Electrorheological fluid-assisted ultra-precision polishing for small three-dimensional parts

Surface finishing technique for small parts using dielectrophoretic effects of abrasive particles

“…Magnetic [1] and electrorheological (ER) fluid assisted polishing [2,3] techniques utilize the field-dependent characteristics of functional fluids. In these methods, the abrasive particles are dragged by the magnetic or ER fluids that are used as polishing slurries.…”

Development of a padless ultraprecision polishing method using electrorheological fluid

“…The polishing processes using the ER fluid has been presented before by authors and others [6,7]. However, their subject and mechanism are different with that of this study.…”

The use of active materials for machining processes: A review

“…Akagami et al [144], Kuriyagawa and Saeki [145] and Kuriyagawa et al [146] were the first to propose the use of ER fluids for the creation and polishing of small threedimensional components. Kim et al [147] further investigated the fundamentals of ER fluid polishing.…”