Available online at www.sciencedirect.com ScienceDirect Materials Today: Proceedings 5 (2018) 2860–2864 www.materialstoday.com/proceedings 2214-7853© 2018 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. Selection and Peer-review under responsibility of International Conference on Advanced Materials and Applications (ICAMA 2016). ICAMA 2016 Selection of Abrasive Materials for Manufacturing Grinding Wheels Swagata Bhowmik a and Rudra Naik b* a Department of Manufacturing Science and Engineering, BMSCE, Bull Temple Road, Basavangudi, Bengaluru 560019, INDIA b Department of Mechanical Engineering, BMSCE, Bull Temple Road, Basavangudi, Bengaluru 560019, INDIA Abstract A grinding wheel is defined by the type of abrasive material, bonding material, grain size, structure of the wheel, and grade of the wheel used for the machining of a component. These factors decide the grinding efficiency of the wheel and surface finish quality of the machined component. A wide range of abrasives are being used in modern era to overcome necessities in machining of various make of components. Abrasives ranging from the economic verses of aluminium oxide to the likes of super-abrasives such as cubic boron nitride and the expensive diamond grains are used for machining as well as surfacing purposes. Over the years, research has depicted that no distinct abrasive material can meet all the requirements of grinding applications. The mechanical and physical properties of a particular abrasive material make it suitable for a certain application. This paper focuses on the selection of a suitable abrasive for grinding application which is of utmost importance in order to obtain enhanced surface finish and grinding performance. © 2018 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. Selection and Peer-review under responsibility of International Conference on Advanced Materials and Applications (ICAMA 2016). Keywords:Cubic boron nitride; aluminium oxide; grinding wheel; surfacing; vitrification. 1. Introduction The word “grinding” can be defined as a process of abrasion. Material removal is done by using sharp abrasive grains either on the sides or on the face of bonded grinding wheels. Chipping of the work material occurs due to the sharp grains. Basically, a grinding wheel can be called as a precision tool, composed of abrasive grains, which is held together by a bonding material. The cutting points of the wheel are provided by the abrasive grains, which helps in cutting the material to the required dimensional accuracy. Corresponding Author* Email Address: swagatbhowmik@yahoo.com