Many times in making parts for aerospace engines with high temperature alloys like IN-718, Rene-95 and Waspaloy it is necessary to remove large amounts of material. Traditionally companies use, milling, turning or broaching to remove most of the material and then finish-grind to size. The engineers at Norton/Saint-Gobain's Higgins Grinding Technology Center have determined that for these materials grinding can, in many instances, remove the material more quickly and economically than turning or milling.
Imported from the CTE archive to seed discussion on MFGAxis.
Originally published on CTE: 2015-09-15
CTE source: https://ctemag.com/articles/can-milling-compete-grinding-rapid-stock-removal/
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