Surface grinding is one of the most extensively
used procedures in industry for finishing materials.
Different machining parameters have a great impact on a
product's surface quality. While processing temperature
increases and heat energy is generated, that may cause a
few changes in the tool or work piece in chemical and
physical properties. This will have an effect on the final
product surface. Furthermore, numerous aspects of the
machine, such as vibration, degree of freedom, and precise
size, have an impact on the quality of the surface finish.
The machining parameters, on the other hand, have a
major role in determining the surface finish. The
functional behavior of machined components can be
enhanced by the grinding process, so proper selection of
grinding wheel specifications and grinding parameters can
result in improving the surface integrity. Because of this,
understanding the surface integrity imparted by grinding
is very important. This paper will display the results of an
experimental study that were conducted to
comprehensively investigate the effect of surface grinding
input machining parameters on the formed surface
quality. The experiments are running by changing the
input machine parameters which are the feed rate, cutting
speed, cooling method and depth of cut. The surface
roughness and the cutting forces are the performance to be
measured and assessed. It is concluded that the surface
roughness (Ra) decreases with the increase in cutting
speed and the coolant flow rate. But, as the feed rate and
or the depth of cut increase the surface roughness (Ra) will
also increase. The results of this investigation can be used
to determine the optimal process parameters in order to
obtain the required roughness quality of the produced
surface in grinding of (ASTM A36) mild carbon steel.