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Recent developments in grinding of advanced materials

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This article discusses the recent developments in grinding of advanced materials. Eighty-four journal papers published recently are briefly introduced. The topics are advances in grinding of brittle materials, grinding of silicon, dressing/truing of grinding wheels, grinding fluids, grinding of mirrors and vibration-assisted grinding, measuring/monitoring of grinding, optimization of grinding, modelling and simulation of grinding, and size effect. Ductile mode grinding of brittle materials has been and will continue to be an intensive research area because of its increasing industrial applications and academic demands for fundamental understanding of the ductile mode grinding mechanism. Highly precision manufacturing of silicon substrates faces more and more new challenges. Grinding of silicon continues to be a popular research topic. Using lasers to true and dress grinding wheels has attracted great research interest, because it has significant advantages over mechanical processes. Environmentally friendly grinding fluids are increasingly highly demanded. Vibration-assisted grinding is promising. Monitoring, modelling and optimization of grinding processes help to understand grinding mechanisms and achieve better grinding performance. The size effect is more prominent in grinding than turning and can be used for obtaining a controlled work-hardening surface layer with higher wear resistance and hardness.

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Zhong, Z.W., Venkatesh, V.C. Recent developments in grinding of advanced materials. Int J Adv Manuf Technol 41, 468–480 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00170-008-1496-3

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