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Effect of femtosecond laser modification on magnetorheological finishing of magnesium aluminate spinel

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Magnesium aluminate spinel materials are widely used as important optical components in harsh environments. High hardness and brittleness lead to low machining efficiency and easily cause surface damage during machining. The different intergranular removal rates of polycrystalline materials result in a visual grain effect after polishing. The efficiency is slow, and polishing ripples occur, especially in magnetorheological finishing (MRF), resulting in the deterioration of the surface quality and performance. We propose a new method for femtosecond laser-surface-modification assisted MRF of spinel and investigate its mechanisms. The results showed that this method significantly improved the spinel MRF efficiency and quality and suppressed the grain effect.

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This work is supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 52175444) and the Sichuan Science and Technology Program (Grant No. 2021JDJQ0014).

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  1. Institute of Machinery Manufacturing Technology, China Academy of Engineering Physics, Mianyang, 621900, China

    Daicheng Qin, Jiawei Li, Minheng Ye, Dong Tian, Chao Wang & Fang Ji

  2. Institute of Electronic Engineering, China Academy of Engineering Physics, Mianyang, 621999, China

    Junwei Wu

  3. Institute of Chemical Materials, China Academy of Engineering Physics, Mianyang, 621999, China

    Yuncan Ma

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Daicheng Qin: data curation, rormal analysis, writing—original draft. Junwei Wu: methodology. Jiawei Li: resources. Yuncan Ma: writing—review and editing. Minheng Ye: investigation. Dong Tian: supervision and validation. Chao Wang: conceptualization. Fang Ji: project administration.

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Qin, D., Wu, J., Li, J. et al. Effect of femtosecond laser modification on magnetorheological finishing of magnesium aluminate spinel. Int J Adv Manuf Technol 125, 2593–2600 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00170-023-10924-1

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