Junqiang Lin , Qiusheng Yan , Weisong Fang , Peizhen Zhang , Shupei Wang
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Abstract
Agglomerated diamond (AD) abrasives have been proven applicable in the machinability of polyurethane lapping discs. However, the processing performance, material removal behaviour, and self-sharpening mechanisms of AD abrasives on lapping discs with different surface structures remain unclear. Therefore, in this study, we designed different groove-structured lapping discs and combined them with AD abrasives to conduct lapping experiments on sapphire wafers to investigate the processing performance of groove-structured lapping discs on AD abrasives and reveal the material removal behaviour and dynamic self-sharpening mechanism of AD abrasives. The results show that the groove-structured lapping disc exerts a guiding and restraining effect on the AD abrasives, improving processing uniformity and reducing their wear rate. Additionally, the groove structure enhances the vortex effect of the lapping slurry, which further improves the self-sharpening ability and processing performance of the AD abrasives. The polyurethane disc with a cylindrical groove-2# structure and a size ratio 1:100 produced the best processing results. At a processing cycle of 30 min, the average particle size of AD abrasive was 26.2 μm, which minimized micro-fracture and resulted in a processing effect with an material removal rate (MRR) of 2.51 μm/min and surface roughness (Ra) of 10.42 nm. The AD abrasives remove the surface material of the workpiece through a combination of two-body sliding friction and three-body rolling friction within the groove-structured disc, achieving superior processing efficiency and quality.
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The International Journal of Refractory Metals and Hard Materials (IJRMHM) publishes original research articles concerned with all aspects of refractory metals and hard materials. Refractory metals are defined as metals with melting points higher than 1800 °C. These are tungsten, molybdenum, chromium, tantalum, niobium, hafnium, and rhenium, as well as many compounds and alloys based thereupon. Hard materials that are included in the scope of this journal are defined as materials with hardness values higher than 1000 kg/mm2, primarily intended for applications as manufacturing tools or wear resistant components in mechanical systems. Thus they encompass carbides, nitrides and borides of metals, and related compounds. A special focus of this journal is put on the family of hardmetals, which is also known as cemented tungsten carbide, and cermets which are based on titanium carbide and carbonitrides with or without a metal binder. Ceramics and superhard materials including diamond and cubic boron nitride may also be accepted provided the subject material is presented as hard materials as defined above.