New profilable bond system for diamond and CBN grinding wheels

Attempts to use diamond or CBN grinding wheels for full cut or deep cutting processes in the machining of hard materials, were initially limited to grinding wheels coated by electrodeposition. The tool body was provided with the required profile and the diamond or CBN coating was electrodeposited in accordance with known methods. Success could be achieved with these grinding wheels in certain cases. The greater projection of abrasive grit obtained with electrodeposited coatings as opposed to impregnated coatings was removed by subsequent profiling with diamond profile grinding wheels, so that accurate tolerances for workpieces could be achieved up to a certain limit. The grain wear of the engaged tools is uneven and commences in those areas that are subjected to the greatest load such as at the edges or the projected radii so that recoating usually becomes necessary when the coating has worn away at only one point. For all practical purposes this amounts to a new coating. Efforts were therefore directed towards adapting the conventional grinding technique, involving the crushing of a profile onto the wheel periphery with the aid of a crushing device mounted on a grinding machine, to diamond and CBN grinding wheels. A prerequisite for this was to develop a bonding material which could be profiled by crushing. This method opened up new possibilities, particularly for deep and full cut grinding.