Burnishing Low Carbon Steel

A client came to us recently with a problem. They couldn’t reach the roundness specifications for their hydraulic valve with their usual burnishing tools. The pressure was causing deformation of the low-carbon steel part. Specification Roundness – .0003” Roughness – Ra 10 micro inch Competitor’s tool performance Roundness – .0008” Roughness – Ra 10 micro inch So we recommended using …