Grinding wheel
Grinding operations and how to select grinding wheel
Grinding wheel safety
CBN and Diamond wheels
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Basic conditions
for selection
There are alot of factors to be clearified before making wheel selection. The
condition is divided into two categories, General conditions and Fixed conditions.
The following conditions have to be make clear when selecting a grinding wheel (precision
grinding wheel):
General conditions
- Name of workpiece (contour,
diamension, part to be ground, grinding allowance)
- Workpiece material (heat treatment
method, hardness or strength)
- Processing precision (diamensional
presision, working precision, finished surface roughness)
- Production efficiency (production
per unit hour or per grinding wheel)
- Grinding method (cylinder, surface
etc.)
- Grinding machine (type, style,
name, precision)
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Shape and size of wheel
- Speed of wheel's rotation or
peripheral speed
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Grinding fluid
(type of fluid, name diluting magnifications, and pouring method)
Fixed conditions
- Company's policy
- Field environment
- Standard and experience of technicians
- Operator's skill degree
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