
cutting application range.
| In the production process of SUMIBORON / SUMIDIA, CBN | To manufacture final products round discs of SUMIBORON |
| powder / diamond powder is firstly synthesized under the ultra | and SUMIDIA material are cut into specific shapes and |
| - high pressure, and secondly, the synthesized crystalline | brazed on to tool bodies made of cemented carbide, or steel, |
| grains are sintered. | etc., and after that finished by grinding the edge. |
| In another process the final product can be obtained only by | |
| Fig. 2 shows a diagram of high temperature high pressure | cutting blanks and finishing them. |
apparatus for processing the ultra - high pressure sintering operation. This apparatus is basically composed of a piston and a cylinder to generate ultra - high pressure as high as 5000 N/
mm 2 with a special device. The piston and cylinder are made of cemented carbide. Sintered blanks Final product Fig. 1 Fig. 2 Pressure Support Graphite / hBN steel ring (Cutting) (Brazing) (Finishing) Ultra high pressure synthesizing Carbide piston Carbide Carbide cylinder Sintered layer
CBN / Diamond Binder Electrode
Carbide layer Ultra high pressure Brazing synthesizing Sumiboron / Sumidia
| Items | SumiBoron | SumiDia | |
| Grinding machine | – | 1) Carbide grinding machine is applicable. 2) R Pointer should be used. 3)Should be wetgrinding. | 1) Special-purpose high rigidity grinding machine is desirable. 2) Be sure of applying with wet system. |
| Abrasive | Diamond | Diamond | |
| Grain size | D 25 - medium, D20 - fine (#400 ~ 800) | Rough grinding: D 35 (#400 mesh) Finish grinding: D 25 (#800~1500 mesh) | |
| Wheel | Bond | Resinoid or vitrified | Special-purpose metal bond for diamond sintered tool or vitrified |
| Concentration | 100 | 100 ~ 125 | |
| Dressing | Use #400 WA stick | Execute dressingwith a WA stick of about 400 mesh. | |
| Wheel speed | 800 ~ 1000 m/min. | 800 ~ 1000 m/min. | |
| Grinding condition | Table cycle | 30 ~ 60 cycles/min. | 30 ~ 60 cycles/min. |
| Grindingoil | Water solublegrindingcoolant oil | Water solublegrindingcoolant(Solution type) | |
| Others | – | 1) Check chipping of the cutting edge with microscope after finishing. 2) Blank surface cut by EDM should be ground more than 0,05 mm | 1) Rake surface is lapped generally 2) Inspect with microscope of magnification of 30-50 times if there is edge chipping. 3) Edge treatment of tool should be sharp for cutting non- ferrous metals. 4) Remove the wire-cut surface of blank by 0,05 mm or more ingrinding operation. |