Abstract
Deburring and surface finishing methods represent a critical and expensive segment of the overall manufacturing process. A relatively new non-traditional process called Abrasive-Flow Machining (AFM) is being used to deburr, polish, radius, remove recast layers, or produce compressive residual stresses in a wide range of applications. Material is removed from the workpiece by the flowing of an abrasive-laden viscoelastic compound across the surface to be machined. There currently exists a lack of pertinent data which industry can use in selecting AFM for finishing workpiece surfaces generated by conventional and non-traditional machining processes.