Experimental Analysis of Abrasive Diamond Tool Wear and their Cutting Force in Stone Machining Process

Abstract

Stone machining with a diamond tool is a common procedure for producing both standard items and design shapes, such as tiles, slabs and so on. During the entire deep sawing process of a granite work piece with finite length cutting procedure in stone processing, force components acted on the saw-blade. The work is split into two parts: theoretical and practical. The theoretical section discusses the features of diamond blades, cutting process methodology, and stone mining and processing methods. The practical portion of the project focuses on the wear of diamond blades when cutting stone, notably granite. The overall weight of the cutting blade and the loss of tooth height as a function of time are used to determine blade wear for two cutting blades from different manufacturers. There is a linear relationship between the two measured values. The findings serve as the foundation for a cost-benefit analysis of both diamond wheels.