The polishing process of advanced ceramic balls using a novel eccentric lapping machine

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part B: Journal of Engineering Manufacture

Volumn 219, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 493-504

  Kang, J ^a   Hadfield, M ^b  

^a BRUNEL UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b BOURNEMOUTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Abrasion; Ceramic balls; Eccentric lapping; Erosion; Finishing; Hybrid bearings; Polishing; Silicon nitride; Taguchi methods

Indexed keywords

PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; POLISHING; SILICON NITRIDE; SURFACE ROUGHNESS;

ECCENTRIC LAPPING MACHINE; ISOSTATIC PRESSING; SURFACE QUALITY;

CERAMIC MATERIALS;

EID: 23944524822     PISSN: 09544054     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1243/095440505X32382     Document Type: Article

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