SIDE EFFECTS OF DEBURRING PROCESSES

DEBURRING PROCESSES CAN PRODUCE A NUMBER OF UNWANTED SIDE EFFECTS. SUCH SIDE EFFECTS AS DIMENSIONAL CHANGES, EXCESSIVE EDGE RADIUSING, CONTAMINATION, IMPREGNATION OF PARTICLES, PART DISTORTION, AND CHANGES IN RESIDUAL STRESSES CAN AFFECT WELDING, PLATING, PAINTING, AND TOOL LIFE. THESE SIDE EFFECTS ARE OFTEN AS SIGNIFICANT AS PROCESS COST AND AVAILABILITY IN DETERMINING FEASIBLE PROCESSES. 40 REFS. (SME Technical Report MRR77-17)