Theoretical Analysis of Thermal Stresses in Electro-discharge Diamond Grinding

Abstract Excessive heat generated at the machining zone, during Electro-discharge diamond grinding (EDDG), is the major cause of thermal stresses, untempered martensite, overtempered martensite, and cracks. Therefore, the key to achieve good surface integrity in a machined part is to prevent excessive temperature and thermal stresses generated during machining process. A finite element model has been developed to estimate thermal stresses during EDDG when the current is switched-off. First, the developed code calculates the temperature in the workpiece and then the thermal stress field is estimated using this temperature field. Computations were carried out in plane strain condition for different down feeds of the grinding wheel. The effects of time of grinding and feed on thermal stress distribution have been reported. The thermal stresses are found to be higher near top surface at initial time of grinding but shifted away towards bottom after some grinding time.

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