Studies on High-precision Slicing with ID-blade : Compliance of ID-blade

Abstract

This paper elucidates the size effect of ID-blade on its lateral compliance at the inside edge. The obtained results are summarized as follows. (1) The deflection surface of ID-blade by a single-point lateral load acting at the inside edge has a large slope around the loading point especially in the radial direction. (2) The deflection of the larger-sized ID-blade by a single point unit load usually extends wider in the angle having its vertex at the center of ID blade. (3) The compliance of ID blade decreases exponentially with an increase of the tangential stress at the inside edge σ_Iaθ. (4) While the larger-sized ID-blade has the larger compliance, the difference becomes small with an increase of the stress σ_Iaθ. (5) Under the condition that the outside diameter of ID blade is constant, the compliance of ID-blade increases with an increase of the inside diameter. (6) When there being enough difference in size between the inside and outside diameters of ID blade, the effect of the outside diameter on the compliance is small. (7) The compliance of ID-blade is almost inversely proportional to the thickness of D-blade. (8) The compliance of ID-blade increases with a decrease of the radial width of the electroplated diamond layer.