Aerospace

Precision that stands out. For a special screw connection in manned spaceflight, we developed a machining process for brittle titanium alloys that guarantees the highest surface quality—where conventional internal cylindrical grinding fails.

Task

• Development of a machining process for a special screw connection of a component for manned space flight
• Challenge: The material to be used was a light but brittle titanium alloy was to be used and the surface quality had to meet the highest requirements
• Due to the material-specific properties of the titanium alloy and the specified surface quality, internal cylindrical grinding did not provide a satisfactory result

Solution

• Surface optimization by roller burnishing with an internal multi-roller burnishing tool