Selection

Of
Grinding Wheel
Grinding wheel selection
Factors affecting Grinding wheel selection

There are five factors which affects the choice

of Grinding wheel specification

• Material to be ground and its Hardness

• Amount of Stock removal & finish
required
• Whether the grinding is done wet or dry
• Wheel speed
• Area of grinding contact
 Grinding wheel selection
Material to be ground and its Hardness

Aluminium oxide suitable for steels and ferrous metals

Abrasive
Silicon carbide for cast iron and non ferrous metals
Fine grit size for Hard and brittle material
Grit size
Coarser grit for soft and ductile materials
Harder grade will be suitable for soft materials
Grade Softer grade releases the dulled grains more readily,
and suitable for Hard materials
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Amount of Stock removal & finish required

Coarse grit is selected for fast-cutting action

Grit size
Fine grit is selcted where high sfinish is required
Vitrified bonded wheels are generally used for fast-
cutting action
Bond
Resinoid, rubber and shellac bonded wheels produce
the highest finish.
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Whether the grinding is done wet or dry

For precision grinding, coolant is necessary.

However, in some cases ( e.g. Tool regrinding) the

process may be dry, in which a softer grade wheel
may be necessary.

For wet grinding, a one grade harder wheel can be

used as the coolant reduces the heat generated in
grinding.
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Wheel speed

Vitrified bonded wheels should not be used at

pheripheral speeds over 33 meters per second except
for specially designed wheels
Bond Resinoid, rubber and shellac bonded wheels are used
in most applications over 35 meters upto 45 meters
per secons and specially designed wheels for speed
upto 80 meters per second.
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Area of grinding contact

A coarser grit is required when the area is relatively

large, as in surface grinding
Grit size As the area of contact becomes smaller, the unit
pressure increases, tending to break down the wheel
face therefore fine grit size will be suitable
On large area of contact, a soft grade wheel provides
normal breakdown of grit
Grade On the other hand, with smaller area of contact, a
Harder grade is needed to withstand the increasingly
higher unit pressure
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Grit size
Grit size
Selection criteria Reason for selction
Coarse Fine
Material hardness Soft Hard Hard material require severe grinding
Grit selection is done matching to surface
Surface finish Rough Fine
finish requirement
If V is faster then grain cut depth is less,
Wheel surface speed
Fast Slow wheel acts hard & coarse grit will be
(V)
suitable
Work surface speed If v is large then grain cut depth is more,
Slow Fast
(v) wheel acts soft & fine grit is selected
For larger contact area, coarse grit will be
Contact area Large Small
suitable
In case of large wheel, contact area is more
Wheel dia. Large Small
hence coarse one is selected
In case of large work dia., contact area is
Work dia. Large Small
more hence coarse one is selected
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Grade
Grade
Selection criteria Reason for selction
Soft Hard
Material hardness Hard Soft Soft material has less malleable grains
For precision finish of a surface hard grade
Surface finish Rough Fine
is prefered
When Surface Speed is high then grit
Wheel surface speed
Fast Slow cutting depth is less, hence soft grade is
(V)
prefered.
When work surface speed is high the
Work surface speed
Slow Fast cutting depth is more, hence hard grade is
(v)
prefered
Contact area Large Small For larger contact area softer wheel is used

In case of large wheel, contact area is more

Wheel dia. Large Small
hence soft wheel is selected
In case of large work dia., contact area is
Work dia. Large Small
more hence soft wheel is selected
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Structure

Structure
Selection criteria
Open Dense
Material hardness Hard Soft
Material Removal Large Small
Contact area Large Small
 GW in TRB
Operation Machine GW Specification Supplier
Besly Left A80H5BR Carborundum
Besly Right A80M5BR Carborundum
Face
Nissei 5C / 7C Upper AA80I8BS Sterling Abrasives
Nissei 5C / 7C Lower AA80J8BS Sterling Abrasives
KN312 SG120-28K8VS3 GNO
Cone Track
Micro / Bryant A120L5V10 / A100J5V10 Carborundum
Cone Flange KN 302B & 212 SG100-29L8VS3 GNO
Cone Bore All Machines 32A80K8VBE TR22 GNO
Grinding Wheel A60L5V10C Carborundum
CUP OD
Regulating Wheel A80R2R Carborundum
Cup Bore All Machines 32A80K8VBE TR22 GNO
Roller OD Cin 220-8 + WMW A80MRT1 Carborundum
J&J A80MRT1 Carborundum
Roller End TRL 6A 64A120N7VL3B Mizuho
Face Modler (Z1/Z2/Bot) HKO 400/HKO 180/NK-BA Atlantic
Wet End A120HB-12M-M-5047 GNO
Rough OD A100M9B5ATE Mitui
Roller NTN
End Grinding 3SG120P9VSG-1 Kure Norton
Line
Finish OD A120M9B509I Noritake
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Operation Machine GW Specification Supplier

Cone Track SUU 130B 92A 120 K 4 V111 Meister

Cone Flange SUU 130C 89A 120 J 5 V111 Meister

Cone Bore SUU 130A 550A 100 I 10 V302 Tyrolit

Cup Bore SUU 130A 550A 100 I 10 V302 Tyrolit

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OPERATION SPECIFICATION SUPPLIER
83A120K13BOS STERLING
Face Grdg AA80K5VRT5K CUMI
ARA60H5BS STERLING
A60L5V10C CUMI
OD Grdg
A60M5V18N STERLING
19A120NVH9
Inner Track Grdg GNO
SG120-20N8VH
Bore Grdg 32A80K8VBETR22 GNO
19A100L8VNTR22
GNO
XGL100-28K8VS3
Outer Track Grdg
A80L5V10 CUMI
DA80L8V5 STERLING
 General terminology used

Truing
Truing means the removal of abrasive material from the
cutting face of of the wheel and the sides of the wheel, so
that the wheel runs true with respect to the axis of
rotation.
Dressing
It means dressing of the wheel surface.After grinding
many pcs the wheel surface gets blunt and its re-
sharpening is called the dressing of the wheel.
General terminology used

Dress Lead
Distance in a screw pitch is the dress lead for the
wheel surface.
Dress interval
It is the time or the no. of pcs between 2 successive
dressings and it is also known as skip.Skip means
next dressing is done after how many pcs
Compensation
Dress compensation means wheel head or diamond
should be brought closer by the amount of dressing
required .