Open AccessInnovations in Different Abrasive Flow Machining Processes: A Review
Author(s) -
Sachin Dhull,
R. S. Mishra,
R. S. Walia,
Qasim Murtaza,
Mahendra Singh Niranjan
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of physics. conference series
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.21
H-Index - 85
eISSN - 1742-6596
pISSN - 1742-6588
DOI - 10.1088/1742-6596/1950/1/012048
Subject(s) - abrasive , machining , surface roughness , abrasive machining , mechanical engineering , piston (optics) , materials science , surface finish , cylinder , process (computing) , flow (mathematics) , grinding , extrusion , engineering drawing , composite material , computer science , engineering , optics , mechanics , physics , wavefront , operating system
With advent of need for fast productivity in terms of material removal and surface roughness of the workpiece, abrasive flow machining (AFM) process is gaining rapid importance in the industries. In this process, the fine finishing of the internal surfaces is done that are difficult to reach spaces using abrasive laden polymer media. The media is extruded past the surface under high pressure with the help of two sets of extrusion piston cylinder arrangements. In this paper, various innovations done in the field of abrasive flow machining have been studied in detail in a tabulated form. It included the applications of the process and the different variant forms of AFM process. Due to addition of external forces in variant of AFM process, high speed machining is obtained with smoother surface integrity. Hence it can be concluded that this form of non-conventional machining process is efficient both in terms of surface roughness and material removal.