Рубрика: Life Cycle and Sustainability of Abrasive Tools

Sustainability Dimensions to Grinding Wheel Micro-Design and Wear

6.6.1 Technological Dimension Tool wear and conditioning are important factors for the tool user as they define product quality, grinding forces, maximum material removal rate and auxiliary times. Grinding tool performance impacts workpiece dimensions and surface integrity. Tool manufacturers are able to generate desired tool capabilities within a certain range, but the tool use also […]

Functional Requirement to Suppress Chemical Reactions

Chemical reactions arise from the reactivity between the system components. Therefore, low chemical reactivity between all system components including grits, tool bonding, workpiece material, cooling lubricants and their additives is favored (Fig. 7.29). In addition, low mechanical pressure slows down chemical reactions as does low heat, which has been tackled earlier. Brinksmeier and Wilke [BRIN04] […]

Porosity Builders

In vitrified bonded wheels, the natural packing of the abrasive particles leaves certain porosity [DAVS04]. Additional pore builders produce higher porosity when they sublimate or burn off during the sintering process. Pore builders are typically either hollow particles or fugitive materials [MARI07]. Hollow particles such as hollow ball corundum, glass beads, or mullite maintain a […]

Recycling of Abrasive Tools

There is little information available about the re-use of abrasive grits. Especially for the expensive superabrasives, recycling is important under the growing awareness of material and energy efficiency. McClarence [MCCL10b] estimated in 2010 that only between 8-10 % of new diamond is reclaimed. 4.8.3.1 Conventional Tools Conventional grinding wheels can be crushed and backfilled in […]

Tool Hardness and Tool Elasticity

Important mechanical characteristics are tool hardness, density, and elasticity [KUEN98]. The mechanical properties of grinding tools result from their inho­mogeneous structure [QUIR80, p. 6]. Grinding tool hardness is defined as resistance of abrasives to be pulled out, so hardness is a property of the whole tool not single components [DECN70]. Tool hardness is proportional to […]