• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Machine Tool Engineers Conference
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• 2000.04a
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• pp.459-464
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• 2000

In this paper, it verifies the relationships between wheel velocity and surface roughness with the mirror surface grinding using electrolytic in-process dressing (ELID). In the general, as wheel velocity is high, surface roughness is better on the base of grinding theory. However, the relationships between wheel velocity and surface roughness is undefined due to the effect of electro-chemical dressing and the characteristics of materials. According to above relationships, ELID grinding experiment is carried out by following the change of wheel velocity. As the result of this study, it is found that surface roughness is not better as linearly as the increase of wheel velocity, but the limit of wheel velocity exists according to the characteristics of materials. Also, in contradiction to the present trend of high wheel velocity of manufacturing system for high surface integrity, it is able to expected to the base on the development of new ultra precision grinding method with the practicality of mirror surface grinding using ELID grinding method.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Precision Engineering Conference
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• 1995.10a
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• pp.57-60
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• 1995

Recently, ELID (electrolytic in-process dressing) grinding technique is developed. It is possible to make a efficient precision machining of hard materials such as ceramic hard metals, and quenched steels. This paper deals with some typical applications of ELID-grinding for cylindrcal machining. The significant advantages, performance and characteristics on mirror surface grinding for external surface are described.

• Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers
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• v.17 no.12
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• pp.2962-2969
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• 1993

Recently, a study on the mirror-like surface grinding of brittle materials is active and as branch of these study, new dressing method for superabrasive wheel, electrolytic inprocess dressing(Elid) was developed. Using Elid, the mirror-like surface of brittle material can be generated without polishing or lapping process. In the future, Elid grinding will take important place in industry. But so far the analysis on Elid grinding was not quantitative but qualitative. In this study, The purpose is the quantitative analysis on Elid grinding by computer simulation, For computer simulation, the mean and the variance of the abrasive distribution were measured by tracing of the grinding wheel with stylus in transverse direction in the case of respective dressing current condition. This measurement result in a density distribution of abrasive by mathematical formulation using statistical method. The prediction of the surface roughness in Elid grinding was based on this density distribution.

• International Journal of Precision Engineering and Manufacturing
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• v.1 no.1
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• pp.127-132
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• 2000

A highly efficient mirror surface grinding technology has been developed for hard and brittle materials various metal materials, by employing the ELID (electrolytic in-process dressing) grinding method using metal bonded grinding wheels. In this research, some typical applications of ELID-grinding for cylindrical grinding are introduced and the mirror grinding characteristics are investigated. Good results are obtained in the grinding of ceramics and tungsten carbide.

• Journal of the Korean Society for Precision Engineering
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• v.16 no.1 s.94
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• pp.18-25
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• 1999

Chipping is an unavoidable phenomenon in the slot grinding process of hard and brittle materials. However, it should be reduced for the improvement of surface integrity in the manufacture of optical and semiconductor components. Electrolytic In-process Dressing (ELID) technique for metal bonded superabrasive grinding wheel has been developed for mirror surface grinding of hard and brittle materials. Electrically dressed wheel surface has sharply exposed abrasives and results in lower grinding force, higher grinding efficiency in grinding. The paper deals with a newly developed method for slot grinding using ELID and was implemented to improve grooved surface quality and decreases chipping size on the edge of the groove. As a result, we accomplished chipping-free grooves and obtained the clear ground surfaces on glass and WC.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Precision Engineering Conference
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• 1995.10a
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• pp.48-52
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• 1995

Chipping is an unavidable phenomean in the slot grinding process of hard and brittle materials. However,it should be reduced for the improvement of surface integrity in the manufacture of optical and semiconductor components. Electrolytic In-process Dressing (ELID) technique for metal bonded superabrasive grinding wheel has been developed for mirror surface grinding of hard and brittle materials. Electrically dressed wheel surface has sharply exposed abrasives and results in lower grinding force, higher grinding efficiency in grinding. The paper deals with a newly developed method for slot grinding using ELID and was implemented to improve grooved surface quality and decreases chipping size on the edge of the groove. As a result, we accomplished shipping-free grooves and obtained the clear ground sufaces on glass and tungsten carbide.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Manufacturing Process Engineers
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• v.2 no.4
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• pp.25-32
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• 2003

In this study, the grinding characteristics of CBN wheels, such as grinding force and surface roughness, have been compared and analyzed from various working conditions of spindle speed and depth of cut. To actualize high efficient grinding at ceramic and silicon nitride material, electrolytic in-process dressing (ELID) method has been applied at metal bonded diamond and CBN wheels. Super precision grinding using ductile mode at difficult-ta-cut materials could be performed.

• Journal of the Korean Society for Precision Engineering
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• v.23 no.1 s.178
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• pp.97-104
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• 2006

ELID(Electrolytic In-process Dressing) grinding is an excellent technique for mirror grinding of various advanced metallic or nonmetallic materials. A polishing process is also required for elimination of scratches present on ELID grinded surfaces. MAP(Magnetic Assisted Polishing) has been used as polishing method due to its high polishing efficiency and to its resulting in a superior surface quality. This study is describing an effective fabrication method combining ELID and MAP of nano-precision mirror grinding for glass-lens molding mould. It also presents some techniques for achieving the nanometer roughness of the hard metals, such as WC-Co, which are extensively used in precision tooling material.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Precision Engineering Conference
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• 2005.06a
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• pp.629-632
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• 2005

ELID(ELectrolytic In-process Dressing) grinding is an excellent technique for mirror grinding of various advanced metallic or nonmetallic materials. A polishing process is also required for elimination of scratches present on ELID grinded surfaces. MAP(Magnetic Assisted Polishing) has been used as a polishing method due to its high polishing efficiency and to its resulting in a superior surface quality. This study describes an effective fabrication method combining ELID and MAP of nano-precision mirror grinding for glass-lens molding mould, such as WC-Co, which are extensively used in precision tooling material. And for the optics glass-ceramic named Zerodure, which is extensively used in precision optics components too. The experimental results show that the combined method is very effective in reducing the time required for final polishing. The best surface roughness of the polished glass-ceramic was within 1.7nm Ra in this study.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Precision Engineering Conference
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• 1995.10a
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• pp.65-68
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• 1995

A slicing method by thin diamond blade is widely usd slicing of hard and brittle materials such as ceramics,glass and ferrite etc.. In this study, a new slicing system which realizes highly efficient and mirror surface slicing was developed by applying ELID-grinding with metallic bond diamond blades and its performance was evaluated. Hard and brittle materials such as ceramics,glass and ferrite were used as workpiece. Metallic bond diamond blades with grit sizes #325 and #2000 were used. Experimental results show that highly efficient slicing and good mirror surface can be successfully obtained using the developed slicing system with ELID features.