"Magnetic Abrasive Finishing Machine": A Project Report
"Magnetic Abrasive Finishing Machine": A Project Report
"Magnetic Abrasive Finishing Machine": A Project Report
A PROJECT REPORT
Submitted by
IMRAN MASTER(21619SBEME30128)
RAJAN DESAI(21619SBEME30148)
HARSH PATEL(21619SBEME30139)
NEEL PRAJAPATI(1519BEME30103)
CERTIFICATE
This is to certify that the Project Work entitled “MAGNETIC ABRASIVE
FINISHING MACHINE” has been carried out by IMRAN MASTER
(21619SBEME30128) under my guidance in fulfilment of the degree of Bachelor
of Engineering in MECHANICAL (5th Semester) of Kadi Sarva Vishwavidyalaya
University, Gandhinagar during the academic year 2017-18.
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IMRAN MASTER(21619SBEME30128)
RAJAN DESAI(21619SBEME30148)
HARSH PATEL(21619SBEME30139)
NEEL PRAJAPATI(21619SBEME30128)
LDRP-ITR
ABSTRACT
Study of new and cost effective finishing processes has always been an area
of keen interest to overcome the difficulties of existing finishing process. Magnetic
Abrasive Finishing(MAF) is a process in which a mixture of non-ferromagnetic
abrasives and ferromagnetic iron particles is used to do finishing operation with the
aid of magnetic force. The iron particles in the mixture are magnetically energized
using a magnetic field. The iron particles form a lightly rigid matrix in which the
abrasives are trapped. This is called Flexible Magnetic Abrasive Brush(FMAB),
which when given relative motion against a metal surface, polishes that surface.
The major studies concerning MAF have been done regarding the behaviors of
the process under the effect of various parameters like working gap, mesh number
of abrasive, speed of relative motion on cylindrical and flat work-pieces taking one
type of material, non-ferromagnetic or ferromagnetic only. But limited
comparative study by taking stainless steel with ferromagnetic behavior has been
done to analyze the surface roughness that is generated during the process.
This Magnetic abrasive surface finishing tool is used for removing burs, scratches
Scaling, occurs in the grinding and drilling process. It is the mircro deburring
process, and hence it development over the grinding process. With use of magnetic
field around the work piece in we can increase the material removal rate as well as
the surface finish.
Acknowledgement
Abstract
List of figures
Table of content
Chapter: 1: INTRODUCTION
Chapter:8: ADVANTAGES
Chapter:9: APPLICATION
References
CHAPTER:-1 INTRODUCTION
The magnetic abrasive grains are combined to each other magnetically between
magnetic poles along a line of magnetic force, forming a flexible magnetic
abrasive brush. Magnetic abrasive flow uses this magnetic abrasive brush for
surface and edge finishing. The magnetic field retains the powder in the gap, acts
as a binder causing the powder to be pressed against the surface to be finished. 3D
minute and intricately curved shape can also be finished along its uneven surface.
Controlling the excited current of the magnetic coil precisely controls the
machining force of the magnetic abrasives on the workpiece.
Since the magnitude of machining force caused by the magnetic field is very low
but controllable, a mirror like surface finish is obtained.
CHAPTER:-2 LITERATURE REVIEW
Change in the strength of magnetic field in the direction of the line of magnetic for
center the work-piece surface will actuate the magnetic abrasive particle. The
effective way of changing the force/finishing pressure and rigidity of MAFB is
through the change in diameter “D” of magnetic abrasive particle. Hence,
ferromagnetic particles of several times the diameter of diamond abrasive “d” are
mixed to form the magnetic abrasive brush. MAF is affected by the material, shape
and size of the work-piece, and shape and size of the magnetic pole. Pressure
increases with increase in flux density and decreases as the clearance gap between
tool &work-piece increases. Larger the particle size, poorer the finishing (except
for 50µm particles) but higher is the stock removal which increases linearly
with finishing time.
MFA process creates micro scratches having width less then 0.5 μm on the finished
surface. Moreover, the surface. have finished by the shearing of the peaks
resulting in circular lays formed by the ro1lltion of the FMAB. It shows that the
finished surface bas fine scratches/micro-cuts which arc farther distant apart
resulting in smoothened surface. But these fine scratches would also disappear
by using higher mc. h number (finer abrasive particles).
EN-19
Carbon 0.35-0.45
Manganese 0.50-0.80
Silicon 0.10-0.35
Sulphur 0.40
Phosphorus 0.40
Magnesium 0.20-0.40
SPINDLE SHAFT -
C (max) 0.15
Mn (max) 5-7
Si (max) 1
Cr 6-18
Ni 3.5-5.5
It is non-magnetic material
FIXTURE -
Aluminum
SLIP-RI G -
GRAIN OF IRON-
1. EN-31
C0.90- 1.20
MN 0.30-0.75
Si 0.10-0.35 S0.40
Fe- 3% Si- high flux density, high frequency and low coactivity.
Fe-Ni- will high magnetic permeability, high magne1ic flux density, high
resistance, low frequency and low coactivity.
Copper
WORK PIECE -
Stainless steel-AUSTENITE
Type AISI (American Iron and Steel institute) 201 C (max) 0.15
Cr 6-18
Ni 3.5-5.5
Sio2 max
Ti02 max
Aluminum m oxide (AL2O3) - This abrasive carried very hard and tough
grains having sharp cutting edges. It is obtained by fusing the impure
aluminum oxide called Bauxite, in an electric arc furnace. For this, the dry
bauxite in is mixed with ground coke and iron chips. This mixture is charged
into the furnace and a heavy current passed through it. The mass fuses on
account of the excessive heat generated in the furnace and a black of
aluminum oxide is formed. The iron scrap acts as a flux; collect up the block
of aluminum oxide is formed . The iron scrap acts as a flux, collect up the
impurity and settles at the bottom of the furnace. As soon as the block is
formed, the furnace the furn ace is switched off and allowed to cool slowly.
When the temperature goes down sufficiently, the block is removed from
the furnace. It is t h e n crushed and the powdered grain, thus formed,
screened through standard meshes. These grains arc not a hard as those of
silicon carbide but, on account of being less brittle than the latter, are preferred
for grinding metals of high t ensile s1rength. The common trade names for this
abrasive are 'Alundum ', 'Alum inum Oxide', 'Aloxit' and 'Borolon.
TOOL SIGNATURE
ELECTROMAGNETIC FORCE
LATHE MACHINE -
The lathe can be defined as a machine tool which holds the work between
rigid and strong supports, called centers, or in a chuck or face plate while the
latter revolves. The chuck or the face plate is moun ted on the project end of the
machine spindle. The cutting tool is rigidly held and supported in a tool post and
is fed against the revolving work. While the work revolves about its own axis
the tool is made to move either parallel to or at an inclination with this axis to
cut the desired material . In doing so it produces a cylindrical surface, i f it is fed
parallel to the axis, or will produced a tapered surface if it is fed at an
inclination.
2) TAPERTURNING -
A large variety of components used in engineering practice is found to have
conical shapes or, if flat, having a gradual reduction in its width or thickness
along their length. Such components arc known as tapered . For conical
pieces, the difference between the diameters of their ends is known as taper
and for fall pieces the difference between the widths of thickness is known as
taper.
The common methods expressing taper -
Taper I in X ; for this, the units should be uniform, such as taper I in 20 means
whether a taper of I inch on 20 inches length or a taper of I foot over 20 feet length
of the job.
In metric units we usually express the taper in 1in x form, all measurements being
in millimeters.
Metric taper -
It provides large range of taper suitable for different types of components used in
engineering practice. Usually eight sizes of metric taper are used and these
prevalent sizes are designated by different number 4, 6, 80, J OO, 120, 140, 160,
and 200. The number of taper indicates the size of larger diameter in millimeters.
It is usually expressed, as stated above as taper per unit length of the job
Taper = (D-d)/L
Steep and short external taper can easily be turned in a lathe by swiveling the
compound rest on the carriage through an angle tan a, which is equal to half the
total included angle of the taper.
3) SCREW CUTT ING ON LATHE -
Undercuts are very necessary when cutting threads on stepped work. When job has
two di fferent diameter and threads arc to be cut on smaller diameter, it is essential to
provide an undercut where the two steps meet . It allows for the overrun of the tool
after one cut is over. In the absence of this undercut there is always a like hood of
the tool running into the larger diameter after finishing the cut. This will lead the tool
to dig, which may result in either riding of job over the tool, bending of job,
breaking of job or breaking of tool. As far a. possible, the undercut should be wide
enough to allow sufficient time to the operator to disengage the half nut and withdraw
the tool after finishing the cut. Its depth should always be slightly more than the
dcp1h of the thread .
5) DRILLING ON LATHE -
It is an operation which very frequently prefunded on lathes. Jobs, which gave a short
length, very quickly drilled on lathe. For this operation, the work is held in a
suitable device, such as chuck or face plate, usual, and the drill is held in the sleeve
or barrel of the tail stock.Dead center is removed and either a drill chuck or sleeve is
inserted in it. Place. Straight shank drills are held in drill chucks whereas the taper
shank drill arc held in sleeves. The outer surface of the sleeves or the shank of the drill
chuck carries a taper corresponding to tapered hole of the barrel of the tail stock it is
checked whether the drill point is concentric with the center of the hole to be drilled
or not. If eccentricity, it is removed.Then, the drill is fed by hand by rotating the hand
wheel of the tail stock. In ca c of blind holes, the required depth is measured and
marked on the drill. If the tail stock barrel carries graduated scale it is used for
selling the required axial advancement of the drill.
6) BORING ON LATHE-
These steels maintain high hardness up to a temperature of about 550"c and hence
can be used for cutting of metals at high speeds. They also have high wear
resistance and culling ability.
DESIGN CONSIDERATIONS
Electromagnet
Magnetic field
Shaft
Slip Ring
Work piece fixture
A. ELECTROMAGNET
The area around a magnetic pole or a magnetic pole or a magnet within which its
influence is perceptible is, is called its magnetic field. The spaces around d a
compass needle, around d the earth, and around a permanent magnet, are examples
of magnetic fields.
Such continuous curves a magnetic field are normally termed as magnetic lines of
force. These lines of force travel from the north to the South Pole. This arc
assumed to continue though the magnet to the point from which they have
emerged.
The total number of lines of force comprising the magnetic field is called the
magnetic flux. In SI unit system unit North Pole i.e. North Pole of strength of one
Weber is supposed to radiate out the flux of one Weber.
The lines of magnetic flux have no physical existence; nothing flows in a magnetic
field. The concept of these lines is purely imaginary.
FIELD STRENGTH -
A Jong conductor is wound with number of turns close together to form a coil
whose axial length is several times greater than the diameter of its turns.
Let the magnetic field strength along the axis of the solenoid be H. let us assume
that the value of H remains constant throughout the length of the solenoid. The
ampere turns linked with this path of N1 where N is the number of turns of the
solenoid and I the current in amper passing through it, According to ampere's
work law.
H= Magnetic field strength N/Wb (or A/mm)
B= Magnetic flux density Wbtm'
N= Number of turns = 50
µo= Absolute permeability
µr = Relative permeability
l = Length of solenoid 45mm
Current I = 1A
Hxl=Nxl
OR H = NI/l
B= (4π*10^-7*450*50*5)/45
= 0.003141592 (Wb/mm2 or T]
M.M.F. also defined as the work done in joules in carrying a unit magnetic pole
once through the entire magnetic circuit.
Total M.M.F = NI
=50*5
= 250 AT
Material selection criteria -
Result -
Using above result i.e. shape of electromagnet, and magnetic field strength
generated in electromagnet. Its external diameter is designed according to
dimension of work piece.
C.SHAFT -
A .Taper portion
It is usually expressed, as stated above as taper per unit length of the job
Taper = (D-d)/L
= 24-20/96
= 4/96
=1/24
B. For threading
Pitch -2
V-type thread
C. For Tapping
Pitch -2
V- Type thread
Elongation = 40 %
3.0 hp = 2.206 KW
T= px60/ (2πxN)
T = 14.6289 N -m
T = 14.6289 x 103 N - mm
Result
Select slip ring which is available in market and suitable for above consideration
point. Outer diameter does not matter becau.se a lot of space is available for
rotation.
E. FIXTURE -
A fixture does more or less the same work as a jig in that it bold and locates the
successive work pieces in identical position, but differs from a jig in that it does
not guide and locate the tool. The tool bas to be adjusted separately. A fixture is
usually of a massive and heavier construction than jig and fixed or bolted to the
table of the machine to ensure proper rigidity.
This type of location technique employs the use of pins externally along the profile
of an odd shaped component. Many a times, such requirement occurs in machining
of jobs having irregular shapes and also in fabrication work, such as of framed
structures. For this, the exact profile of the surface of base of the jig or fixture. Pins
arc then arranged on all key points along the marked profile.
Result
Work piece is flat stainless steel and hence for easy handling i.e. inserting and
removing from fixture, select external pin locator.
CHAPTER:-6 MACHINE SET-UP
Fundamental requirement of the experimental set-up are:
A. Magnetization unit
C. Electromagnet
A. MAGNETIZATION UNIT
To get the finished surface, it was necessary to get relative motion between FMAB
and work piece. This unit was used to rotate the magnet and consequently LO get
the relative motion between work piece and FMAB. This facility already exists in
vertical milling machine available in our machine tool lab.
C. ELECTROMAGNET
A round flat faced electromagnet with diame1er of 110 mm and height 55 mm was
used for machining. Electromagnet has a cen1ered N-Pole (diameter 42 mm},
surrounded with a coil (thickness = 24 mm), further surrounded by an ou1er S-Pole
(Thickness=10mm). Other dimensions of Electromagnet are given in the table-3.
Magnetic stainless steel was chosen as work piece ma1erial. The work piece was
made of rectangular shaped. The length of the work piece was 120 mm which is
slightly greater than the diameter of the electromagnet which was 110 mm. IL was
taken slightly more deliberately because; in this can either was no chance of
breaking of flexible brush phenomenon during finishing. During experiments 1he
work pieces were moun1cd on the table with a base plate without the fixture.
CHAPTER:-7 WORKING PROCEDURE ON MACHINE
Work pieces were initially ground by surface grinder 10 give most same
initial surface roughness value.
After the grinding process, the work pieces were manually cleaned by 10
remove the foreign particles.
To conduct the surface finish experiment .the work piece was mounted on
the table of MAF machine with a base plate. The work piece was made
parallel 10 the electromagnet. The work piece was made parallel in both X
and Y direction. The position of work piece in XY plane was kept in such a
way that the center of the electromagnet coincide with the center of the work
piece.
Working gap between electr0magne1and work pieces was maintained by a
filler gauge and this gap was filled with the MAP. The amount of MAP
depends on the working gap. Percent by weight method was used 10
calculate the amount of MAP in the working gap.
The current 10 the electromagnet was supplied and got it energized and
abrasive powder fill between the electromagnet and work piece making
FMAB. By giving rotation 10 the magnet, this FMAB perform the actual
finishing operation.
After completing the finishing operation, work piece was again cleaned
manually using and final surface roughness value was measured.
CHAPTER:- 8 ADVANTAGES
a. A very high volume of deburring is possible.
b. Deburrs precision gears.
c. Polishes external fea1ures of various component.
d. It removes recast layer from components.
e. Effective on all metallic materials.
f. Controllability, repeatability and cost cffec1iveness.
g. Less time Consumption.
CHAPTER:- 9 APPLICATION
Automotive -the demand for this process is increasing among car two
wheeler manufac1urers as ii is capable 10 make the surface smoother for
improved air flow and better performance of high speed engine. . This
process is capable Lo finish au1omotive and medical part .and turbine
engine component.
Dies and Moulds - abrading medium conforms to the passage geometry,
complex shapes can be finished with case.
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