What Is Magnetic Abrasive Finishing?

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INTRODUCTION

Magnetic abrasive finishing (MAF) is one of the advanced finishing processes, which produces a high level of surface quality and is primarily controlled by a magnetic field. In MAF, the work piece is kept between the two poles of a magnet. The working gap between the work piece and the magnet is filled with magnetic abrasive particles.
A magnetic abrasive flexible brush (MAFB) is formed, acting as a multipoint cutting tool, due to the effect of the magnetic field in the working gap. When inserting a cylindrical work piece in such a processing field giving revolution, feed and vibration in axial direction, surface and edge finishing are carried out by magnetic brush. In the application of ferromagnetic substance of work, for instance, …show more content…

There are several options for achieving the necessary motion. A common setup is the rotation of the magnetic pole tip. This is done by either rotating the entire permanent magnet setup or by rotating only the steel pole. Another method which is commonly utilized in internal finishing is the rotation of the workpiece, this is unfortunately limited to axial symmetric workpieces. In additional to rotational motion there is oscillatory and vibrational configurations that are applicable
Magnetic Force on a Particle
Start with the common expression for force on a magnetic dipole moment in a magnetic field, From here, make the assumption that the moment of the magnetic particle is co-linear with the applied field. This is a reasonable assumption given the small size and high susceptibility of the magnetic particles. So the equation becomes, Using the following identities to obtain a more usable equation to describe the force experienced by a single magnetic particle,

Substituting the above definitions into the magnetic force equation yields, where,
• is the maximum applied field for saturation of the magnetic particle
• is the applied magnetic field intensity
• is the magnetic flux density
• is the magnetization of the particle, assumed to be saturated
• is the magnetic dipole moment
• is the magnetic field gradient
• is the volume of the particle (assuming sphere

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