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Investigation of the wear behavior of abrasive grits in a dry machining Inconel 718 narrow-deep-groove with a single-layer cubic boron nitride grinding wheel

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The wear behavior of a single-layer electroplated cubic boron nitride (cBN) grinding wheel was investigated in creep feed grinding Inconel 718 narrow-deep-groove with a width of 2 mm. In this paper, the protrusion height of cBN grits on the side edge of the grinding wheel was measured by three-dimensional optical profiler, and a scanning electron microscope was used to detect the topography of worn cBN grit and the nickel bonding layer. The investigation results indicated that the steady wear stage of the grinding wheel shared more than 84.6% of the wheel life span, and the machining precision of the grinding wheel was kept at a high level. The fracture mode of the cBN grit was proven to be cleavage. The sources of the cleavage cracks were observed on the surface of wear flat or the side surface of the cBN grit. The holding strength of cBN grit could be weakened due to the joint surface breakage, the displacement of grit, or the cracks of the nickel bonding layer. The transition layer was contributed to the decrease of the bonding strength. Severe macro fractures and the concentration of pulled out grits were observed on the transition edge and the inner area of the side edge, separately. This study provides a deep understanding of the wear mechanism of a single-layer electroplated cBN grinding wheel.

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This research was funded by the Natural Science Foundation of Shanxi Province of China (Grant No. 201801D121174) and the Shanxi Provincial Key Research and Development Project of China (Grant No. 201903D121068).

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Guang Li designed the experiments, finished the data analysis, and completed the paper writing. Professor Guoxing Liang provided the experimental program guidance and revised the draft. Professor Ming Lv and Professor Xingquan Shen guided the analysis of the experimental data, finalized the manuscript, and provided good experimental conditions for the research. Donggang Liu, Xinhui Hao, and Yonggui Huang conducted the experiments and obtained the original experimental data. Mohammed Al-Nehari and Ojiako Princewill Tochukwu completed part of the experimental image processing and carried on the final editing. All of the authors contributed to and approved the final manuscript of this work.

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Li, G., Liang, G., Shen, X. et al. Investigation of the wear behavior of abrasive grits in a dry machining Inconel 718 narrow-deep-groove with a single-layer cubic boron nitride grinding wheel. Int J Adv Manuf Technol 117, 1061–1076 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00170-021-07823-8

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