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Publication date: 10 May 2023

Rensheng Wang, Cong Sun, Shichao Xiu, Qi Wang, Xiaohua Zhang and Qi Zhao

This paper aims to study the influence of the different parameters of magnetorheological polishing fluids (MRP fluids) on the surface roughness and material removal rate (MRR) of…

Abstract

Purpose

This paper aims to study the influence of the different parameters of magnetorheological polishing fluids (MRP fluids) on the surface roughness and material removal rate (MRR) of the workpiece surface in the reciprocating magnetorheological polishing (RMRP) process.

Design/methodology/approach

A series of single-factor experiments are performed to evaluate the influence of the concentration of magnetic particles, concentration of abrasive particles and size of abrasive particles on surface processing effects by using the RMRP method. Moreover, the yield stress and viscosity of MRP fluids are studied based on the Bingham plastic model by varying the MRP fluids parameters.

Findings

A reasonable parameter of MRP fluids is crucial to the surface roughness and MRR of the workpiece surface, and the optimized parameters are obtained by the single-factor experiments of RMRP. The results are when the concentration of carbonyl iron particles is 40 Vol.%, the concentration of CeO2 is 5 Vol.% and the size of CeO2 is 2.5 µm in the MRP fluids, the surface roughness of the workpiece remarkably decreases to 28 nm from the initial 332 nm and the MRR of the workpiece increases to 0.118 mg/min.

Originality/value

In this study, the single-factor experiments for the different parameters of MRP fluids are studied to polish K9 glass by using the RMRP device, and the yield stress and viscosity of MRP fluids are investigated by rheological experiments, which provides reference for a reasonable selection of the MRP fluids parameter in RMRP process.

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Industrial Lubrication and Tribology, vol. 75 no. 5
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 0036-8792

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Article
Publication date: 2 March 2023

Rensheng Wang, Cong Sun, Shichao Xiu, Qi Wang, Dongming Liang and Qi Zhao

This paper aims to study the effects of the processing parameters in the reciprocating magnetorheological polishing (RMRP) on abrasive particle trajectory by the simulation…

Abstract

Purpose

This paper aims to study the effects of the processing parameters in the reciprocating magnetorheological polishing (RMRP) on abrasive particle trajectory by the simulation analysis, which provides a basis for the machining uniformity of the workpiece.

Design/methodology/approach

The principle of the RMRP method is discussed, and a series of simulation analysis of the abrasive particle trajectory are performed to evaluate the effects of the workpiece’s rotational speed, the eccentric wheel’s rotational speed, the eccentricity and the frame gap on abrasive particle trajectory by using the RMRP method.

Findings

The processing parameters have a significant influence on the abrasive particle trajectory, and then the machining uniformity of the workpiece is affected. Under certain experimental conditions, the height difference of workpiece measuring points varies between 4 and 11 µm, and the height difference of equal radial measuring points is less than 1.5 µm by optimizing processing parameters.

Originality/value

In this study, the optimal processing parameters can be obtained by the simulation analysis of abrasive particle trajectory, which can replace the experimental methods to obtain the reasonable processing parameters for the machining uniformity of the workpiece. It provides references for the selection of processing parameter values in magnetorheological polishing process.

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Industrial Lubrication and Tribology, vol. 75 no. 3
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 0036-8792

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Article
Publication date: 18 January 2022

Rensheng Wang, Cong Sun, Shichao Xiu, Bo Li and Xiaohua Zhang

This paper aims to study the effects of the different processing parameters in the reciprocating magnetorheological polishing (RMRP) on the surface roughness (Ra) and material…

Abstract

Purpose

This paper aims to study the effects of the different processing parameters in the reciprocating magnetorheological polishing (RMRP) on the surface roughness (Ra) and material removal rate (MRR) of the workpiece surface.

Design/methodology/approach

The principle of RMRP method is discussed, and a series of the single factor experiments are performed to evaluate the effects of the workpiece’s rotational speed, the reciprocating frequency, the magnetic field strength, the working gap and the processing time on machining results using the RMRP device.

Findings

The RMRP method is effective and practical for K9 glass polishing, and the optimized processing parameters are obtained by the single factor experiments of RMRP. The surface roughness of the workpiece is reduced from 332 nm to 28 nm under optimized processing parameters.

Originality/value

In the present study, the RMRP method is proposed, and a system of experiments is carried out using the RMRP device. The RMRP device can improve the surface roughness and MRR of the K9 glass significantly. Furthermore, the test results provide references for reasonable selection of the processing parameters in magnetorheological polishing process.

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Industrial Lubrication and Tribology, vol. 74 no. 2
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 0036-8792

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Article
Publication date: 18 August 2022

Rensheng Wang, Cong Sun, Shichao Xiu, Dongming Liang and Bo Li

This paper aims to analyze the significance of machining parameters (workpiece’s rotational speed, magnet coil current and working gap) on final Ra (surface roughness) and…

Abstract

Purpose

This paper aims to analyze the significance of machining parameters (workpiece’s rotational speed, magnet coil current and working gap) on final Ra (surface roughness) and material removal rate (MRR) of workpiece in reciprocating magnetorheological polishing (RMRP) process.

Design/methodology/approach

The research is planned to analyze, model and predict the optimum machining parameters to anticipate final Ra and MRR by applying response surface methodology (RSM) and multiresponse optimization (desirability function approach). The experiments have been planned by design of experiments (DOE). Analysis of variance (ANOVA) is applied to determine the significances of machining parameters on RMRP performance characteristics.

Findings

Response surface plots for final Ra and MRR by RSM show that machining parameters are significant for the responses. The optimum machining parameters obtained are optimized by desirability function approach (DFA), and the optimum parametric combination has been validated by confirmatory experiments. The experimental results of the final Ra and MRR are deviated by 5.12% and 2.31% from the response results under the same optimization conditions, respectively.

Originality/value

In this study, the RMRP responses (final Ra and MRR) are improved at predicted input machining parameters condition obtained by RSM and DFA approach. Furthermore, the research results provide a reference for experimental design and optimization of MRP process.

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Industrial Lubrication and Tribology, vol. 74 no. 9
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 0036-8792

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