Method for recovering cubic boron nitride abrasive grains from vitrified cBN stones – A preliminary study

P. Sabarinathan; V. E. Annamalai

doi:10.1016/j.mfglet.2021.04.008

Method for recovering cubic boron nitride abrasive grains from vitrified cBN stones – A preliminary study

P. Sabarinathan^*
, V. E. Annamalai

^*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

In this work, a process is established for recovering cubic boron nitride (cBN) grains from fired vitrified cBN products. The abrasive grains are recovered by an acid washing technique. Two methods were used to recover the abrasive grains, namely with and without pre-heating. Shape and surface characteristics of the recovered grains were analysed through optical microscopy and Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM). The recovery yield of abrasive grain and bond percentage present in the abrasive tool was measured experimentally. From the experimental results, the maximum recovery yield of 81 percentage was obtained in the pre-heated sample. Bond free abrasive grains are also obtained from the pre-heated samples and confirmed through elemental analysis.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	24-28
Number of pages	5
Journal	Manufacturing Letters
Volume	29
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mfglet.2021.04.008
State	Published - Aug 2021
Externally published	Yes

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Keywords

Abrasive
Hard material
Preheating
Recovery
Recycling
Waste

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Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering

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Method for recovering cubic boron nitride abrasive grains from vitrified cBN stones – A preliminary study

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