Costs, benefits, advantages
What advantages are characteristic of roller burnishing?
Roller-burnished surfaces are characterized by a low surface roughness, up to Rz<1 µm, by a high contact area ratio due to favorable plateau formation and by the fact that no protruding material peaks remain. As a result, the abrasiveness is extremely low. The very low depth of surface smoothness Rz results in a very high contact area ratio.The clear material compression and increase in the surface hardness results in increased resistance to wearing, a reduced tendency to crack and a low susceptibility to corrosion. The surfaces are suitable for use as sliding surfaces, sealing surfaces and joining surfaces.
What advantages does roller burnishing offer compared to other processes?
Thanks to finish-machining in one clamping, no special machines are required, handling of production is extremely simple, and transport, storage and setup costs are reduced.The process is extremely rugged and reliable and produces no noise.
Compared to cutting processes, a considerable improvement results in the material characteristics, such as roughness, hardness and resistance to wear.
Roller burnishing processes are characterized by high economy, as inexpensive production and very short machining times with consistently high quality are possible.
No material removal
No material is removed with roller burnishing, there's no grinding dust or sludge, and therefore no disposal costs result for these waste products.
