Mikronite

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Originally Posted by Jim Bailey

The beauty of REM ISF finish is that, unlike the very smooth surface left by Mikronite, Rem leaves the "valley" in the polishing, (much like a very fine cylinder hone). This valley is just enough to hold a film of lube on the part. There's a substantial reduction in friction. Combined with cryo (done properly), you get a great part.

The Mikronite process does indeed leave an amorphous type surface finish of microscopic oil channels that are excellent at retaining lubrication. Unlike REM, there is virtually no material removal or change of dimension. Think of it as shot peening on a near microscopic scale, where the impacts of the media in the reverse centrifuge are hammering down the high spots. Surface and near-surface hardness also improves. It is also excellent for improving tool bits to extend their lifetime, resulting in less downtime in factories using drilling, milling, hobbing, etc. operations. It's also good as a DLC pre-process operation, and when combined with cryo procedures. Tom Lee has the machinery, and you can contact him on current pricing and delivery. Regards, Chase