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An experimental study on grinding parameters for manufacturing PCD micro-milling tool

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Micromachining has become a necessary manufacturing process. Micro-milling tool and its evolution play a vital role in the development of micromachining. This study optimizes the grinding process of polycrystalline diamond (PCD) compact for manufacturing PCD micro-tool. The optimization is conducted by using four parameters, i.e., grain size of PCD compact, grain size of abrasive wheel, grinding speed, and feed rate designed by the Taguchi orthogonal array. The study then evaluates two grinding characteristics, i.e., grinding forces and cutting edge radius of the PCD compact. The results of ANOVA show that the most influential parameter on grinding PCD compact is the grain size of the PCD compact, followed by the grain size of the abrasive wheel, feed rate, and grinding speed. As an example, a quadrilateral PCD micro-milling tool with a cutting edge diameter of 80 μm is fabricated by using the optimized parameters.

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    Zhongbo Zhan, Liang Li, Ning He & Rabin Shrestha

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Zhan, Z., Li, L., He, N. et al. An experimental study on grinding parameters for manufacturing PCD micro-milling tool. Int J Adv Manuf Technol 73, 1799–1806 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00170-014-5969-2

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