Mechanical Finishing
Mechanical finishing processes include:
- Abrasive blasting
- Sandblasting
- Burnishing
- Grinding
- Mass finishing processes
- Tumble finishing
- Vibratory finishing
- Polishing
- Buffing
The use of abrasives in metal polishing results in what is considered a "mechanical finish".
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