Chip formation in grinding: an experimental study

Due to high cutting speeds and low single grain chip thicknesses no reliable approach to interrupt the cut in grinding was realized so far. This paper presents a new method to experimentally obtain and analyze chip roots during up-grinding. By means of high resolution SEM-micrographs several chip roots are analyzed, classified and discussed with regard to the fundamental chip formation and material removal mechanisms. Furthermore, there are conclusions drawn about the distribution and number of the active grains, which are in a good correlation with the Abbott-curve of the grinding wheel layer and the process parameters.     

镍基高温合金高速超高速磨削成屑过程的三维仿真研究

建立单颗磨粒磨削GH4169镍基高温合金的三维有限元仿真模型,研究高速、超高速磨削条件下的磨屑形貌演化过程及磨削力变化规律,观察磨削区域内的应力应变、温度等物理参量的分布和变化,分析磨削速度和单颗磨粒切厚对磨屑形貌、成屑频率及沟槽隆起特征的影响。结果表明:高速、超高速磨削镍基高温合金时,易出现锯齿形磨屑;磨削力呈周期性变化,其周期与磨屑形成过程对应;磨削过程中的温度、应变以及应变率主要集中在剪切带区域,而应力则集中在剪切带的两侧。随磨削速度增大,磨屑锯齿间间距变小,锯齿化程度增强,成屑频率呈线性增大趋势,沟痕隆起比升高。此外,单颗磨粒磨削GH4169的临界成屑切厚约为0.3 μm,当切厚为0.8 μm时有锯齿形磨屑出现,且随单颗磨粒切厚增大,锯齿化程度增强,但成屑频率降低。      

磨削划伤成因分析与工程控制

磨削加工是现代装备制造业发展的重要支撑之一。但是，在磨削加工特别是精密、超精密磨削加工过程中，磨削划伤却时有发生，严重困扰着磨削技术的应用与发展。为此，通过大量磨削现场及零件表面磨削划伤查寻与测量，结合切削学、摩擦学、物理学、材料学、影像学相关知识，对磨削工程中各种磨削划伤进行了全面梳理及分析。探究了磨削划伤的主要技术特征；基于砂轮周边磨削和端面研磨二种磨削方式，揭示了单颗磨粒磨削划伤和团聚磨粒磨削划伤形成过程；归纳了影响磨削划伤的主要因素，提出了应对技术措施。     

单颗磨粒磨削钛合金TC4成屑过程仿真研究

采用有限元模拟技术对钛合金TC4材料的单颗磨粒磨屑形成过程进行了仿真研究.研究表明:钛合金TC4在单颗磨粒磨削过程中发生绝热剪切,形成锯齿状磨屑;磨削过程中单颗磨粒磨削力成周期变化;磨粒负前角增大,锯齿化程度加深;磨削速度提高,磨屑剪切带宽度减小;仿真分析得到的磨屑形态与实验结果相一致.     

Ordered diamond micro-arrays for ultra-precision grinding—An evaluation in Ti-6Al-4V

The surface topography of a conventional diamond grinding wheel can be characterised as having a perplexity of abrasive particles with random crystallographic orientations resulting in different heights of protrusion from the bond and inherent varying inter-particle spacing. The number and effectiveness of the abrasive particles during grinding depends on factors such as the abrasive concentration, the crystallographic shape and the extent of particle protrusion from the wheel’s surface. The consequence of this random layout inhibits the optimal performance of individual abrasives in the process of material removal, and where particles are clustered, chip flow is negatively affected. This paper reports on the evaluation of purpose designed precision diamond micro-arrays for the grinding a case-study material, Ti-6Al-4V and compares their performance against conventional diamond electroplated micro-cutting elements of D91 and D46 abrasive size in an imitated grinding setup. The precision diamond micro-arrays, produced from thick film CVD diamond utilising energy beam ablation offer an optimised layout of abrasive elements, each having a cutting width of 100 μm of identical crystallographic orientation, protrusion height and regular spacing to provide chip flow paths. In addition, the primary/secondary rake angles γ=−32°/+1° and clearance angle α=4.5° of each abrasive cutting element have been controlled in order to provide an enhanced cutting action. The precise layout of the abrasive cutting elements of the micro-arrays produced superior chip flow compared with the diamond electroplated grinding elements; this has been proven by in-depth scanning electron microscopy of the clogged workpiece material on the studied abrasive elements. The results show a 3.5 times improvement to surface finish and a 21.5 times improvement to flatness of the Ti-6Al-4V workpieces when ground with the proposed innovative diamond micro-arrays.     

Influence of scaled undeformed sections of cut on strain rate,cutting force and temperature

In machining processes, a decreasing undeformed chip thickness leads to an increase in the specific machining forces. This effect is commonly known as the scaling effect in chip formation. In the literature, several reasons for this effect are discussed. One approach focuses on the increase in the strain rate due to a decrease in the undeformed chip thickness. The increase in the strain rate leads to a hardening effect of the machined material which results in higher specific cutting forces. However, it has not been definitely proven that this is the cause of the scaling effect in chip formation. This paper describes an approach for examining the influence of the strain rate on the scaling effect. Firstly, FE-simulations have been carried out to gain knowledge about the strain rates in the center of the shear zone. By means of these simulations, cutting speeds which lead to constant strain rates in the center of the shear zone have been determined for a broad range of chip thickness. In a second step, experimental investigations have been carried out using the simulated cutting speeds and chip thicknesses. The chip formation processes and the machining forces have been analyzed with constant strain rates and different chip thicknesses as well as with a constant cutting speed. The main result of these investigations is that the strain rate has only a minor influence on the specific cutting forces. It is shown that the temperature in the shear zone decreases with a decrease in the chip thickness. This leads to lower thermal softening of the material and thus to higher specific cutting forces.     

Modelling of specific energy requirement during high-efficiency deep grinding

Grinding is a multi-point cutting operation. The specific energy or the energy expended for unit material removal in grinding is very high, typically one or two orders higher than the machining specific energy. Such high specific energy required in grinding can be attributed to the irregular and random geometry of the abrasive grits, which induce a lot of rubbing and ploughing actions along with the chip formation by shearing process. Also the effective angle in grinding is highly negative which is again responsible for such high-specific energy requirement in grinding. In grinding, a number of notable phenomena occur during the chip formation process, which actually consumes a significant percentage of energy. Such main energy consumers in grinding are:

• Chip formation due to shearing

• Primary rubbing

• Secondary rubbing

• Ploughing

• Wear flat rubbing

• Friction between the loaded chip and workpiece

• Friction between bond and workpiece, etc.

The present paper tries to analytically predict the specific energy consumed during high-efficiency deep grinding (HEDG) of bearing steel by monolayer cBN wheel. During the HEDG process, energy is spent mostly for shearing, rubbing and ploughing processes. The other energy consumers have insignificant role in such high-speed grinding process. So, models which take into account the processes of shearing, primary rubbing, secondary rubbing and ploughing process can reasonably be used to predict the energy requirement in such HEDG process. The total specific energy value obtained from the model has been validated with those experimentally observed values. A good trend matching of the modelled and experimental values have been observed and the root mean square error values have been found to vary between 7% and 11%.     

Characteristics of cutting forces and chip formation in machining of titanium alloys

Chip formation during dry turning of Ti6Al4V alloy has been examined in association with dynamic cutting force measurements under different cutting speeds, feed rates and depths of cut. Both continuous and segmented chip formation processes were observed in one cut under conditions of low cutting speed and large feed rate. The slipping angle in the segmented chip was 55°, which was higher than that in the continuous chip (38°). A cyclic force was produced during the formation of segmented chips and the force frequency was the same as the chip segmentation frequency. The peak of the cyclic force when producing segmented chips was 1.18 times that producing the continuous chip.The undeformed surface length in the segmented chip was found to increase linearly with the feed rate but was independent of cutting speed and depth of cut. The cyclic force frequency increased linearly with cutting speed and decreased inversely with feed rate. The cutting force increased with the feed rate and depth of cut at constant cutting speed due to the large volume of material being removed. The increase in cutting force with increasing cutting speed from 10 to 16 and 57 to 75 m/min was attributed to the strain rate hardening at low and high strain rates, respectively. The decrease in cutting force with increasing cutting speed outside these speed ranges was due to the thermal softening of the material. The amplitude variation of the high-frequency cyclic force associated with the segmented chip formation increased with increasing depth of cut and feed rate, and decreased with increasing cutting speed from 57 m/min except at the cutting speeds where harmonic vibration of the machine occurs.     

Cutting performance and wear mechanisms of Sialon ceramic cutting tools at high speed dry turning of gray cast iron

In the present work, the phase composition and microstructure of two Sialon cutting inserts (named sample A and sample B) were characterized by XRD and SEM. The cutting performance and wear mechanism of the cutting inserts were investigated at high-speed dry turning of gray cast iron. The results showed that the main phases of them were α- and β-Sialon, and the sample A contained more α-Sialon than that of sample B. The grains of the Sialon cutting inserts are mainly elongated shape, and the aspect ratios are about 5.32 and 5.09, respectively. The tool life of sample B was longer than that of sample A at low speed. However, with the speeds increased, the tool life of sample A was getting closer to that of sample B and then exceeded that of sample B. The wear mechanisms of the two cutting inserts were abrasive and adhesive wear, however, as the cutting speeds increased, the dominant wear mechanisms were different.     

Precision and micro CVD diamond-coated grinding tools

Both for ultra-precision and for micro-machining diamond is used very often as tool material. The reason is the very high dimensional stability of diamond due to its extreme hardness. Diamond is used for two kinds of machining processes: for cutting, like turning, drilling or milling, as well as for abrasive processes, like grinding. Diamond cutting tools can be made with massive diamond (monocrystal, CVD diamond, PCD) or with diamond coatings. Standard diamond abrasive tools are made by bonding diamond monocrystals onto a base body. A new grinding layer technology is presented: chemical vapour-deposited microcrystalline diamond layers have crystallite tips with very sharp edges that can act for grinding processes. Base body materials and coating technology is presented. Application results of grinding experiments show that very high workpiece quality can be reached, e.g. a roughness Ra of 5 nm with glass workpieces. Truing and recoating techniques are discussed for reuse of worn CVD diamond grinding wheels. Micro grinding tools (abrasive pencils, burrs) can be manufactured with the same coating technology. Very small tools with diameters of 50 μm have been made and successfully tested.     

小直径磨棒磨削加工TiC颗粒增强钢基复合材料GT35

为探究TiC颗粒增强钢基复合材料GT35合理的加工参数和冷却润滑条件,研究其对切削力、表面质量及刀具磨损的影响规律,采用小直径磨棒以侧面磨削方式开展试验。结果表明：干磨削会引起磨棒烧伤,极压磨削油的润滑效果优于水基合成磨削液的;磨棒在极压磨削油润滑下,磨削工件12 min后进入稳定磨损状态,其主要磨损形式为磨粒破碎、磨粒磨耗和磨粒脱落;主轴转速对切削力的影响大于进给速度的,且转速越高,切削力越小;工件表面粗糙度主要与磨棒磨粒出露高度的平整度有关,受加工参数的影响较小。用小直径磨棒磨削加工GT35材料时,应选择极压磨削油润滑,高主轴转速、中速进给的加工方式,以获得良好的刀具寿命、工件加工表面质量及适当的加工效率。     

Behavior of the magnetic abrasive tool for cutting edge preparation of cemented carbide end mills

Magnetic abrasive processes combine characteristics of grinding and lapping. Due to deformable tool behavior, complex surface shapes and edges can be machined. Therefore, this process is predestined for preparation of drilled cutting tools. High quality finishing results require in depth process expertise. This paper focuses on the behavior of the magnetic abrasive tool taking Magnetfinish^® kinematics into account. Main characteristics of the magnetic abrasive tool behavior during finishing end mills of 12 mm diameter are reshaping and in-process densification of magnetic abrasive layer. Consequently, flute surface modifications occur only in the cutting edge surrounding area. Furthermore, in-process displacements of magnetic abrasive cause non-uniform cutting edge rounding. SEM images indicate abrasive motion along the cutting edge as the best method to obtain smooth cutting edge surface.     

Investigation on cooling efficiency of grinding fluids in deep grinding

The cooling efficiency of grinding fluids in deep grinding, at different material removal rates and grinding speeds, has been investigated. Two ‘inverse’ methods have been proposed to determine the level of convective heat transfer coefficients of grinding fluids, by matching the theoretical and experimental grinding fluid burn-out thresholds or matching the theoretical and measured grinding temperatures. Instead of using a constant chip melting temperature to estimate the energy partition to the grinding chips, the chip temperature and chip energy were calculated using the newly developed approach considering the variation of chip size, deformation and heat transfer at the abrasive/work interface. The variation of grinding heat taken away by the process fluids and grinding chips under different process parameters has been calculated, which shows the importance of cooling effects by the grinding fluids and the transition of thermal characteristics of deep grinding from cooling dominant to ‘dry’ grinding regime, where a large percentage of grinding heat is taken away by the grinding chips.     

The Use of the Size Effect in Grinding for Work-hardening

This paper shows the possibility of using the size effect of the specific grinding energy for a targeted surface layer work-hardening of metal parts. The research includes the combination of abrasive material removal and plastic deformation in a single grinding step. Therefore high specific energy values are needed and thermal effects counteracting the work-hardening have to be minimised. This can be achieved by low cutting speeds in combination with low depths of cut. The new approach results in an in-process work-hardening of the surface layer, which was found to lead to higher hardness, a compressive residual stress state, and higher wear resistance.     

On the mechanics of the grinding process – Part I. Stochastic nature of the grinding process

Grinding of metals is a complex material removal operation involving cutting, ploughing, and rubbing depending on the extent of interaction between the abrasive grains and the workmaterial under the conditions of grinding. It is also a stochastic process in that a large number of abrasive grains of unknown geometry, whose geometry varies with time, participate in the process and remove material from the workpiece. Also, the number of grains passing through the grinding zone per unit time is extremely large. To address such a complex problem, it is necessary to analyze the mechanics of the grinding process using probability statistics, which is the subject of this investigation. Such an analysis is applicable to both form and finish grinding (FFG), such as surface grinding and stock removal grinding (SRG), such as cut-off operation. In this investigation, various parameters of the process including the number of abrasive grains in actual contact, the number of actual cutting grains per unit area for a given depth of wheel indentation, the minimum diameter of the contacting and cutting grains, and the volume of the chip removed per unit time were determined analytically and compared with the experimental results reported in the literature. Such an analysis enables the use of actual number of contacting and cutting grains in the grinding wheel for thermal and wheel wear analyses. It can also enable comparison of analytical work with the experimental results and contribute towards a better understanding of the grinding process. The analysis is applied to some typical cases of fine grinding and cut-off operations reported in the literature. It is found that out of a large number of grains on the surface of the wheel passing over the workpiece per second (˜million or more per second), only a very small fraction of the grains merely rub or plough into the workmaterial (3.8% for FFG and 18% for SRG) and even a smaller fraction (0.14% for FFG and 1.8% for SRG) of that participate in actual cutting, thus validating Hahn’s rubbing grain hypothesis.     

低碳球墨铸铁冲击磨料磨损特性的研究

研究经准铸态贝氏体工艺处理低碳球墨铸铁冲击磨料磨损特性。采用消失模铸造工艺，经准铸态贝氏体工艺处理后，得到了贝氏体组织。冲击磨料磨损过程以冲击变形磨损为主，兼有切削磨损和凿削磨损。通过在水泥厂应用，结果表明：磨球的成本可比低铬合金铸铁磨球降低18％，而磨球的吨水泥磨耗还不到后者的80％，破球率降低了50％。     

CBN砂轮磨削镍基高温合金磨削温度实验研究

磨削高温是限制磨削技术发展的主要瓶颈之一,因而研究磨削过程中产生高温的机理及磨削温度的变化规律十分重要。采用260 mm的单层钎焊有序排布CBN砂轮,对镍基高温合金GH4169进行不同速度下的磨削实验。实验过程中,保持砂轮线速度和工件进给速度的比值不变,从而保持单颗磨粒最大未变形切屑厚度不变,发现比磨削能得到有效控制,磨削温度的上升主要由材料去除率的提高所导致;随着砂轮线速度的增加,磨削弧区热量分配关系发生显著变化,传入工件的能量增加;磨粒排布方式对传入工件的热量有影响,同一磨削工艺参数下,磨粒斜排布的砂轮磨削温度要低于磨粒直排布的砂轮,最佳磨粒排布方案还有待进一步的研究。     

Tool grinding of end mill cutting tools made from high performance ceramics and cemented carbides

The paper presents different approaches to improve the process knowledge in tool grinding with a focus on ceramic shank-type end mills. The flute grinding operation was analyzed using a kinematical simulation to acquire an insight into the local distribution of the material removal rate or the microscopic chip parameters. Further investigations cover the cutting edge quality emerging in characteristic tool grinding operations on end mills with helical flutes made from advanced ceramics. Final machining test prove a reliable cutting behaviour without catastrophic failure and a gentle abrasive and adhesive wear observed on the ground cutting tools.     

超声纵振珩磨的切削模型及其临界速度研究

径向超声振动磨削与纵向超声振动磨削，其主要差别是磨粒与工件的接触状态不同，在径向超声振动磨削中，磨粒与工件的接触是间断性的，它的临界速度特征符合现有的振动切削理论，而在纵向超声振动磨削中，磨粒与工件是永久性接触，不存在磨粒与工件表面分离的特点。根据它们的差别作者建立了磨粒纵向超声振动切削模型，得到了纵向超声振动珩磨临界速度的新概念及其计算公式。     

Simulation for optimizing grain pattern on Engineered Grinding Tools

Engineered Grinding Tools (EGT) are characterized by a predetermined and controlled arrangement of the abrasive grains. The distribution of the abrasive grains can be used to enhance the grinding process by improving space for coolant supply and for chip removal. This is especially interesting for grinding operations with high specific material removal rates. A numerical method was developed to optimize the grain pattern on EGT. This method consists of a stochastic tool model, a kinematic process model, a material removal model and a grain wear model. The tool model comprehends the relevant geometric properties of the abrasive layer. The material removal model is based on the assumption of a kinematic-geometrical cutting condition. The wear model is based on a grain load limit and the grains’ load is assumed to be proportional to its cutting area. Once the cutting area of one grain exceeds the limit value, wear takes place. The model validation is presented comparing the wear behavior of EGT and workpiece roughness achieved with numerical and experimental methods.