Research innovations and developments in the magnetic abrasive finishing process: A comprehensive review
摘要
Magnetic abrasive finishing (MAF) is an advanced nano-finishing technology that can be applied to a variety of materials, such as superalloys, ceramics, and composites, to achieve surface roughness in the range of a few nanometers. In this article, a systematic review of the Scopus database for the MAF process is presented. The major investigations related to various setups for the MAF process, developments in magnetic abrasive particles (MAPs), hybridization of MAF, and its applications of MAF on advanced materials are identified, and a literature search and bibliometric analysis are presented. The process mechanism involved in MAF is also discussed, including the formation of a flexible magnetic abrasive brush (FMAB), finishing forces in MAF, and the material removal (MR) mechanism. The different MAF setups for finishing various forms of surfaces having different shapes, viz., cylindrical, plane, and 3D freeform surfaces, have been discussed. A critical analysis considering the limitations is also presented. The effects of variations in process parameters on the output responses during MAF were discussed, and some significant results were presented. The article also highlights the development of the MAF process using different types of MAPs and their hybridization. Finally, the finishing performance of MAF on advanced materials, along with the future research scope and associated challenges, is presented.