Polishing of precision parts from polymer optical materials

The conducted research concerns the study of the laws influence of the physicochemical properties the processed material and the polishing dispersion system on the productivity of removing the processed material and the roughness the processed surfaces during the polishing of polymeric optical materials. The research was carried out according to a special methodology, the parameters of the roughness of the polished surfaces were determined using elements of computer modeling. As a result of the study, it was determined that during the polishing precision parts made of polystyrene and polymethyl methacrylate with the help of a dispersed system of micro- and nanoparticles non-abrasive organic materials, the removal performance of the processed material and the parameters the roughness of the treated surfaces are achieved, which meet the requirements extending to the optical surfaces.