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Acoustic emission testing of surface roughness and wear caused by grinding of ceramic materials

  • Periyasamy Kanakarajan , Sengottuvelu Sundaram , Arumugam Kumaravel , Rathanasamy Rajasekar and Palaniappan Sathish Kumar
Published/Copyright: March 27, 2015
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Materials Testing
From the journal Materials Testing Volume 57 Issue 4

Abstract

The current manufacturing trend mainly involves automation precisely to offer better productivity and improved quality. In this context, on-line monitoring of tools becomes essential. Acoustic emission is the most recognized technique used for condition monitoring of machine tools. Grinding is a material removal and surface generation process employed to shape and finish components made of metals and other materials. The research work deals with machining of CUMITUFF WR-90 alumina ceramics by employing two different grinding wheels made of aluminum oxide and silicon carbide under varying depth of cut. Surface roughness of the machined component and wear of both grinding wheels were analyzed using acoustic emission technique. For a constant depth, the quality of machining has been improved for the material grinded using silicon carbide wheel, which is inferred from low surface roughness value compared to material grinded using aluminum oxide wheel.

Kurzfassung

Der gegenwärtige Trend in der Produktion bringt eine präzise Automatisierung mit sich, um eine höhere Produktivität und verbesserte Qualität zu realisieren. In diesem Zusammenhang wird die On-line-Überwachung der Werkzeuge essentiell. Die akustische Emission ist die am häufigsten angewandte Technik für das Monitoring der Bedingungen für die Maschinenwerkzeuge. Schleifen ist ein Materialabtrags- und Oberflächengenerierungsprozess, der angewandt wird, um Komponenten aus Metallen und anderen Werkstoffen zu formen und fertig zu stellen. Die diesem Beitrag zugrundeliegende Forschungsarbeit behandelt die maschinelle Schleifbearbeitung von CUMITUFF WR-90 Aluminium-Keramiken, wobei zwei verschiedene Schleifräder aus Aluminiumoxid und Silikoncarbid bei variierender Schnitttiefe zum Einsatz kommen. Die Oberflächenrauheit der produzierten Komponente und der Verschleiß der beiden Schleifräder wurden mittels der akustischen Emissionstechnik analysiert. Für eine konstante Tiefe wurde die Qualität der maschinellen Bearbeitung für den Werkstoff, die mit dem Silikoncarbidrad geschliffen wurde, verbessert, was aus dem niedrigen Wert der Oberflächenrauheit im Vergleich zum Werkstoff, der mit Aluminiumoxidrad geschliffen wurde, abgeleitet werden konnte.

§Correspondence Address, Assoc. Prof. P. Kanakarajan, B.E., M.E., Department of Automobile Engineering, K. S. R. College of Engineering, Tiruchengode, 637215 Tamil Nadu, India, E-mail:

Prof. Periyasamy Kanakarajan, born in 1967, completed his Bachelor degree of Mechanical Engineering at Kongu Engineering College, Tamil Nadu, India, in 1991. He obtained his Master degree at K. S. Rangasamy College of Technology, Tamil Nadu, India, in 2008. Currently, he is working as Associate Professor in the Department of Automobile Engineering at K. S.R College of Engineering, Tiruchengode, India.

Dr. Sengottuvelu Sundaram, born in 1960, holds a PhD in Mechanical Engineering from Sathyabama University, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India, in 2010. He obtained his MSc.Tech. degree in Maintenance Engineering and Management from Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Chennai, India, in 1998, and Bachelor degree of Mechanical Engineering from Government College of Engineering, Salem, India, in 1990. Currently, he is working as Principal at Vidyaa Vikas College of Engineering and Technology, Tamil Nadu, India.

Dr. Arumugam Kumaravel, born in 1969, holds a PhD in Mechanical Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology, Madras, India, in 2008. He obtained his MSc.Tech. degree in Industrial Tribology from the Indian Institute of Technology, Madras, India, in 2004 and his BE in Mechanical Engineering from Government College of Engineering, Salem, India, in 1990. He is working as Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at K. S. Rangasamy College of Technology, Tamil Nadu, India.

Dr. Rathanasamy Rajasekar, born in 1982, obtained his MSc and PhD degrees in Materials Science in 2008 and 2011, respectively, at the Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, India. He gained his post-doctoral research experience during 2011 and 2012 in the Department of Polymer & Nano Engineering at Chonbuk National University, South Korea. Since 2012, he has been working as an Associate Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Kongu Engineering College, India.

Palaniappan Sathish Kumar, born in 1991, finished his Bachelor degree in Engineering (Mechanical stream) at University College of Engineering Villupuram (a constituent college of Anna University – Chennai), Tamil Nadu, India, in 2012. He absolved his Master of Engineering at Kongu Engineering College, Tamil Nadu, India, in the discipline of CAD/CAM in 2014.

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Published Online: 2015-03-27
Published in Print: 2015-04-01

© 2015, Carl Hanser Verlag, München

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https://doi.org/10.3139/120.110714

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  3. Fachbeiträge/Technical Contributions
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  8. Effect of cryogenic treatment on the microstructure and wear behavior of a T-42 tool steel
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