Influence of electrolyzed reduced water in ELID grinding

Abstract

We propose a new ELID grinding technique using electrolyzed reduced water as the grinding solution and conductive rubber bond grinding wheel. In this study, we performed grinding experiments on pure Ti using this system, and the fundamental characteristics of the system were investigated. The results showed that mirror surface finishing can be achieved, with a rich layer of Ca and reduced water components on the workpiece surface. Biocompatibility of the workpiece after grinding using this system was superior to that of the conventional ELID grinding system.