Abstract
A Ni–Cr–B–Si/10vol%WC coating material has been precision ground to an optical quality surface finish (<10 nm R a) using a combination of a very stiff precision machine tool, Tetraform “C”, 76 μm CBN grinding wheels and electrolytic in-process dressing (ELID) assisted grinding. When grinding without ELID, surface finish has been shown to be limited by damage to primary and secondary carbides. This damage may be in the form of carbide pull-out or localised fracture and removal of the larger primary WC particulate. ELID assisted grinding helps maintain CBN grit protrusion and sharpness and thus promotes efficient cutting during grinding, minimising pull-out and localised damage to the harder phases within the coating microstructure. ELID therefore improves both the overall surface finish and surface integrity of the workpiece.
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