Study on the electrolytic profile lapping of cemented carbide alloy was carried out experimentally. Effective grain size of abrasives, stock removal rate, wear of lap, over cut size, working accuracy etc. were investigated.
The experimental apparatus consists of plane grinding machine which turns a mild steel lap at a speed of 10m/s. Abrasives used are C, GC, and A, whose grades are 240, 320, 400 and 600 mesh. Electrolyte is mixed water solution with NaNO
3, NaNO
2, and NaF. Workpieces are S2P20 (WC 79, TiC 14, Co 7) or STi 20 (WC 76, TaC+TiC 14, Co 10) with thickness of 4.5mm. Working voltage is 3-10V and current density is 10-120A/cm
2.
In the working, plunge feed gives higher removal rate and better accuracy than traverse feed. Removal rate of this process is higher than that of spark grinding or diamond wheel grinding, and it is comparable with the rate of electrolytic grinding. Working accuracy depends upon the profile to be made. Comprehensive care of working conditions such as pouring electrolyte slurry on the lap, working voltage, feed method etc, leads to higher precision, but the accuracy of ±0.01mm is hard to be obtained.
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