Production Process

General

Since 1970s, Sumitomo has pioneered the development of

sintered cubic boron nitride (CBN) and sintered diamond (PCD)

tools successfully used in the tool making industries. These tool

materials can be epoch-making in a sence of broadening the

cutting application range.

Production Process

In the production process of SUMIBORON / SUMIDIA, CBNTo manufacture final products round discs of SUMIBORON
powder / diamond powder is firstly synthesized under the ultraand SUMIDIA material are cut into specific shapes and
- high pressure, and secondly, the synthesized crystallinebrazed 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 pressurecutting 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

SumiBoron / SumiDia Grinding Method

ItemsSumiBoronSumiDia
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.
AbrasiveDiamondDiamond
Grain sizeD 25 - medium, D20 - fine (#400 ~ 800)Rough grinding: D 35 (#400 mesh) Finish grinding: D 25 (#800~1500 mesh)
WheelBondResinoid or vitrifiedSpecial-purpose metal bond for diamond sintered tool or vitrified
Concentration100100 ~ 125
DressingUse #400 WA stickExecute dressingwith a WA stick of about 400 mesh.
Wheel speed800 ~ 1000 m/min.800 ~ 1000 m/min.
Grinding conditionTable cycle30 ~ 60 cycles/min.30 ~ 60 cycles/min.
GrindingoilWater solublegrindingcoolant oilWater 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 mm1) 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.