In the research, wheel wear rate
B and actual metal removal rate
Ztp were measured over a wide range of theoretical metal removal rate
Zth. By using the results, the grinding ratio
GB and the
Ztp in high-depth of cut grinding have been investigated mainly. The conclusions obtained are as follows : (1) At the
Zth within a critical theoretical metal removal rate (
Zth)
cr, the grain fracture is related to the
B. At the
Zth the
Band the
GB do not show large variation for varying
Zth. And, the
Ztp is regarded as being approximately equal to the
Zth. (2) At the
Zth over the (
Zth)
cr, the bond fracture is related to the
B. From the (
Zth)
cr, the
B and the
GB begins to increase and decrease steeply with the increase of
Zth. And, the
Ztp begins to become outstandingly smaller than the
Zth (3) The (
Zth)
cr, becomes larger for wheels of coarser grain and harder grade. Grain type in wheel influences the value of the (
Zth)
cr. (4) The
Zth, from which
Ztp does not increase with the increase of
Zth, exists. (5) The sum of machining cost and wheel cost shows the minimum at a
Zth near the (
Zth)
cr.
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