Metallic implants were the only option for both medical and dental applications for decades. However, it has been reported that patients with metal implants can show allergic reactions. Consequently, technical ceramics have become an accessible material alternative due to their combination of biocompatibility and mechanical properties. Despite the recent developments in ductile mode machining, the micro-grinding of bioceramics can cause insufficient surface and subsurface integrity due to the inherent hardness and brittleness of these materials. This work aims to determine the influence on the surface and subsurface damage (SSD) of zirconia-based ceramics ground with diamond wheels of 10 mm diameter with a diamond grain size (dg) of 75 μm within eight grinding operations using a variation of the machining parameters, i.e., peripheral speed (vc), feed speed (vf), and depth of cut (ae). In this regard, dental thread structures were machined on fully sintered zirconia (ZrO2), alumina toughened zirconia (ATZ), and zirconia toughened alumina (ZTA) bioceramics. The ground workpieces were analysed through a scanning electron microscope (SEM), X-ray diffraction (XRD), and white light interferometry (WLI) to evaluate the microstructure, residual stresses, and surface roughness, respectively. Moreover, the grinding processes were monitored through forces measurement. Based on the machining parameters tested, the results showed that low peripheral speed (vc) and low depth of cut (ae) were the main conditions investigated to achieve the optimum surface integrity and the desired low grinding forces. Finally, the methodology proposed to investigate the surface integrity of the ground workpieces was helpful to understand the zirconia-based ceramics response under micro-grinding processes, as well as to set further machining parameters for dental implant threads.
Despite the recent developments of ductile mode machining, microgrinding of bioceramics can cause an insufficient surface and subsurface integrity due to the inherent hardness and brittleness of such materials. This work aims to determine the influence of a two-step grinding operation on zirconia-based ceramics. In this regard, zirconia (ZrO2) and zirconia toughened alumina (ZTA) specimens are ground with ultrasonic vibration assistance within a variation of the machining parameters using two grinding steps and different diamond grain sizes of the tools in each of the machining procedure. White light interferometry, scanning electron microscope, X-ray diffraction (XRD), and four-point bending tests are performed to evaluate surface roughness, microstructure, residual stresses, and flexural strength, respectively. The strategy applied suggests that the finished parts are suitable for certain biomedical uses like dental implants due to their optimum surface roughness. Moreover, concerning the mechanical properties, an increase of the flexural strength and compressive residual stresses of ground ZrO2 and ZTA workpieces were observed in comparison to the as-received specimens. These results, as well as the methodology proposed to investigate the surface integrity of the ground workpieces, are helpful to understand the bioceramic materials response under microgrinding conditions and to set further machining investigations.
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