A study on the surface grinding machining of Engineering ceramics using "In-process dressing" method

연속 드레싱 공정을 이용한 엔지니어링 세라믹스의 평면 연삭 가공에 관한 연구

Engineering ceramics have some excellent properties as the material for the mechanical components. It is, however, very difficult to grind ceramics with high efficiency because of their high strength, hardness and brittleness. In this paper experiments are carried out to obtain the effect of "In-process dressing" to grind the Engineering ceramics with high efficiency. To save running time for dressing process and obtain restraint effect of diamond grain wear, "In-process dressing" system usint WA stick type honing stone is proposed. Representative High Strength Engineering ceramics A1$_{2}$O$_{3}$ and Si$_{3}$N$_{4}$are ground with diamond wheel. Also bending strengrh test is carried out to check upward tendancy of mecahnical properties as the result of machining defact restraint through the grinding maching method using "In-process dressing" process. Some results obtained in this study provide useful information to attain the high efficency grinding and the high mechanical properties of Engineering ceramics.rties of Engineering ceramics.