Application of atmospheric plasma jet machining (PJM) for effective surface figuring of SiC

Precision Engineering

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 546-553

  Arnold, Thomas ^a   Böhm, Georg ^a  

^a LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE OF SURFACE ENGINEERING IOM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Asphere; Plasma jet machining; Silicon carbide; Surface figuring; Ultra precision machining

Indexed keywords

ASPHERES; ASTRONOMICAL INSTRUMENT; ATMOSPHERIC PLASMAS; COMPLEX SURFACE; CONTACT LESS; FINISHING TECHNIQUES; FREEFORMS; JET INTERACTIONS; JET MACHINING; MECHANICAL COMPONENTS; SPACE-BASED; SURFACE FIGURING; ULTRAPRECISION MACHINING;

CURVE FITTING; PLASMA JETS; PRECISION ENGINEERING; SPACE OPTICS;

SILICON CARBIDE;

EID: 84864278401     PISSN: 01416359     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.precisioneng.2012.04.001     Document Type: Article

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