METHODS OF GRINDING WORKPIECES COMPRISING SUPERABRASIVE MATERIALS

摘要

A METHOD OF GRINDING A SUPERABRASIVE WORKPIECE INCLUDES PLACING A BONDED ABRASIVE ARTICLE IN CONTACT WITH A SUPERABRASIVE WORKPIECE, WHEREIN THE BONDED ABRASIVE ARTICLE COMPRISES A BODY INCLUDING ABRASIVE GRAINS CONTAINED WITHIN A BOND MATERIAL, AND THE SUPERABRASIVE WORKPIECE HAS AN AVERAGE VICKERS HARDNESS OF AT LEAST ABOUT 1 GPA, AND REMOVING MATERIAL FROM THE SUPERABRASIVE WORKPIECE AT AN AVERAGE SPECIFIC GRINDING ENERGY (SGE) OF NOT GREATER THAN ABOUT 350 J/MM3, AT AN AVERAGE MATERIAL REMOVAL (MRR) RATE OF AT LEAST ABOUT 8 MM3/SEC FOR A CENTERLESS GRINDING OPERATION.