| Analysis of Nano surface finish using ELID Techniques with Single wall carbon nano tubes |
S. Prabhu1and B.K. Vinayagam2
1School of Mechanical Engineering,
2Department of Mechatronics,
S.R.M. University Chennai, India
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Keywords - Single wall carbon nanotube, Grinding process, surface roughness, ELID Process, Surface roughness tester |
Received - 09 Jul 2009 Accepted - 17 May 2010 Published - 27 May 2010 |
Abstract |
Grinding with super abrasive diamond wheels is an excellent way to produce ultra precision surface finish. Truing and dressing of the wheels are major problems and they tend to glaze because of wheel loading. When grinding with super abrasive wheels, wheel loading can be avoided by dressing periodically to obtain continuous grinding. Electrolytic in-process dressing (ELID) is the most suitable process for dressing metal-bonded grinding wheels during the grinding process. Nano-surface finish can be achieved only when chip removal is done at the atomic level. ELID is one of the processes used for atomic level metal removal and Nano-surface finish. In this study to understand the fundamental characteristics of ELID grinding and their influence on surface finish using single wall carbon nano tubes. | |
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