Processing of high-precision ceramic balls with a spiral V-groove plate

doi:10.1007/s11465-017-0436-z

Front. Mech. Eng.

2017, Vol. 12

Issue (1) : 132-142 https://doi.org/10.1007/s11465-017-0436-z

RESEARCH ARTICLE

Processing of high-precision ceramic balls with a spiral V-groove plate

Ming FENG¹(

),Yongbo WU¹,Julong YUAN²,Zhao PING²

¹. Department of Machine Intelligence & Systems Engineering, Akita Prefectural University, Akita 015-0055, Japan
². Ultra-Precision Machining Center, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310014, China

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Abstract

As the demand for high-performance bearings gradually increases, ceramic balls with excellent properties, such as high accuracy, high reliability, and high chemical durability used, are extensively used for high-performance bearings. In this study, a spiral V-groove plate method is employed in processing high-precision ceramic balls. After the kinematic analysis of the ball-spin angle and enveloped lapping trajectories, an experimental rig is constructed and experiments are conducted to confirm the feasibility of this method. Kinematic analysis results indicate that the method not only allows for the control of the ball-spin angle but also uniformly distributes the enveloped lapping trajectories over the entire ball surface. Experimental results demonstrate that the novel spiral V-groove plate method performs better than the conventional concentric V-groove plate method in terms of roundness, surface roughness, diameter difference, and diameter decrease rate. Ceramic balls with a G3-level accuracy are achieved, and their typical roundness, minimum surface roughness, and diameter difference are 0.05, 0.0045, and 0.105 mm, respectively. These findings confirm that the proposed method can be applied to high-accuracy and high-consistency ceramic ball processing.

Keywords bearing ceramic ball spiral V-groove kinematic analysis trajectory

Corresponding Author(s): Ming FENG

Just Accepted Date: 09 February 2017 Issue Date: 21 March 2017

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Ming FENG,Yongbo WU,Julong YUAN, et al. Processing of high-precision ceramic balls with a spiral V-groove plate[J]. Front. Mech. Eng., 2017, 12(1): 132-142.

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Tab.1 Precision ball standards

Fig.1 Ball processing with a spiral V-groove plate

Fig.2 Schematics of the geometric relationship between the ball and plates and the kinematic analysis. (a) The major view of geometric relationship between the ball and plates; (b) the side view of geometric relationship between the ball and plates; (c) the coordinate for defining ball-spin angular speed vectors; (d) velocity analysis of different points

Tab.2 Processing parameters for kinematic analysis

Fig.3 Ball-spin angle and enveloped lapping trajectories in the conventional concentric V-groove plate method. (a) Ball-spin angle; (b) enveloped lapping trajectories (the enveloped lapping trajectories of contact Points A, B, and C are color coded in red, green, and blue, respectively)

Fig.4 Ball-spin angle and enveloped lapping trajectories in the spiral V-groove plate method. (a) Ball-spin angle (b) enveloped lapping trajectories

Fig.5 Experimental rig and V-groove plates. (a) Experimental rig; (b) spiral V-groove plate; (c) concentric V-groove plate

Fig.6 Initial precision of the balls used in the experiment. (a) Initial roundness; (b) initial surface roughness; (c) initial diameter

Tab.3 Experimental conditions

Fig.7 Roundness, surface roughness, and diameters of the balls after the first round of processing. (a) Roundness; (b) surface roughness; (c) ball diameter

Fig.8 (a) Roundness, (b) surface roughness, (c) diameters, (d) diameter differences and diameter decrease rates of the balls after the second round of processing

Fig.9 Final ball appearance and measurement results of roundness and surface roughness. (a) Balls after processing; (b) typical roundness measurement result; (c) minimum surface roughness (Ra=0.0045 mm)

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