Recent developments in grinding of advanced materials

Experimental investigation of material removal mechanism in single grit grinding

“…While a grinding wheel consists of numerous of bonded abrasive grits, a single abrasive grit can be considered as the smallest element of the grinding process. There are many publications on grinding material removal mechanism considering the entire grinding wheel-workpiece interaction [1,2]. However, these studies are not able to demonstrate the individual grit contribution to material removal and effects of individual grit parameters such as cutting edge shape, sharpness, size, depth of cut etc.…”

Investigation of grinding modes in horizontal surface grinding of optical glass BK7

“…They suggested that it is important to investigate the characteristics of both surface and subsurface integrities so that the effect of grinding conditions on the quality of ground specimen could be comprehensively evaluated. Zhong and Venkatesh (2009) summarized the recent developments in grinding of advanced materials. They argued that the ductile mode of grinding for brittle materials will continue to be an intensive research area.…”

Experimental study on single grit grinding of Inconel 718

“…The material removal ability of abrasive grits is of high interest in order to understand the grinding behaviour and its influence on the ground surface creation, particularly at the micro scale. With the entire grinding wheelworkpiece interaction 1,2 , it is difficult to evaluate an individual grit contribution to material removal and difficult to observe the effects of abrasive grit geometrical parameters, such as cutting edge shape, size, and depth of cut on the ground surface.…”