Ceramic Lapping Process

It is used in brittle material machining.

Ceramic lapping process.

Lapping is an averaging process where the greatest material removal occurs where the high points of the surface of the part contact the flat lap plate. As these surfaces move past each other the ceramic component is slowly abraded away until a highly smooth surface finish is achieved. Achieving smoother surfaces on ceramic and other hard materials. Applications of lapping process.

The rubbing action in lapping can be done manually or by use of machine. This can take two forms. Our customers like to use lapping when it is difficult or impossible to achieve a desired surface finish or flatness. It is used in glass machining.

Typically lapping is used to achieve a surface roughness and flatness beyond the capabilities of standard grinding. It is used in ceramic machining. The first type of lapping traditionally called grinding involves rubbing a brittle material such as glass against a surface such as iron or glass itself also known as the lap or grinding tool with an abrasive such as. The object is to produce parts with a uniformly smooth and usually flat surface a surface that has been lapped exhibits a dull non reflective and multi directional appearance.

Lapping is when a loose abrasive is used between two surfaces that rub together. Manufacture process of ceramic silicon tungsten alumina carbosystem duration. Material can be lapped down to as thin as 003 with a tolerance as low as 0001. Lapping is a machining process in which two surfaces are rubbed together with an abrasive between them by hand movement or using a machine.

Materials as large as 16 square or diameter. Lapping is the process of using a loose abrasive between two surfaces that rub together thus abrading the part.