Abstract
Porous metal-bonded cubic boron nitride (CBN) composite blocks and grinding wheels were fabricated using alumina bubble particles as pore-forming agents and Cu-Sn-Ti alloy as bonding material. The influence of the porosity on the mechanical strength of the porous composite blocks was examined by means of three-point bending tests. The microstructure of the blocks fracture surface was characterized. The grinding performance of the porous metal-bonded CBN wheels was investigated and compared with the vitrified CBN wheel. Results show that the bending strength of the porous metal-bonded blocks is varied from 51 to 103 MPa when the porosity is changed from 8 to 45 %. High blocks strength is mainly attributed to the firm bonding formed at the sintering interface of Cu-Sn-Ti/CBN grain and Cu-Sn-Ti/alumina particles. Porous metal-bonded CBN wheels exhibits good grinding performance during grinding nickel superalloy due to the abundant chip storage space.
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