining process has special application to difficult-to-machine materials such as the titanium alloys and high temperature superalloys. A layer of material to be removed by a cutting tool is made weaker by drilling a series of holes using a pulse laser beam ahead of the cutting process so that the tool removes the rest of the weaker material with relative ease. There is a decrease of cutting forces, breakage of the chip to a manageable size, and reduced tool wear.
摘要:
A method of polishing workpieces in a magnetic float polishing chamber comprising a lower chamber piece and an upper chamber piece which is removably receivable in the lower chamber piece and is connected to a powered spindle for rotating the upper chamber piece in the polishing operation. The method preferably comprises one or more of the steps of (a) geometrically aligning the upper chamber piece with the powered spindle by machining the upper chamber piece in-situ, (b) machining the contact surface of the upper chamber piece in-situ between various polishing runs, and (c) mounting the lower chamber piece in a manner effective for causing the lower piece to automatically self-align coaxially with the upper chamber piece.
摘要:
A methodology for finishing of HIP'ed Si.sub.3 N.sub.4 balls from the as-received condition by magnetic fluid polishing. It involves mechanical removal of material initially using harder abrasives with respect to the work material (of different materials of progressively lower hardnesses and finer grain sizes) followed by final chemo-mechanical polishing (CMP) using preferably a softer abrasive for obtaining superior finish with minimal surface or subsurface defects, such as scratches, microcracks, or pits on the Si.sub.3 N.sub.4 balls. High material removal rates (1 .mu.m/min) with minimal subsurface damage is obtained with harder abrasives, such as B.sub.4 C or SiC (relative to Si.sub.3 N.sub.4) due to the use of a flexible support system, small polishing loads (1N/ball), and fine abrasives but high polishing speeds (compared to conventional polishing) by rapid accumulation of minute amounts of material removed by microfracture. Final polishing of the Si.sub.3 N.sub.4 balls using a softer abrasive, such as CeO.sub.2 (that chemo-mechanically react with the Si.sub.3 N.sub.4 work material) results in high quality Si.sub.3 N.sub.4 balls of bearing quality with a superior surface finish and damage-free surface.
摘要:
A cutting tool comprised of a polycrystalline layer of diamond or cubic boron nitride which has a cutting edge and at least one straight edge wherein one face of the polycrystalline layer is adhered to a substrate of cemented carbide and wherein a straight edge is adhered to one side of a wall of cemented carbide which is integral with the substrate, the thickness of the polycrystalline layer and the height of the wall being substantially equivalent.
摘要:
An iterative method is described for operator selection and implementation of cutting conditions for the machining of a workpiece with a machine tool employing a tool insert.