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Q How does lubrication affect honing?
A Honing oil and water-based coolant can provide the required lubrication, wash away chips, and bring new gravel to the stone surface to maintain the best cutting effect. High quality oils rich in surfactants provide the necessary lubrication to increase the honing pressure and use harder abrasives at faster cutting speeds. Similarly, the combination of lubricant and sulfur extreme pressure additive can prevent the workpiece from welding and tearing, while keeping the stone clean, thus obtaining a very consistent surface finish. The specially formulated honing fluid can also be used in severe applications where problems such as scratches may occur. There are many different formulations of honing oils with different viscosity levels. 100% environmentally friendly vegetable based oil.
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Q What is involved in establishing an effective and consistent honing process?
A Like CNC machining, many questions must be answered when developing an optimized honing process. What is the material, size and shape of the part? What is the output? How much material needs to be removed? What are the requirements for hole tolerance and surface finish of finished workpiece? Answers to these and other questions determine the appropriate machine, fixture, tool, abrasive and honing oil or coolant, as well as honing process parameters, such as spindle and stroke speed and feed speed. The honing stone is selected according to the type of material to be ground, the tolerance to be achieved and the amount of material to be removed. The types of abrasive grindstones available are the same as those of milling cutters or turning milling cutters, and they are distinguished according to gravel material, gravel size and adhesive.
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Q What types of surface treatment can be achieved by honing?
A Precise control of surface finish, texture and appearance. The angle of cross pattern can be adjusted by changing the spindle speed and stroke speed of the honing tool. Some applications require a steep cross hatch angle in the hole, while others require a shallow angle. The depth or roughness of the cross pattern depends on the relative size of the abrasive grain in the honing stone. The larger the particle size, the rougher the surface treatment. The use of very fine abrasive particles can achieve almost invisible surface texture mirror polishing.
As previously mentioned, the reticulated pattern produced during honing is beneficial for applications such as engine cylinder bore to ensure that some oil remains on the bore surface for proper piston ring lubrication and piston ring sealing. The oil does not adhere well to the smooth or smooth cylinder bore surface, causing premature wear and possible engine failure. If necessary, the second honing operation can be carried out with special tools, and then the initial honing can be carried out to form a smooth surface. In the flat peak, the peak is evenly clamped on a consistent level, while the valley is not affected. Today, most engine cylinders are plateau polished, which increases the bearing area of the cylinder bore surface.
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Q What adverse drilling conditions can be solved by honing?
A There are a lot of them, including hole diameter, bell mouth, waviness, taper, rainbow, barrel shape, reamer chatter, boring mark and out of round hole. The improvement of the hole shape after honing almost always leads to a quieter and more efficient operation of the mating parts. Honing can correct errors caused by previous machining processes because it does not require chucks or alignment, and it does not matter how long the hole is. Honing can correct errors caused by previous machining processes.
Other machining processes, such as grinding and boring, may crack the surface of the metal to a depth of 0.002 inches. In addition, tool wear can lead to work hardening of the hole surface during machining. Honing is a mild process that generates little heat to avoid deforming the hole.
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Q Application field of honing?
A Honing has been extended to the entire metal processing industry, mainly including the automotive industry, cutting tools, hydraulic components, aerospace, military, air compressors, motors and other fields. The engine cylinders and cylinder liners need to be honed to properly seal the piston rings. The fuel system components of diesel engines often need honing, because honing can control the clearance between the holes and their mating parts more strictly. The resulting higher fuel system pressure means that more fuel is atomized and less unconsumed fuel is used, thereby improving fuel efficiency and engine performance and reducing carbon emissions.
Cartridge valves used in hydraulic applications such as heavy equipment, agricultural machinery, and aerospace flight and landing gear control systems are typically honed. This provides a tight clearance between the valve body and the spool valve to reduce the required sealing area. Honing can also create an appropriate surface finish for the oil seal, combined with reduced clearance to prevent oil leakage.
Honing also improves the bore diameter and the surface finish of the barrel before rifling. This can ensure that rifle shooting is carried out evenly to obtain better shooting effect. This process is also useful for gears, small engines, brake drums, compressors, oil-gas flow meter lines, and many other applications.