Shear mode griding

Abstract

It is argued that (1) shear-mode grinding of glass occurs with abrasive particle sizes less than 1 mu m, that it is the mechanical limit of the more common mechanical-chemical glass polishing, and that the debris is insufficient in size to perform the function of eroding the binder in the grinding wheel and thus necessitates the addition of an abrasive and/or chemical additions to the coolant to effect wheel-dressing. The work groups together a series of observations and work by authors and others which, when taken together, forms a picture of shear and mode grinding in a production environment.<>