The Effect of Silicon Dioxide Content of Natural Stones on Their

Strength Properties, Material Removal Rate and Power

Consumption in Diamond Grinding
V. I. Sidorko, V. V. Peglovskii, and V. N. Lyakhov
Bakul Institute for Superhard Materials,
National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine,
vul. Avtozavodska 2, Kiev, 04074 Ukraine
Received October 12, 2007
AbstractThe paper addresses the influence of silicon dioxide content of natural stones on their Mohs
hardness, ultimate uniaxial compression strength, microhardness as well as on the removal rate and power
consumption in diamond grinding of these materials. An increase in the amount of this constituent in nat
ural stones is demonstrated to have an effect on strength properties and power consumption in grinding
and a considerable effect on removal rate in diamond grinding.
DOI: 10.3103/S1063457608060087
Keywords: silicon dioxide, natural stone, diamond grinding, strength properties, hardness, compression
strength, material removal rate, power consumption.