Chemtrol^®: Accelerated Surface Finishing (ASF)

ASF combines the benefits of low RMS, non-directional mass finishing with chemical accelerants. The chemical accelerants significantly reduce the process time for hardened surfaces compared to mechanical abrasive methods. This reduced process time enables you to achieve a very low surface roughness without heavy metal removal and radiusing of the part.

Advantages of Accelerated Surface Finishing:

• Achieve low RMS finishes without heavy metal removal or radiusing
• Achieve negative skew values by removing surface peaks while retaining micro valleys for lubricant retention
• Refine surfaces to mirror-like brightness and very low surface roughness
• Reduce friction, lower torque requirements and minimize surface wear thereby reducing operating temperatures
• Precision components are imparted with a "Run-In" surface condition
• Increase fatigue life

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