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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 17, 1996
Filed:
Dec. 06, 1993
Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd., Osaka, JP;
Abstract
An industrially feasible method of grinding silicon nitride ceramics is disclosed and provides a sufficiently smooth surface. Namely, the surface has a maximum height-roughness Rmax of 0.1 microns or less and a ten-point mean roughness Rz of 0.05 microns. Further, with this method, surface damage can be repaired while grinding. The vertical cutting feed rate of a grinding wheel into a work piece should be within the range of 0.005-0.1 micron for each rotation of the working surface of the wheel and change linearly or stepwise. The cutting speed of the grinding wheel in a horizontal (rotational) direction should be within the range of 25 to 75 m/sec. With this arrangement, the contact pressure and grinding heat that is generated between the work piece and the hard abrasive grains during grinding are combined. In other words, mechanical and thermal actions are combined.