Experimental Investigation Of The Real Contact Arc Length Measurement In The Cylindrical Plunge Grinding

The real contact arc length in grinding is one of the most important indicators in investigating of the material removal mechanism for precision machining. It is generally affected by a combination of plastic and thermal deformations in the machining process. This paper will provide a systematic investigation of the contact arc length in the cylindrical grinding of titanium alloy Ti-6Al-4V. A series of single grit experiments and grinding temperature measurements, together with FEM simulation, will be utilized to determine the real contact arc length. The contact behavior between a grinding wheel and the workpiece was investigated by the contact time in the workpice surface temperature curves. It was found that in FEM simulation, the real contact length was about 2 times of the geometric length. With the experimental results of the different grinding parameters, the real contact lengths calculated by temperature curves were about 1.5 - 2 times of the geometric length.