In this paper experiments of the face grinding of Al2024/SiCp through the use of
electroplated diamond wheel were carried out. The results indicated that high quality processed
surface was achieved by face grinding machining, under the experiment conditions of this paper, the
surface roughness was between Ra0.185 μm and Ra0.512μm, and the residual stress of processed
surface was compressive stress. Grinding parameter had little effect on tangential force and normal
force. Axial grinding force increased with the increasing of grinding depth and was stronger than
grinding forces in other two directions.