Sensitivity Study of Surface Roughness Process Parameters in Belt Grinding Titanium Alloys

Abstract

In order to obtain the optimum range of process parameters for abrasive belt grinding of titanium alloys to achieve a surface roughness within a given range, titanium alloy TC4 was selected as the research object, and experiments on abrasive belt grinding surface roughness were conducted. Firstly, an empirical formula for the surface roughness of titanium alloys after abrasive belt grinding was constructed based on the balanced weight analysis of the process parameters for titanium alloy surface roughness. Sensitivity analysis was carried out to identify the process parameters with the greatest effect on surface roughness, and the stable and unstable domains of the process parameters were determined. Combined with range analysis in orthogonal experiments, the influence curves of the process parameters on surface roughness were obtained, and the optimal parameter ranges were selected. The research results showed that surface roughness is the most sensitive to changes in abrasive grain size and the least sensitive to changes in abrasive belt linear speed. The optimal ranges of abrasive grain size, abrasive belt linear speed, and grinding pressure were determined to be 120# to 150#, 15 m/s to 20 m/s, and 10 N to 15 N, respectively. This study provides a theoretical method and experimental basis for the control of surface roughness in abrasive belt grinding of titanium alloys.