Electrolytic in-process dressing superfinishing of spherical bearings using metal-resin bond ultra-fine CBN wheels

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

Volumn 225, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 112-122

  Raffles, M H ^a   Stephenson, D J ^a   Shore, P ^a   Jin, T ^a  

^a CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Electrolytic in process dressing (ELID); Metal resin bonded wheels; Spherical bearings; Superfinishing

Indexed keywords

CUTTING CONDITIONS; ELECTROLYTIC IN-PROCESS DRESSING; METAL-RESIN BONDED WHEELS; MIRROR SURFACES; POWER USAGE; PRECISION GRINDING; PRODUCTION TECHNIQUES; REDUCING PROCESS; SPHERICAL BEARINGS; SUPERABRASIVES; SUPERFINISHING; SURFACE FINISHES;

BEARINGS (STRUCTURAL); FINISHING; GRINDING (MACHINING); RESINS; SPHERES; VEHICLES; WHEELS;

WHEEL DRESSING;

EID: 80051755218     PISSN: 09544054     EISSN: 20412975     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1243/09544054JEM2003     Document Type: Article

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