ABSTRACT
/ grinding wheel is an expendable wheel which is made of very small, sharp and hard silicon carbide
abrasive particles or grits held together by strong porous bond. This paper presents a study on some
factors and parameters of silicon carbide abrasive grinding wheels which were developed and formulated
Irom locally sourced raw materials in Nigeria. Six local raw material substitutes were identified through
pi lot study and a systematic search for an optimal formulation of silicon carbide was conducted using the
Taguchi method. The produced silicon carbide abrasive grains were used to manufacture grinding wheels.
Some of the grinding factors of locally manufacture grinding wheel include: wheel wear, wheel grinding
ratio, wheel hardness. bond strength, size and grade of the manufactured silicon carbide abrasive grains.
Keywords: Local raw material, Silicon carbide, Wheel Wear, Wheel Grinding Ratio.
Odior, A (2021). Some Grinding Factors Affecting Locally Formulated Silicon Carbide Abrasive Wheels.. Afribary. Retrieved from https://afribary.com/works/some-grinding-factors-affecting-locally-formulated-silicon-carbide-abrasive-wheels
Odior, A. "Some Grinding Factors Affecting Locally Formulated Silicon Carbide Abrasive Wheels." Afribary. Afribary, 22 Apr. 2021, https://afribary.com/works/some-grinding-factors-affecting-locally-formulated-silicon-carbide-abrasive-wheels. Accessed 04 May. 2024.
Odior, A. . "Some Grinding Factors Affecting Locally Formulated Silicon Carbide Abrasive Wheels.". Afribary, Afribary, 22 Apr. 2021. Web. 04 May. 2024. < https://afribary.com/works/some-grinding-factors-affecting-locally-formulated-silicon-carbide-abrasive-wheels >.
Odior, A. . "Some Grinding Factors Affecting Locally Formulated Silicon Carbide Abrasive Wheels." Afribary (2021). Accessed May 04, 2024. https://afribary.com/works/some-grinding-factors-affecting-locally-formulated-silicon-carbide-abrasive-wheels