Efficient and precision dressing of arc-shaped diamond grinding wheel by laser dressing and electrical discharge dressing

Affected by the characteristics of laser Gaussian beam, the spot size and laser energy irradiated on the grinding wheel surface change at any time with the dressing path, which makes it difficult to realize the dressing of high precision arc-shaped diamond grinding wheel. In order to achieve high-efficiency and precise dressing of arc shaped diamond grinding wheels, a composite dressing method using laser rough dressing and electrical discharge precision dressing was first proposed. Laser rough dressing method is used to quickly remove the excess abrasive layer to obtain an arc-shaped profile. Electrical discharge precision dressing not only improved the accuracy of arc-shaped contour, but also realized the grinding wheel sharpening. The optimization of kinematic parameters on the dressing profile accuracy in laser dressing and electrical discharge dressing was explored. An arc-shaped profile with a radius of 13 mm was tested on a diamond grinding wheel with a grain size of 120#. The radius of the final dressed arc-shaped profile is 13,007 mu m, and the PV value of the profile error is 10.67 mu m. It was found that the abrasive grains on the surface of the grinding wheel were slightly graphitized. The damage degree of the abrasive particles in laser dressing was more serious than that of in electrical discharge dressing. Most of the graphite layer on the surface of abrasive particles could be removed by grinding alumina ceramics. The fitting radius of the arc profile of the workpiece is 13.013 mm, and the profile error PV value is 11.91 mu m.