METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CUTTING RARE EARTH ALLOY.

摘要

A METHOD FOR CUTTING A RARE EARTH ALLOY OF THE INVENTION USING A WIRE (32) HAVING ABRASIVE GRAINS (62) STUCK THEREON IS DISCLOSED. THE METHOD INCLUDES THE STEP OF CUTTING THE RARE EARTH ALLOY (20) WHILE SUPPLYING A CUTTING FLUID HAVING A PREDETERMINED KINEMATIC VISCOSITY BETWEEN THE WIRE (32) AND THE RARE EARTH ALLOY (20). THE METHOD FURTHER INCLUDES THE STEP OF VARYING THE TEMPERATURE OF A SUPPLIED AMOUNT OF FRESH CUTTING FLUID IN ORDER TO CONTROL THE KINEMATIC VISCOSITY OF THE CUTTING FLUID.FIGURE 1