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37) Manufacturing of graded grinding layers

Abstract: Grinding of end mill cutters leads to an unevenly radial wear of the grinding wheel due to varying geometric engagement conditions along the grinding wheel width. This results in a decreasing precision of the resulting tool geometry. Previous studies showed that simulation-based load-adjusted grinding layers reduce the uneven wear. A diamond grain concentration gradient across the grinding layer width enables load-adjustment on the operational demands. For an effective reduction of the wear differences, an accurate and repeatable manufacturing method for smooth transitions between the concentration zones is required. This paper shows an approach for the manufacturing of graded grinding layers by Field-Assisted-Sintering. Optical images are taken of cross-sectioned grinding layer samples. An image analysis software was used to evaluate the grain concentration gradient. As a conclusion, the comparison of the manufactured gradients with the simulated gradients shows that the presented manufacturing method allows repeatable fabrication of graded grinding layers.

53) Influence of microstructural assemblage of substrate on the adhesion strength of Tisin coated PcBN systems

Abstract: The coating adhesion strength of two TiSiN-coated polycrystalline cubic boron nitride (PcBN) grades is studied in this work. Microstructural assemblage of the PcBN substrate,described in terms of cBN content, binder chemical nature and average cBN grain size, is considered as the main experimental variable. In the present investigation a conical indentation test method is implemented to assess load levels at which cracking and delamination emerge, and their evolution with increasing load. Tests were conducted by using a conical diamond indenter of 200 ?m in radius (Rockwell C) and applying loads ranging from 98 to 980 N. They were complemented by an extensive and detailed SEM inspection of fracture micro-mechanisms (i.e. type of cracking pattern and delamination). Results show that emergence and evolution of damage strongly depend on the substrate microstructural assemblage: the higher the cBN-content, the more resistant to both cracking and delamination is the coated system.

63) Determination of the influence of the mixing quality on the grinding tool bond after sintering

Abstract: The powder mixture properties determine the sintering result of vitrified bonds for grinding tools. In this paper the influence of the mixing process on porosity of the sintered bonds through the bulk density is shown. Therefore, the bulk density of the mixture and the abrasive concentration and sintering temperature and holding time were varied. Porosity, shrinkage and bending fracture stress were determined to evaluate the influence of these parameters on the sintering result. It was shown that there is no significant influence of abrasive concentration, sintering time and temperature on porosity, shrinkage and bending fracture stress. Instead it was shown, that abrasive concentration has a negative influence on the porosity of the powder mixture. With increasing the concentration from two to ten Vol% the porosity of the powder decreases at about 1.6 Vol%. Further the shrinkage has also a negative influence on the porosity of the sintered pellets. Here, with increasing the shrinkage about six Vol% the porosity of the sintered pellets decreases about four Vol%. These outcomes are important for designing moulds and optimizing sintering results.

72) The next meeting between market professionals will be at SAIE Bari from 19 to 21 October 2023.

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