Free cutting steel has many advantages and is often used for its easy machinability. But these same malleability properties make roller burnishing and surface finishing difficult, as it can easily flake when pressure is applied. Below, we’ll dive in to learn how Sugino’s Superoll tools helped a customer manage the machining challenges of working with free cutting steel. Let’s start …
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 …
