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Grind hardening process utilizes the heat generated in the grinding area for the surface heat treatment of the workpiece. The workpiece surface is heated above the austenitizing temperature by using large values of depth of cut and low workpiece feed speeds. However, such process parameter combinations result in high process forces that inhibit the broad application of grind hardening to smaller grinding machines. In the present paper, modelling and predicting of the process forces as a function of the process parameters are presented. The theoretical predictions present good agreement with experimental results. The results of the study can be used for the prediction of the grind hardening process forces and, therefore, optimize the process parameters so as to be used with every size grinding machine.
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Salonitis, K., Stavropoulos, P. & Kolios, A. External grind-hardening forces modelling and experimentation. Int J Adv Manuf Technol 70, 523–530 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00170-013-5260-y
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