Articles by Thomas R. Shearer

Grinding Brittle Materials

Specific grinding parameters help prevent sub-surface damage in brittle materials.
August 7, 2013

In the industrial world, brittle materials include the range of cemented tungsten carbide grades, the entire family of advanced ceramics—including silicon carbide, silicon nitride, aluminum oxide, zirconia and zirconia-toughened alumina, boron carbide and others—and polycrystalline diamond.


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MACHINING/FINISHING: Diamond Wheel Grinding 101

June 1, 2006
Understanding and controlling the grinding parameters are essential prerequisites to machining advanced ceramics.
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