Electrochemical superabrasive machining of a nickel-based aeroengine alloy using mounted grinding points

CIRP Annals - Manufacturing Technology

Volumn 58, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 173-176

  Curtis, D T ^a   Soo, S L ^a   Aspinwall, D K ^a   Sage, C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b ROLLS ROYCE PLC   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Electrochemical machining (ECM); Grinding; Hybrid machining

Indexed keywords

AERO- ENGINES; CBN TOOLS; CUTTING FORCES; DIAMOND WHEELS; ELECTRICAL PARAMETERS; ELECTROCHEMICAL GRINDING; ELECTROCHEMICAL MACHINING (ECM); FIR TREES; GRINDING; HYBRID MACHINING; SINGLE LAYERS; UDIMET 720; VERTICAL MACHINING; WORKPIECE ROUGHNESS;

CUTTING TOOLS; DC GENERATORS; DIAMOND CUTTING TOOLS; ELECTRIC DISCHARGE MACHINING; ELECTROCHEMICAL CUTTING; GRINDING (COMMINUTION); NICKEL ALLOYS; WHEELS;

GRINDING (MACHINING);

EID: 67349284733     PISSN: 00078506     EISSN: 17260604     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cirp.2009.03.074     Document Type: Article

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