Electrolytic In-Process Dressing Grinding (ELID)

by  CHRISTIAN   E.   SPANU

Abstract

The present article is a state-of-the-art (November 2001) for the Electrolytic In-process Dressing Grinding application. The paper organizes information from the most important 29 references in this domain published in United States of America, Japan, and Western Europe in the last decade.

The goal is to expose the researcher to this technique without getting into to many details in order to accommodate the reader with the field.

At the outset the ELID grinding principle is briefly presented. The components of the ELID grinding system are presented subsequently, as well as the most important technological characteristics. Afterward, ELID grinding principle as applied to various materials, with an emphasis over modern ceramic materials is presented. The physics of the ELID grinding is succinctly explained in a special section. Later, ELID grinding is compared with other conventional and special grinding techniques from the technological and final results viewpoints. The core of the paper briefly presents fourteen cases of ELID grinding application, with process description, figures, and important conclusions for each case.

The final conclusions section lists, again, the most important aspects of ELID grinding operation.

The references are alphabetically listed at the end of the paper.

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