Influence of the Cutting Temperature on the Surface Layer Quality When Grinding Sintered Porous Materials

Abstract

One of the features of sintered materials is porosity. Depending on the application, this can be both a disadvantage and an advantage. The porosity geometry affects the propagation of heat during the grinding of the sintered material. An experimental study of the temperature in the cutting zone during the grinding of sintered porous materials was carried out. The relationship between the contact temperature in the cutting zone, the parameters of the cutting modes during grinding, and the porosity of the part is revealed. It was found that the use of process coolants is not always possible due to the presence of pores in the material. It is proved that the cutting temperature of porous materials is higher due to the deteriorated heat dissipation properties, but the cutting temperature does not affect the degree of compaction of the surface layers of the powder material. An adequate mathematical model is obtained, which describes the change of cutting temperature depending on the material's cutting depth, grinding speed, and porosity.