Download or read book Surface Generation and Damage Mechanism in Ultra-precision Grinding of Brittle Materials written by Quanli Zhang and published by . This book was released on 2016 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The effects of materials microstructure on the surface damage mechanism and surface generation is then studied in the third part, focusing on the effect of binder addition. Even though Co and Si can improve the density and toughness of bulk materials, the different mechanical properties between the composition phases and the existence of phase boundaries both contributed to the non-uniform material removal rate and resulted in the formation of reliefs, edge chipping and grain dislodgement. Moreover, the phase transformation induced volume change of Si and the extrusion of Co under the dynamic pressure of the diamond grits lead to the generation of projections on the machined surface. No obvious oxidation of Co and Si occurred for WC/Co and RB-SiC/Si under high spindle speed grinding (HSSG) with minimum quantity lubrication (MQL). In the fourth part, the wear mechanism of the diamond wheel is studied, and its impact on the surface generation is analyzed. The wheel wear mechanism involves rapid loss of the sharp edge, grit splintering, flattening, and oxidation. Two appropriate dressing methods are proposed to obtain a sharp edge on the diamond wheel. With the well prepared wheels, two types of functional surfaces are machined by ultra-precision grinding. The results showed that with the proposed grinding protocol, the form accuracy and surface finish could reach 0.28 Îơm (PV), 9 nm (Ra) for the ÎŒ15 mm TiC based hemisphere couples and 0.64 Îơm (PV), 6 nm (Ra) for the ÎŒ20 mm 'Water-drop' surface on binderless tungsten carbide. The originality and significance of the present research is shown in the following three aspects: (i) new grinding induced surface damage mechanism is identified, including the impact of C segregation, preferred phase growth, etc., so the present research contributes to the understanding of the machining induced surface damage mechanism; (ii) the effects of materials microstructure and wheel wear on the surface characteristics of typical engineering carbides in ultra-precision grinding with a sharp edge wheel are analyzed, and comprehensive knowledge of the surface generation in ultra-precision grinding of brittle materials is achieved; (iii) this study provides clear comprehension on the technique to machine functional surfaces by wheel normal grinding, and it promotes the development of the grinding technology of hard and brittle materials.