Abstract
The grinding process is surveyed and a technique is described which enables the efficiency of the grinding wheel, coolant, and machine tool system to be determined.
The analysis is made in terms of the maximum possible depth of cut that can be taken by the individual grits of the grinding wheel and the volume of material removed from the workpiece at this loading per unit volume of grinding wheel lost.
Suggestions are made for the practical application of the technique to minimize the residual stress which is produced by the grinding operation. The results which have been achieved are shown in graphical form, and suggestions are made for the full explanation of the technique.
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