Surface integrity is of great significance in grinding performance since grinding process is often used as a finishing step. For metallic materials, residual stresses play an important role in surface integrity for its strong effect on fatigue life, corrosion resistance, and part distortion. For ceramic materials, the surface damage induced by grinding process could greatly affect the mechanical strength and surface finish of the component. The functional behavior of machined components can be enhanced or impaired by the grinding process. Because of this, understanding the surface integrity imparted by grinding is very important.
The use of fluid is common in grinding process, however, the high cost and environmental impact of the conventional flood cooling is very undesirable. The minimum quantity lubrication (MQL) have been introduced in industry for about two decades as a promising alternative to conventional flood cooling for economical and environmental advantages. A comprehensive understanding of the MQL effect on the process performances and surface integrity is of great value to the implementation of MQL technique in industrial situation.
Grinding-induced residual stress prediction has been a topic of research since the 1970’s while the studies of MQL grinding is still on the early stage with experimental investigations. A comprehensive study and quantitative description of MQL effect on the residual stress generation in grinding is highly demanded. On the other hand, although there has been significant research in the area of surface damage in ceramic grinding, there are still opportunities for advancing predictive methods. Therefore, the objectives of the current research are set as follows: (1) develop a method of predicting residual stress based on an analytical description of the grinding process under MQL condition, (2) develop a method of predicting surface finish and damage in ceramic grinding, and (3) validate the model with experimental data.
The research will first focus on predicting residual stresses in MQL grinding based on first principles. This includes predictive models of grinding forces, and grinding temperature stemmed from grinding kinematics and dynamics principles as part of the overall modeling effort. The effect of MQL on both lubrication and cooling aspects has been integrated into these models. The mechanical and thermal output parameters will serve as the basis for determining the loading history which generate residual stresses. The research will also aim at surface roughness modeling in ceramic grinding. A ductile-brittle mixed surface generation is predicted based on the nature of ceramic materials and grinding kinematics. The crack system developed from indentation fracture mechanics approach will be utilized in evaluating the brittle mode surface generation. The modeling techniques will be applied to a range of grinding conditions and materials.
This research would aid in evaluating various surface integrities in grinding of metallic and ceramic materials with little experimental efforts. The output could be used to machine these materials effectively to order to improve the functionality of the component.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:GATECH/oai:smartech.gatech.edu:1853/53865 |
| Date | 21 September 2015 |
| Creators | Shao, Yamin |
| Contributors | Liang, Steven Y. |
| Publisher | Georgia Institute of Technology |
| Source Sets | Georgia Tech Electronic Thesis and Dissertation Archive |
| Language | en_US |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Dissertation |
| Format | application/pdf |
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