6155ENG Engineering Project

Super
Abrasive
Assessment
Development

Rami Jarjour
709079
19/02/18 Supervisor: Xun Chen

Department of Maritime and Mechanical Engineering

 To investigate diamond particles and their surface texture and how the
Aims abrasive performance can assist quality and efficiency

• To determine a practical approach to quantify grain shape, size, and

other physical properties
• Inspect image analysis and single grit grinding test using light
Objectives microscope
• To examine the influence of abrasive geometry on grinding
mechanism

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 Background research
Diamond is the hardest natural materials on earth having a high strength,
good wear resistance, and low friction coefficient
Low grinding force,
High wear high grinding
resistance efficiency

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comprehensive Long lifespan

cost

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 Experiment set-up on
CNC machine
• ABN 800 diamond on mild steel
• Work piece axis adjusted using angle platform and dial test indicator
• Adjusted to cut horizontal lines
• Anticlockwise grinding
• Force sensor and acoustic emission connected to work piece
• Spindle speed is 360 rpm.

Single grit coated with ABN 800 diamond material

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 Tip grains
Single grit Multiple grit

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Single grit

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 Cutting depth against Y-profile
Y-Profile
2-D Work piece

40

35

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 Y-profile against grit profile
Y-Profile Grit Profile
48 58 68 78 88 98 108 118 128 138
-40

-30

-20

-10

µm
0

10

Lin
20 e1
Lin
e2
30 Lin
e3
µm
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 Cutting depth against Y-profile

2-D Work piece 3-D Work piece

0.069

0.051

=Deepest cut cut

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 Y-profile against grit profile
Y-Profile Grit Profile

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Conclusion
The graph cut on the work piece has successfully matched the graph of the tip
The less the ploughing the more efficiency resulting in better surface finish
The deeper the cut the more the ploughing

What is next?
 5 types of powdered diamond should be further
investigated to examine the grit size, shape and other
physical properties.
 -Ploughing ratio graph will be represented in final report.

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Thank You For Listening!
Any questions?

r.Jarjour@2014.ljmu.ac.uk

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