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Jun 30, 2009

Surface Roughness Produced by Different

Manufacturing Process
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Knowing what manufacturing process can produce surface finishes that

desired on a surface can be an added advantage while making the designs.
Here is a table showing maximum and minimum Ra values can produced
on each production methods.

Roughness Average, Ra – Micrometers μm

Process
Maximum Minimum

Flame Cutting 25 12.5

Snagging 25 6.3

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Sawing 25 1.6

Planing, Shaping 12.5 1.6

Drilling 6.3 1.6

Chemical Milling 6.3 1.6

Elect. Discharge
4.75 1.6
Machining

Milling 6.3 0.8

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Grinding 1.6 0.1

Honing 0.8 0.1

Electro-Polish 0.8 0.1

Polishing 0.4 0.1

Lapping 0.4 0.5

Super Finishing 0.2 0.025

Sand Casting 25 12.5

Hot Rolling 25 12.5

Forging 12.5 3.2

Perm. Mold Casting 3.2 1.6

Investment Casting 3.2 1.6

Extruding 3.2 0.8

Cold Rolling, Drawing 3.2 0.8

Die Casting 1.6 0.8

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Above high and low values are typical for each production methods. But
values other than high and low Ra can be obtained under special
conditions for each process.

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