Effect of mass of parts on removal rate under vibroabrasive machining

Introduction. It should be noted that the study on the problem of the effect of the mass of parts on the vibration-abrasive processing is insufficient. In the works of A.P. Babichev and M.A. Tamarkin, the fact of such an effect is mentioned, but the degree and mechanism of the effect are not disclosed. In the metal removal formulas, only the number of interactions leading to microcutting is taken into account. The present work objective is to determine the effect of the mass of parts on the metal removal rate under vibroabrasive machining.Materials and Methods. An empirical, i.e., experimental, approach is used. Parts from D16 and 30KhGSA materials which are widely used in the aviation industry were selected as samples. To change the mass, holes were drilled in the blanks; lead was poured into some samples, and plugs made of the same material as the blanks themselves were clogged into the others. Thus, experiments were carried out with solid, hollow, and weighted with lead samples...