In: Mechanical Engineering
An 8 in. diameter grinding wheel, 1 in. wide, is used in a surface grinding operation performed on a flat piece of low carbon steel. The wheel is rotating with a surface speed of 5,000 fpm, depth of cut of 0.002 in./pass and cross feed (w) of 0.15 in. The reciprocating speed of the workpiece is 20 ft/min., and the operation is performed dry. Letting C = 300 per in2 and the ratio of chip width to average undeformed chip thickness equal to 20, estimate the undeformed chip length. Estimate the undeformed chip thickness. Calculate the required grinding power in lb*in/min. What is the amount of cutting force required for this operation?