Study on the surface quality of bearing raceway in plunge electrolytic internal grinding

Abstract

Bearings are the core basic components that determine the stable operation of high-end equipment. The traditional processing technology of the raceway surface has been unable to meet the current processing requirements of high precision and high surface quality under the premise of certain efficiency. As one of the ultra-precision grinding technologies, electrochemical grinding (ECG) combines the advantages of electrochemical machining, makes up for the shortcomings of traditional grinding, and provides an effective way to solve this problem. In this paper, the ECG is successfully applied to the internal grinding process of the bearing raceway in combination with the plunge machining. The machining principle of the plunge ECG is described in detail. Based on this, the material removal speed model of the workpiece in the equilibrium state is established. Finally, the effects of main processing parameters such as processing voltage and feed rate on the surface roughness, microhardness, and residual stress of the workpiece after processing are explored through experiments.

Keywords

• Bearing raceway
• Plunge type
• Internal grinding
• Electrolytic grinding