International Journal of Advancements in Technology
Open Access

The fabrication of grinding wheels with 3-dimensional controllable abrasives arrangement using stereolithography apparatus method

2^nd International Conference on 3D Printing Technology and Innovations

March 19-20, 2018 | London, UK

Xipeng Xu, Yanfei Qiu and Hui Huang

Huaqiao University, China

Scientific Tracks Abstracts: Int J Adv Technol

Abstract :

In this paper, a practice to fabricate ultraviolet (UV) cured resin bond grinding wheels with abrasive grits in controllable 3-dimensional (3D) distributions was reported. The challenge in fabrication of resin-bonded grinding wheels with controllable abrasive girts distribution is to simultaneously cure heterogeneous materials with suitable slice thickness and sufficient bonding strength between cured layers. This is beyond the capability of most commercially available 3D printers. A new stereolithography apparatus equipment with automatic functions of resin applying, grits planting, resin curing and wheel lifting was developed. Successively, multi-layered abrasive wheels were fabricated by planting abrasive grits and UV curing resin layer-by-layer. In doing so, 3D grinding wheel with controllable abrasive girts distribution were fabricated. Finally, the grinding performance and wear characteristics of newly developed grinding wheels were revealed through the grinding experiments. The results indicated that the distribution of diamond abrasive grits plays a determining role in the wear behavior, and hence the grinding performance of resin grinding wheels has been greatly improved.

Biography :

Xipeng Xu is the President of Huaqiao University, China. He has his expertise in machining technology and functional usage of diamond materials. He is an Executive Member of International Committee for Abrasive Technology (ICAT) and gets over 140 technical papers publication in related journals and conference
Email:xpxu@hqu.edu.cn