Dry Mechanical Polishing

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-008661",
  "term": "Dry Mechanical Polishing",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "Process used for removing defects from and smoothing the surface of finished metals and formed products after plating or thermal spraying with any of the plating and polishing metal HAP, as defined in this section, using automatic or manually-operated machines that have hard-faced abrasive wheels or belts and where no liquids or fluids are used to trap the removed metal particles. The affected process does not include polishing with use of pastes, liquids, lubricants, or any other added materials.",
  "references": [
    "40 CFR 63.11511 (CFR 2013)"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/dry-mechanical-polishing/"
}