Research trends in abrasive flow machining: A systematic review

N Dixit, V Sharma, P Kumar - Journal of manufacturing Processes, 2021 - Elsevier
The components used in aerospace, automotive, and biomedical industries are made up of
modern materials like titanium alloys, ceramics, composites etc. However, the complexity in …

A critical review of past research and advances in abrasive flow finishing process

AC Petare, NK Jain - The International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing …, 2018 - Springer
Abrasive flow finishing (AFF) is an advanced nano-finishing process using abrasive-laden
self-deformable putty for finishing, deburring, radiusing, chamfering, stress-relieving, and …

On establishment and validation of a new predictive model for material removal in abrasive flow machining

H Wei, C Peng, H Gao, X Wang, X Wang - International Journal of Machine …, 2019 - Elsevier
Abrasive flow machining (AFM) is a non-traditional surface finishing method by extruding
abrasive media through workpieces' surfaces. It is difficult to implement uniformity and …

Development of novel guar gum hydrogel based media for abrasive flow machining: shear-thickening behavior and finishing performance

H Wei, H Gao, X Wang - International Journal of Mechanical Sciences, 2019 - Elsevier
Abrasive flow machining (AFM) is a non-traditional finishing method by extruding abrasive
media through workpieces' surfaces. In AFM process, the machining capacity of traditional …

Enhanced polishing characteristics of Al-6061 via composite magnetic abrasives (EIP–Al2O3) assisted hybrid CMMRF process

Y Kumar, H Singh, P Tandon, GA Basheed, A Barik… - Wear, 2024 - Elsevier
In magnetorheological (MR) fluid polishing, high magnet speed releases abrasive particles
from the finishing region, reducing their grip on the ferromagnetic chain structure and …

Viscoelastic medium modeling and surface roughness simulation of microholes finished by abrasive flow finishing process

S Singh, D Kumar, M Ravi Sankar, VK Jain - The International Journal of …, 2019 - Springer
Surface roughness is one of the critical parameters that affect the component performance
during its working life. To develop any process to its full potential, it is necessary to …

Simulation and experimental investigations into abrasive flow nanofinishing of surgical stainless steel tubes

S Singh, M Ravi Sankar, VK Jain - Machining science and …, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
Surface roughness is one of the critical properties that affect the performance of biomedical
devices and human implant's functions. Higher surface roughness leads to the …

A study on the abrasive gels and the application of abrasive flow machining in complex-hole polishing

AC Wang, KC Cheng, KY Chen, YC Lin - Procedia Cirp, 2018 - Elsevier
The characteristics of abrasive flow machining (AFM) make it a suitable method to polish
complex holes and curved surface. Anyway, the traditional abrasive flowing machining …

Development of polymer abrasive medium for nanofinishing of microholes on surgical stainless steel using abrasive flow finishing process

S Singh, M Ravi Sankar - Proceedings of the Institution of …, 2020 - journals.sagepub.com
The finishing operation completes the manufacturing cycle of a component. Depending on
the level of finish (micro and nano) required on the component surface, different finishing …

Effectiveness analysis of abrasive flow polishing S-shaped elbow with side holes based on large eddy simulation

J Li, J Qu, H Lu, X Zhang, W Zhao, X Li - The International Journal of …, 2021 - Springer
Aiming at the practical processing problems such as the difficulty of polishing the inner
surface of the S-shaped elbow with wall openings and the difficulty of removing the burrs at …