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Grinding HVOF coatings

Hello Everyone! I was just checking diamond wheel for grinding WC coatings, and I got a lot of stuff from internet but this conversation is going on from 18 years, I thought it would be nice to join you and say Hello! :-)

Abhishek Tiwari
R&D - AHMEDABAD [India]
August 13, 2022

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Q. We want to cylindrical grind thermally sprayed HVOF coatings(chromium carbide and tungsten carbide). In a second case the coating is to be flush ground with metallic uncoated steel(SS 316 or hardened EN24)

If anybody can suggest suitable grinding wheel, tips, techniques. Expert and experienced advice will be highly appreciated.

Vikram Dogra
Irusha India - Chandigarh, India
THERMAL SPRAY JOB SHOP - CHANDIGARH, India
2004

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Q. We are providing services of HVOF coating of tungsten carbide & chrome oxide; we are facing vibration and rough surface during grinding. Can anyone recommend the best grinding or polishing wheel to get the roughness of the surface below Ra 2.

Muhammad Karam
Abahsain Group - Alkhobar Saudi Arabia
March 4, 2018

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Ed. note: Gentle readers -- Feel free to suggest types of grinding or polishing wheels -- but not brands or sources ( huh? why?)

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I guess the duration from the time the thread started till now (14 years)..calls for an award...RIGHT TED !! Vikram Dogra Irusha India - Chandigarh, India May 1, 2018 Hi Vikram. I'm not sure offhand whether your response on your own thread 14 years later is the widest ranging time period or not, but thanks for sticking with us through thick and thin :-) Something I'd love to see would be for one of the elementary school students who posted a science project question in the early days to return and tell us they've earned their doctorate :-) Regards, Ted Mooney, P.E. RET Striving to live Aloha finishing.com - Pine Beach, New Jersey May 2018

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Q. Thanks for the reply OLIVER.
Could you give ref of this company manufacturing DIAMOND EDGED CUTTERS for you, or their website so that I could understand the product better.
Thanks in advance

Vikram Dogra
Irusha India - Chandigarh, India
July 13, 2018

Ed. note: Sorry, this RFQ is old & outdated, so contact info is no longer available. However, if you feel that something technical should be said in reply, please post it; no public commercial suggestions please ( huh? why?)

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Q. What about using "Belt Grinding"? I have heard that using belt grinding can cut the grinding times by at least 50% and will not burn the substrate. We are in the aerospace industry and this is one of our main concerns of grinding.

Thanks.

John Bevil
- Montreal, Quebec, Canada
August 31, 2018

A. The answer to your question depends on a number of factors. Heat is the main problem with belt sanding. Also if your RMS is over 35 then you may want to consider some belt grinding. AF Kenton retired business owner - Hatboro, Pennsylvania A. While hard chrome is usually ground with an aluminum-oxide or silicon-carbide grinding wheel, the hardness of HVOF coatings requires that they be ground with a diamond wheel. As a result, the grinding machine requires higher static and dynamic stiffness. The diamond wheel itself requires a higher threshold force to make it work. Belt grinding won't fit the bill. Oliver Gwynne - Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, UK

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