Experimental evaluation of grinding zirconia ceramics with leaf vein bionic fractal textured diamond grinding wheel

Abstract

To address the challenges of high grinding force and poor processing quality in grinding zirconia ceramics with traditional grinding wheels, this study explores the use of leaf vein bionic fractal textured diamond grinding wheels. These wheels, designed with fractal angles of 30.0°, 45.0°, and 60.0°, leverage the leaf vein bionic fractal texture's capabilities in reducing drag, guiding flow, heat dissipation, and mass transfer. The effects of the original grinding wheel and the three types of bionic fractal grinding wheels on the surface roughness (Ra), grinding force, and grinding force ratio of zirconia ceramics were compared and analyzed. The results show that the bionic fractal grinding wheels outperform the original grinding wheel. Specifically, compared to the original grinding wheel, the normal grinding force of the bionic fractal grinding wheel is reduced by 12.7% to 55.8%, and the tangential grinding force is reduced by 8.1% to 40.3%. The bionic fractal grinding wheels have not obvious effects on the surface roughness Ra. When the fractal angle is 30.0°, the minimum grinding force ratio is 1.4 to 3.0, and the minimum surface roughness Ra is 1.824 μm.

Keywords

• leaf vein fractal texture
• fractal angle
• laser texturing
• zirconia ceramics
• grinding performance