Abstract—Abrasive Flow Machining (AFM) is method to deburr, polish, and radius difficult to reach surfaces like intricate geometries and edges by flowing a abrasive laden viscoelastic polymer over them. Based on the application, three different types of machines have been reported, i.e., one way AFM, two way AFM and orbital AFM. This research work focuses mainly on the issues related to the finishing like Metal Removal Rate (MRR), surface finish of different materials, i.e., brass, aluminum and mild steel with the use of Helical AFM set up. It has been observed that the finishing was done on hollow cylindrical work-pieces of brass only. So, for the present research work it is planned to develop the work-pieces of Brass, Aluminum and mild steel. To plan the experiments based on the L18 orthogonal array of Taguchi method and ANOVA to subsequently conduct the experiments. To analyze the observed results and estimate the optimal values of responses viz., MR and %Ra.

Index Terms—Abrasive Flow Machining (AFM), Manufacturing technology

Cite: Nehpal and Mohmad Abbas, "To Study the Machining Characteristics of Three Different Materials Using Helical AFM Process," International Journal of Mechanical Engineering and Robotics Research, Vol. 2, No. 4, pp. 263-278, October 2013.