Observation of Grinding Wheel Wear Patterns by Means of a 3-Dimensional Digital Measuring Method

2008 ◽  
Vol 389-390 ◽  
pp. 108-113 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hwa Soo Lee ◽  
Takazo Yamada ◽  
Naoyuki Ishida
Keyword(s):  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Measuring Method ◽  
Grinding Wheel ◽  
Grinding Process ◽  
Digital Measuring ◽  
Grinding Wheels ◽  
Wheel Wear ◽  
Measuring Device ◽  
3 Dimensional ◽  
Grinding Wheel Wear

Surface geometries of grinding wheels vary due to the wear in grinding process. Since the wheel wear patterns are affected by the grinding process, measuring and investigating these patterns quantitatively, grinding process can be evaluated whether appropriate or not. Utilizing a three-dimensional measuring device for wheel surfaces developed so far, this study aims to evaluate wheel wear patterns quantitatively. As the results, applying developed device, it is clarified that wheel wear pattern can be classified and evaluated quantitatively.

Factors Influencing the Performance of Grinding Wheels

1959 ◽  
Vol 81 (3) ◽  
pp. 187-199 ◽  
Author(s):  
E. J. Krabacher
Keyword(s):  
Metal Removal ◽  
Removal Rate ◽  
Grinding Wheel ◽  
Metal Removal Rate ◽  
Grinding Wheels ◽  
Wheel Wear ◽  
Grinding Wheel Wear ◽  
Grinding Ratio ◽  
Material Hardness ◽  
Chip Load

Optimum utilization of grinding wheels can best be achieved if the nature of their performance and wear characteristics, and the factors that affect these characteristics, are understood and applied. As reported in this paper, a comprehensive, continuing, grinding-research program has contributed to such an understanding. A study of the nature of grinding-wheel wear indicates that the grinding-wheel wear curve is similar to those of other cutting tools. It demonstrates further that the type of grinding operation significantly affects the nature of wheel wear. A unique technique has been developed for very accurately measuring grinding-wheel wear. This measured wear may be translated into terms of “grinding ratio,” which is the generally accepted parameter for measuring wheel wear. It is the ratio of the volume of metal removed per unit volume of wheel worn away. Extensive studies have been carried out to determine the effect of mechanical variables on grinding ratio, power required in metal removal, and on surface finish. Experimental findings indicate that grinding ratio decreases with increased metal-removal rate and increases with workpiece diameter, decreased chip load, and increased concentration of grinding fluid. Power is found to increase with both the metal-removal rate and the amount of metal removed. It increases slightly with workpiece diameter and is affected little by work-material hardness. Surface finish is found to improve with decreased metal-removal rate and decreased chip load. It also is affected little by work diameter or work-material hardness. Fundamental research in the mechanics of wheel wear is supplying much additional information in the study of grinding-wheel wear. The measurement of grinding forces employing a cylindrical grinding dynamometer provides the opportunity for relating the wear of grinding wheels to the basic mechanics of the process through such fundamental quantities as grinding forces, specific energy, and grinding friction. Two additional experimental techniques for the study of chip formation in grinding have also proved to be most useful research tools. A “quick-stop” apparatus is used to freeze the grinding action by accelerating a tiny workpiece almost instantaneously to grinding-wheel speed. Another technique permits the comparison of the shape of the grinding grit and that of the contour of its path through the workpiece by a unique replicating method.

Analysis of the Tribological Conditions in Grinding of Polycrystalline Diamond Based on Single Grain Friction Tests Using the Pin-Disk Principle

2018 ◽  
Vol 767 ◽  
pp. 259-267 ◽  
Author(s):  
Frederik Vits ◽  
Daniel Trauth ◽  
Patrick Mattfeld ◽  
Rudolf Vits ◽  
Fritz Klocke
Keyword(s):  
Contact Zone ◽  
Material Removal ◽  
Polycrystalline Diamond ◽  
Grinding Wheel ◽  
Grinding Process ◽  
State Variables ◽  
Wheel Wear ◽  
Grinding Wheel Wear ◽  
Single Grain ◽  
Zone Temperature

Cutting tools made of polycrystalline diamond (PCD) are used for machining of aluminum alloys, fiber-reinforced plastic composites and wood. Compared to cemented carbide tools with geometrically defined cutting edges, PCD tools offer significant advantages with respect to tool life. High demands regarding the cutting edge roughness and the quality of the rake and the flank face usually require a grinding process with diamond grinding wheels. The PCD grinding process, however, is characterized by low material removal rates and high grinding wheel wear. The material removal rate and the grinding wheel wear, in turn, highly depend on the process state variables process force and process temperature. However, the relationship between these process state variables and the process input variables is largely unknown. This work provides a contribution to the closure of this knowledge gap by means of an adapted friction law. A single grain friction test stand using the pin-disk principle was developed, which enables a measurement of the friction force and the contact zone temperature for normal forces and relative speeds that are common in PCD grinding. During the experiments, the specification of the PCD disc, the cross-sectional area of the friction sample made of monocrystalline diamond as well as the process parameters normal force and relative speed were varied. In addition, the tests were carried out without lubrication as well as with a minimum lubrication. A high correlation between the contact force and the coefficient of friction was determined. This relationship was mathematically formulated in a friction law. In addition, a direct influence of the contact force and the relative velocity on the contact zone temperature was identified. The knowledge gained leads to an improved understanding of the PCD grinding process and thus enables a more efficient grinding process design.

A compensation algorithm of tool path for grinding wheel wear in solid cutting tool flank grinding

2021 ◽  
pp. 095440542110288
Author(s):  
Yuhao Ma ◽  
Yong Li ◽  
Lei Jiang ◽  
Guofu Ding
Keyword(s):  
Tool Path ◽  
Cutting Tool ◽  
Calculation Model ◽  
Grinding Wheel ◽  
Grinding Process ◽  
Wheel Wear ◽  
Grinding Wheel Wear ◽  
Compensation Algorithm ◽  
Quality Stability ◽  
Comparison Of The Results

In finishing machining, the quality of workpiece is significantly influenced by the performance of solid cutting tool. Solid cutting tool flank is ground by CNC tool grinder in accordance with the tool path of grinding wheel. In actual grinding process, the grinding area of wheel will be gradually worn down, resulting in the decrease of geometric accuracy of flank and even wrong profile. In order to compensate the error, a compensation algorithm of tool path for solid cutting tool flank based on grinding wheel wear is proposed. Firstly, the coordinate systems are defined for the grinding process of flank, and the orientation and location calculation model of ideal wheel with the grinding process parameters is derived. Secondly, based on the profile description of wheel wear, flank errors are analyzed. Then, the compensation algorithm for anastomosis of cutting edge and relief angle is proposed. Finally, series of experiments of simulation and actual grinding are carried out. The comparison of the results shows that the algorithm can reduce the influence of wheel wear effectively, which can also improve the grinding quality stability and prolong the service life of grinding wheel.

scholarly journals An Original Tribometer to Analyze the Behavior of Abrasive Grains in the Grinding Process

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Leire Godino ◽  
Iñigo Pombo ◽  
Jose Antonio Sanchez ◽  
Borja Izquierdo
Keyword(s):  
Wear Mechanisms ◽  
Wear Behavior ◽  
Grinding Wheel ◽  
Crystallographic Structure ◽  
Grinding Process ◽  
Grinding Wheels ◽  
Original Design ◽  
Wheel Wear ◽  
Good Tool ◽  
Abrasive Grains

Manufacturing of grinding wheels is continuously adapting to new industrial requirements. New abrasives and new wheel configurations, together with wheel wear control allow for grinding process optimization. However, the wear behavior of the new abrasive materials is not usually studied from a scientific point of view due to the difficulty to control and monitor all the variables affecting the tribochemical wear mechanisms. In this work an original design of pin on disk tribometer is developed in a CNC grinding machine. An Alumina grinding wheel with special characteristics is employed and two types of abrasive are compared: White Fused Alumina (WFA) and Sol-Gel Alumina (SG). The implemented tribometer reaches sliding speeds of between 20 and 30 m/s and real contact pressures up to 190 MPa. The results show that the wear behavior of the abrasive grains is strongly influenced by their crystallographic structure and the tribometer appears to be a very good tool for characterizing the wear mechanisms of grinding wheels, depending on the abrasive grains.

Experimental Studies on Grinding of Titanium Alloy with SG Wheels

2007 ◽  
Vol 329 ◽  
pp. 75-80 ◽  
Author(s):  
H.X. Zhang ◽  
Wu Yi Chen ◽  
Z.T. Chen
Keyword(s):  
Titanium Alloy ◽  
Experimental Studies ◽  
Dimensional Accuracy ◽  
Grinding Force ◽  
Grinding Wheel ◽  
Grinding Process ◽  
Wheel Wear ◽  
Grinding Wheel Wear ◽  
Conventional Grinding ◽  
Abrasive Tools

The grinding process has been investigated in the machining of titanium alloy with conventional grinding wheel and SG grinding wheel respectively. The machinability discussed here includes grinding force, surface roughness, dimensional accuracy, grinding ratio, grinding-wheel wear and grinding-wheel life. The SG grinding wheel is found to possess particularly good grinding properties and is more suitable for grinding titanium alloy when compared with conventional abrasive tools.

A Study on Calculation of Optimum Exchanged Grinding Wheel Diameter when Surface Grinding Stainless Steel

2020 ◽  
Vol 977 ◽  
pp. 3-11 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thi Hong Tran ◽  
Anh Tung Luu ◽  
Quoc Tuan Nguyen ◽  
Hong Ky Le ◽  
Tien Dung Hoang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Stainless Steel ◽  
Machine Tool ◽  
Process Parameters ◽  
Grinding Wheel ◽  
Grinding Process ◽  
Surface Process ◽  
Wheel Wear ◽  
Method Of Calculation ◽  
Grinding Wheel Wear ◽  
Computational Program

This study aims to propose a method to calculate optimum exchanged grinding wheel diameter to minimize grinding cost in grinding surface process for stainless steel. The interactions of the grinding cost and optimum exchanged grinding wheel diameter have been analyzed and presented in mathematical formulae. To obtain the minimal grinding cost, the optimal exchanged grinding wheel diameter has been determined by investigating six two-level grinding process parameters including initial grinding wheel diameter, total dressing depth, radial grinding wheel wear per dress, wheel life, machine tool hour and grinding wheel cost. Based on 26 experiments conducted in computational program, the optimal exchanged grinding wheel diameter is presented as a function of these grinding parameters. This developed model has been verified and proven by experimental results. The proposed method of calculation of the optimum exchanged grinding wheel diameter can be applied in practice to reduce the grinding cost.

Parameter Optimization of the Steel Grinding Process

1976 ◽  
Vol 98 (3) ◽  
pp. 1048-1052 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. W. Mayne ◽  
S. Malkin
Keyword(s):  
Metal Removal ◽  
Removal Rate ◽  
Grinding Wheel ◽  
Grinding Process ◽  
Metal Removal Rate ◽  
Wheel Wear ◽  
Trade Off ◽  
Grinding Wheel Wear ◽  
Grinding Performance ◽  
Nonlinear Programming Methods

This paper is concerned with the application of nonlinear programming methods to the surface grinding of steels and considers the specific case of plunge grinding. Performance equations based on a model of the process are presented and then optimized. Trade-off curves are established showing the best metal removal rate possible for given constraints on surface quality and at specified conditions of grinding wheel wear. Optimum values for the various parameters in the grinding process are also included. In addition, the sensitivity of steel grinding performance to nonoptimum choices of grinding wheel velocity and diameter is considered.

scholarly journals An Original Tribometer to Analyze the Behavior of Abrasive Grains in the Grinding Process

Metals ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (7) ◽  
pp. 557 ◽  
Author(s):  
Leire Godino ◽  
Iñigo Pombo ◽  
Jose Sanchez ◽  
Borja Izquierdo
Keyword(s):  
Wear Mechanisms ◽  
Wear Behavior ◽  
Numerical Control ◽  
Grinding Wheel ◽  
Crystallographic Structure ◽  
Grinding Process ◽  
Grinding Wheels ◽  
Original Design ◽  
Wheel Wear ◽  
Abrasive Grains

Manufacturing of grinding wheels is continuously adapting to new industrial requirements. New abrasives and new wheel configurations, together with wheel wear control allow for grinding process optimization. However, the wear behavior of the new abrasive materials is not usually studied from a scientific point of view due to the difficulty to control and monitor all the variables affecting the tribochemical wear mechanisms. In this work, an original design of pin-on-disk tribometer is developed in a CNC (Computer Numerical Control) grinding machine. An Alumina grinding wheel with special characteristics is employed and two types of abrasive are compared: White Fused Alumina (WFA) and Sol-Gel Alumina (SG). The implemented tribometer reaches sliding speeds of between 20 and 30 m/s and real contact pressures up to 190 MPa. The results show that the wear behavior of the abrasive grains is strongly influenced by their crystallographic structure and the tribometer appears to be a very good tool for characterizing the wear mechanisms of grinding wheels, depending on the abrasive grains.

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