The cooling rate of molten corundum largely influences the size of the crystals formed. In the case of the billet method, the corundum billet, weighing up to 20 tons, cools slowly. Cooling times can range from 10 to 14 days. In this way, generally larger crystals are formed than in the so-called tapping method, in […]
Рубрика: Manufacturing Processes 2
The Manufacture of Vitrified Bonded Grinding Wheels
The production of vitrified bonds also begins with mixing the components. By covering the grits with a temporary binder (e. g. organic adhesive and water), sufficient form stability can be achieved in the blank. The pourable mixture is transferred to the mould and compressed via pressing and shaking methods. In the casting method, the vitrified […]
Hardening and Tempering
The strength of steel can also be increased by hardening and subsequent tempering. In tempering a material, the martensite formed during hardening is specifically brought again to partial disintegration by re-heating, thereby relaxing the crystal lattice. At low annealing temperatures, carbon precipitates in a finely distributed fashion, while at higher temperatures coarser cementite grains develop […]
The Machining Behaviour of Brittle Materials
The machinability of brittle materials significantly variable in contrast to metallic materials due to the characteristics described above. When machining brittle materials, as opposed to machining ductile materials, we proceed from the assumption that, with increasing penetration depths, material separation becomes dominated by the characteristic behaviour of brittle materials, i. e. microcrack formation and resultant […]
Methods with Rotating Tools
Rotating dressing tools execute an additional rotational movement (Fig. 6-4). If the dressing tool has the negative profile of the grinding wheel, only a radial feed motion is necessary. Dressing rollers that do not engage across the entire wheel width require however a lateral feed. Common rotating diamond tools for dressing grinding wheels are: • […]
Methodological Variants according to DIN 8589
6.3.1 Introduction Machining processes of workpieces with grinding wheels is fundamentally distinguished according to DIN 8589, or ISO/ DP 3002/ V. Subdivision is carried out with serial numbers (ON), which are currently in seven figures and describe each method according to its systematics. Proceeding from the upper division ’’separation” in manufacturing processes, we have the […]
Properties2
A high degree of hardness and toughness and high amounts of stability and thermal conductivity are the primary requirements placed on an abrasive grit. These properties are influenced by chemical composition, crystal structure as well as by the grit size. In table 3-2, the main components of various types of corundum and their most important […]
The Manufacture of Rubber Bonded Grinding Wheels
In order to produce rubber bonds, natural and synthetic rubbers are mixed. To this mixture, sulphur is added as a vulcanisation agent. The sheet is produced by means of a multistage rolling of the abrasive grits. The rolling process is repeated several times, in the course of which the very heavy sheets are tuned by […]
The Structure of Various Steel Materials
Steel materials are categorised according to their alloying elements, their structural components and their mechanical properties. Such a classification of steel materials is helpful in the selection process with respect to functional properties and in the determination of machining conditions. Classification according to alloy content leads to the following categories: • unalloyed steels, • low-alloyed […]
Machining High-Performance Ceramics
With respect to their material characterisation, ceramics are subdivided into oxide, non-oxide and silicate ceramics. In the case of oxide ceramics, aluminium oxide and zirconium oxide or zirconia (ZrO2) represent the industrially most importantmaterials. Oxide ceramics have mostly ionic bonds (> 60 %), exhibit favourable sintering properties and are disadvantageous compared to other ceramics with […]