PRINCIPLES OF ABRASIVE PROCESSING by Dr. Milton Shaw Oxford University Press, 1996 574 pages, illus. ISBN: 0198590210 Still available for the Abrasives Mall

1. INTRODUCTION — PAGES 1-12
   Grinding Overview, Special Topics, Absolute Versus Relative Solutions, Systems Approach
2. ABRAIVE TOOLS — PAGES 13-42
   Common Abrasives - Types and Surface Morphology Superabrasives - Surface Morphology and Boron Carbide, Commercial Friability Tests, Bonded Products, Coated Products
3. SINGLE GRIT PERFORMANCE — PAGES 43-88
   Grit Stength - static and dynamic tests with discussion, Single Grit Wear Tests - literature reviw and rubbing wear tests, Fly Miling Tests - plain fly milling, high-speed, low-pressure tests, over cut milling and face milling , Bench Tests, Specific Energy - experimental results, Sharpened Spherical Grits
4. FORM AND FINISHING GRINDING MECHANICS — PAGES 89-106
   Hardness Model of Chip Formation, Undeformed Chip Thickness, Active Grit Density, C Ratio of Scratch Width to Scratch Depth, Wheel-Work Contact Length, Equilavent Chip Thickness
5. FORM AND FINISH GRINDING PERFORMANCE —PAGES 107-163
   Grinding Forces and Power, Size Effect in FFG, Mean Force per Grit, Measurement of Wheel Grade, Wheel Grading Tests Based on Elastic Modulus, Wheel-Work Deflection, Trueing and Dressing and Conditioning, The Interrupted Grinding Principle, Grinding Swarf, Grinding with Axial Feed
6. ABRASIVE CUT-OFF —PAGES 164-188
   Econimcs, Representative G Versus D Curves, Mechanics, Wheel Speed, General Observations, Machine and Operating Considerations, Optimization, Oscillation and Rotation, Competitition for Abrasive Cut-Off, Friction Sawing, Precision Crack-off
7. CONDITIONING OF SLABS AND BILLETS —PAGES 189-200
   Mechanics, Wear, Economics, Role of Abrasive Type, High-Speed Constant-Power Conditioning, The Future
8. VERTICAL SPINDLE SURFACE GRINDING —PAGES 201-212
   Chip Geometry, Cost Optimization, Optimum Work Area, Wheel Wear
9. GRINDING TEMPERATURES —PAGES 213-260
   Form and Finishing Grinding Temperatures, Conductive Heat Transfer, Jaeger, Linear Jaeger Model, The Galileo Principle, Dimensional Analysis, FFG Temperatures, Grinding with Coolant, Representative Applications, Surface Melting in Grinding, Sparks and Chips, Modeling and Simulation, Thermoelectric Measurements, Radiation Measurements, Infrared Photographic Film, Stock Removal Temperatures, Experiemental Results, Analysis
10. SURFACE INTEGRITY —PAGES 261-313
    Surface Finish - Factorial Experimental Design, Surface Finish Experiments, Analytical Approach, Dynamic Active Grit Density. C Area Continuity Approach, Examples, Transverse Profile Approach, Spark-Out, Tracing Direction, Chatter Metallurgical Damage - Martensite, Transformations, Surface Grinding, Analogy, Example - Annealed Steel Residual Stress - Measurement, Examples, Origins of Residual Grinding Stresses, Ceramics
11. WHEEL LIFE —PAGES 314-336
    Cluster, Overcut Fly Grinding (COFG) - Local wheel deflection, Summary Difficult to Grind Materials - Wear-Resistant Tool Steel, Grindability of T15 Tool Steel
12. GRINDING ENVIRONMENT —PAGES 337-378
    Gases, Liquids, High-Speed Grinding, Inorganic Fluids for Titanium Alloys, Corrosion Inhibitors, Inorganic Solutions for Titanium, Belt Grinding of Titanium Alloys, Diamond Grinding of Titanium Alloys, Fluid Evaluation by COFG, Grinding Aids, Wheel Loading
13. SPECIAL PROCESSES —PAGES 379-470
    Internal Grinding - Constant Force Grinding, Honing Creep Feed Grinding - Wheel Speed with Aluminum Oxide, Up vs Down Grinding, Cooling, Temperature Instability, Creep Feed Machines, Surface Finish, Cubic Boron Nitride High-Efficiency Deep Grinding, Creep Feed Cylindrical Grinding, Speed Stoke Grinding Cylindrical Grinding - CIRP Study, Wheel Wear, Wheel Life, Speed Ratio, Axial Force in Profile Grinding Centerless Grinding - Applications, Mechanics, Machines, Optimization of Production Belt Grinding - Contact Wheels, Belt Life, Surface Finish Special Operations and the Future - Electrochemical Grinding, Abrasive Jet Machining, Abrasive Water Jet Cutting, Deburring, Lapping, Polishing, Burr Technology, Abrasive Flow Machining, Ultrasonic Cleaning, Superfinish Lapping, Free Abrasive Grinding, Magnetic Field Assisted Finishing, Polishing, Precision Polishing of Glass, Elastic Emission Machining, Large Optical Components
14. HARD WORK MATERIALS —PAGES 471-534
    Rock and Concrete - Diamond Wire Sawing, Fine Wire Sawing,Grindability of Granite, Diamond Circular Sawing of Granite, Power Analysis of Large d/D, Abrasive Cut-off, Creed Feed Grinding, Performance of Large d/D, Factorial Experimental Design of Power, Chip Storage, Wheel with Single Layer of Grits, Basalt, Communition Ceramics - Pendulum Grinding, Creep Feed Grinding, Abrasive Cut-off, Electrolytic In-Process Dressing, Ferrite Temperatures Glasses - Edge Grinding, Slitting of Glass, Machining of Glass, Ultrasonic Grinding
15. PRECISION FINISHING —PAGES 535-566
    Consequences of Small Chip Size, Single Point Diamond Turning (SPDT), Ultra-Precision Diamond Grinding (UPDG), Continuous Electrolytic Dressing, “Ductile Regime” Removal, Subsurface Crack Detection, Mean Radial Force per Grit, Volume Deformed in Fine Grinding, The Possibility of Indentation Involving Pulverization, The Special Situation of Glass

Taken from the superabrasives section in the Abrasive Tools chapter.

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