Research on laser preparation and grinding performance of hydrophilic structured grinding wheels

Abstract

In order to solve the problems of workpiece damage and grinding wheel clogging when grinding difficult-to-cut materials such as alumina ceramics, organisms with regular hexagonal structures distributed on the body surface and with strong hydrophilicity and high anti-wear functions were used as biomimetic objects for the first time, and the preparation process optimization, structure size design and grinding performance evaluation of hydrophilic structured bronze-bonded diamond grinding wheels were explored in this paper. The influence of the preparation process parameters on the micro-topography and the dimensional accuracy of the structure on the surface of the grinding wheel was revealed, and a new laser structuring process based on the coordinated control of focus position and scanning times was proposed, which could efficiently prepare regular hexagonal structures with a small wall inclination angle and a depth of several millimeters on the surface of the grinding wheel. It was the first to clarify the influence of sub-millimeter-scale structure size on the contact angle of grinding fluid droplet on the surface of the grinding wheel and the surface hydrophilicity of the grinding wheel. Compared with that of the non-structured grinding wheel, the hydrophilicity of the structured grinding wheel was significantly improved, and its surface hydrophilicity increased with the increase of the structure spacing and depth, but had little correlation with the structure side length. The grinding performance of hydrophilic structured grinding wheels and non-structured grinding wheels was evaluated under extreme working conditions. Under the condition of grinding depth of 50 μm, 100 μm and 200 μm, compared with that of the non-structured grinding wheel, the peak grinding temperature of the structured grinding wheel was reduced by 18.0%, 30.4% and 15.2%, respectively, and the surface damage depth of the alumina ceramic after grinding by the structured grinding wheel was reduced by 53.7%, 46.8% and 24.3%, respectively. The hydrophilic structured grinding wheel can enhance the storage and transportation capacity of grinding fluid/chips, effectively relieve the clogging and dullness of the grinding wheel, and significantly reduce the high temperature and damage of grinding. In the next step, we will try to apply this type of grinding wheel to form grinding, in order to provide a reliable solution for suppressing form grinding damage of difficult-to-cut materials.