A theoretical and experimental investigation on ultrasonic assisted grinding from the single-grain aspect

作者:Zheng, Feifei; Kang, Renke; Dong, Zhigang*; Guo, Jiang; Liu, Jinting; Zhang, Jiatong
来源:International Journal of Mechanical Sciences, 2018, 148: 667-675.
DOI:10.1016/j.ijmecsci.2018.09.026

摘要

Ultrasonic assisted grinding (UAG) has been demonstrated to be effective for processing hard and brittle materials. In some of the current UAG models, the high efficiency of UAG was attributed to the great maximum momentary force brought by ultrasonic vibration. However, the models were built based on multi-grains behavior which lacks of necessary support by single-grain models and experiments. In this paper, a model for ultrasonic assisted scratching (UAS) was proposed to investigate the cutting behavior of single-grains. The experiments with and without ultrasonic assistance were both conducted on a reaction-bonded silicon carbide specimen to verify the developed model. Results showed that even with the same maximum momentary force, the material removal rate increased greatly with ultrasonic assistance. The factor k(L) and k(H) did not remain constants as in the original indentation fracture mechanics models, and were highly related to the amplitude of the ultrasonic vibration.