In order to determine the maximum undefonned chip thickness in grinding operation, the average successive cutting point spacing has been estimated using the given grinding input conditions. The validity of the proposed analysis has been verified by gr...
In order to determine the maximum undefonned chip thickness in grinding operation, the average successive cutting point spacing has been estimated using the given grinding input conditions. The validity of the proposed analysis has been verified by grinding scratch tests. Hardened SID11 steel has been ground using different sizes of grain. Specific energy consumed decreases with increase of the maximum undefonned chip thickness. Under the conditions yielding the same value of the maximum undeformed chip thickness, however, more specific energy was consumed with larger grain size.