Laser-Profiling of Metal-Bonded Diamond Grinding Wheels

Abstract:

Conditioning challenges of superabrasive grinding wheels cause a barrier to the extensive applications of these tools. These concerns are more pronounced in the case of conditioning of metal-bonded superabrasive grinding wheels owing to their high bond hardness. Laser ablation has been used as a promising method for conditioning of such tools. In this research an ultrashort pulsed laser was used for efficient profiling of metal-bonded diamond grinding wheels. In order to assess the laser-profiling technique, the experiments were aimed to generate precise profiles which are rather too difficult or impossible to generate with conventional methods. Convex and concave profiles with minimum radius of about 20 μm and 40 μm, respectively are produced successfully via laser conditioning.

• Periodical: Materials Science Forum (Volume 874)
• Pages: 272-276
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/MSF.874.272
• Online since: October 2016
• Authors: Ali Zahedi*, Bahman Azarhoushang
• Keywords: Diamond Grinding Wheel, Laser-Conditioning, Metal-Bond, Picosecond Laser, Profiling

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