Micro Cutting Simulation of Abrasive Grains in the Grinding Process

In the current work we present approach to study the mechanism of the cutting of abrasive grains in the grinding wheel using finite element analysis (FEA). The simulation process is done by separating two abrasive grains from the grinding wheels and the microprocess of material removal in the case of surface grinding is simulated. Modelling was done on the workpiece steel S-7 and material grain is SiC. Simulations of abrasive grains in the grinding process are performed by different conditions. Workpiece and abrasive grains are modelled using CREO Parametric software, and micro cutting simulation are done using ANSYS. Defining a finite element mesh, cutting regimes and material characteristic provided a temperature analysis with a lot of details and also an appearance of the grinding process.