M. J. Jackson, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN
The wear of electroplated cBN superabrasive grinding wheels is discussed in great depth in this paper. The performance of such wheels grinding aerospace materials is described in terms of the wear behaviour for machining long chipping materials and short chipping materials. Wear mechanisms are explained, and the economic performance of such wheels are also presented. The wheels are most economic, i.e. wear less, when machining short chipping aerospace materials.
Summary: The wear of electroplated cBN superabrasive grinding is studied and reports are presented that show that wheel wear can be economically justified when grinding ceratin materials.
