Numerical and Experimental Study on the Grinding Performance of Ti-Based Super-Alloy

Hung Trong Phi; Got Van Hoang; Trung Kien Nguyen; Son Hoanh Truong

doi:10.46604/ijeti.2021.7199

Authors

Hung Trong Phi Mechanical and Power Engineering Faculty, Electric Power University, Hanoi, Vietnam; School of Mechanical Engineering, Hanoi University of Science and Technology, Hanoi, Vietnam
Got Van Hoang Vietnam National Research Institute of Mechanical Engineering, Hanoi, Vietnam
Trung Kien Nguyen School of Mechanical Engineering, Hanoi University of Science and Technology, Hanoi, Vietnam
Son Hoanh Truong School of Mechanical Engineering, Hanoi University of Science and Technology, Hanoi, Vietnam

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.46604/ijeti.2021.7199

Keywords:

grinding, titanium alloy, grinding force, grinding temperature, finite element simulation

Abstract

The experiments of the surface grinding of Ti-6Al-4V grade 5 alloy (Ti-64) with a resin-bonded cubic Boron Nitride (cBN) grinding wheel are performed in this research to estimate the influence of cutting parameters named workpiece infeed speed, Depth of Cut (DOC), cooling condition on the grinding force, force ratio, and specific energy. A finite element simulation model of single-grain grinding of Ti-64 is also implemented in order to predict the values of grinding forces and temperature. The experimental results show that an increase of workpiece infeed speed creates higher intensified cutting forces than the DOC. The grinding experiments under wet conditions present slightly lower tangential forces, force ratio, and specific energy than those in dry grinding. The simulation outcomes exhibit that the relative deviation of simulated and experimental forces is in the range of 1-15%. The increase in feed rate considerably reduces grinding temperature, while enhancement of DOC elevates the heat generation in the cutting zone.

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