The role of cooling in creep feed grinding

Abstract

This paper concerns the thermal aspects of creep feed grinding, as contrasted to conventional grinding. The importance of adequate cooling in creep feed grinding is well known. Without cooling, the grinding temperature in creep feed grinding would be higher than in conventional grinding. Fortunately, coolant application has been seen to be very effective in reducing the grinding temperature in creep feed grinding. In fact, while cooling is more crucial in creep feed than in conventional grinding, it is also more effective in creep feed grinding.