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Effect of grain wear on material removal behaviour of sapphire in ultra-precision grinding

  • Harbin Institute of Technology

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Abstract

In sapphire grinding process, due to the great hardness of sapphire, the severe wear of diamond grinding wheel results in a lower consistency in surface roughness and higher grinding energy. This paper aims to reveal that how the fundamental characteristics, such as critical cutting depth for ductile-brittle transition (DBT), specific energy (Es), and material removal rate (MRR), are varied during grinding influenced by the wear of grinding wheel. To achieve this objective, single grit scratching tests have been conducted. Three grits with different degrees of wear, namely, no wear, micro-fracture, and wear flat, are employed in the scratching process. The critical cutting depth for DBT, Es, MRR and acoustic emission (AE) characterizations of each scratching test with various worn grits are analyzed quantitatively. The effect of grain wear on material removal mechanism of sapphire is discussed based on the experimental results. This work sheds lights on the effect of grain wear on ultra-precision grinding of sapphire which could contribute to the optimizations in views of ductile-regime grinding, energy-saving grinding and time-saving grinding.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationEuropean Society for Precision Engineering and Nanotechnology, Conference Proceedings - 19th International Conference and Exhibition, EUSPEN 2019
EditorsRichard K. Leach, D. Billington, C. Nisbet, D. Phillips
Publishereuspen
Pages378-379
Number of pages2
ISBN (Electronic)9780995775145
StatePublished - 2019
Event19th International Conference of the European Society for Precision Engineering and Nanotechnology, EUSPEN 2019 - Bilbao, Spain
Duration: 3 Jun 20197 Jun 2019

Publication series

NameEuropean Society for Precision Engineering and Nanotechnology, Conference Proceedings - 19th International Conference and Exhibition, EUSPEN 2019

Conference

Conference19th International Conference of the European Society for Precision Engineering and Nanotechnology, EUSPEN 2019
Country/TerritorySpain
CityBilbao
Period3/06/197/06/19

Keywords

  • Critical cutting depth
  • Grain wear
  • Sapphire
  • Single-grit scratching
  • Ultra-precision grinding

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