Grinding Ferrous Metals 311

Grinding Ferrous Metals provides an in-depth overview of the considerations involved with grinding various ferrous metal workpiece materials. Ferrous metals’ properties vary widely. This class discusses the properties of cast irons, carbon steel, alloy steels, stainless steels, tool steels, and superalloys, and how those properties affect decisions such as abrasive wheel material, coolant usage, and grinding variables. Ferrous metals are the most commonly ground workpiece material. It is crucial for operators to be familiar not only with the properties of the metals themselves but also with how those properties affect a grinding operation. This class provides operators with knowledge of how to grind ferrous metals successfully, and what potential problems to anticipate and check for within the grinding operation.