Honing is a metal removal process by using hard tool with super abrasives sintered stones or plated Sleeves for the correction of
Diameter of the bore
Shape of the bore
Surface finish of the bore
Positional tolerances of bores
The hone process was developed to achieve the perfection in bore geometry, size control, surface finish and surface structuring. The honing process provides the final sizing and creates the desired finish pattern on the inner bores. Finishing is accomplished by expanding abrasive stones or sleeves of suitable grit and grade against the working surface. The stones or sleeves are rotated or reciprocated or both in the part with hone abrasive under controlled pressure. A controlled Combination of rotation and reciprocation can also produce the desired cross-hatch pattern in the surface of the part being honed.