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Indexed by:期刊论文

Date of Publication:2013-06-01

Journal:PROCEEDINGS OF THE INSTITUTION OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERS PART B-JOURNAL OF ENGINEERING MANUFACTURE

Included Journals:SCIE、EI

Volume:227

Issue:6

Page Number:890-897

ISSN No.:0954-4054

Key Words:Flatness error; potassium dihydrogen phosphate crystal; slicing; subsurface damage; surface quality; wire sawing

Abstract:Because of its unique properties, potassium dihydrogen phosphate crystals are widely used for electro-optical applications. Slicing is needed to make potassium dihydrogen phosphate crystal lens with desired shapes. However, reported studies on slicing of potassium dihydrogen phosphate crystal are scarce. This article presents an experimental investigation on slicing of potassium dihydrogen phosphate crystals. Output parameters studied include surface roughness, flatness error, parallelism error, and subsurface damage. Effects of wire sawing input variables (feed rate and diamond grit size) on output parameters are investigated. Comparisons of wire sawing and band sawing are also made.