Estimating burn depth is tricky. It depends on the thermal conductivity and specific heat capacity of the workpiece material, the maximum surface temperature reached and, most importantly, the time the wheel is in the grinding zone.
Imported from the CTE archive to seed discussion on MFGAxis.
Originally published on CTE: 2012-04-15
CTE source: https://ctemag.com/articles/determining-burn-depth/
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