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For glass grinding, surface roughness directly predicts subsurface damage depth. This finding is crucial for optimizing polishing and grinding processes by estimating the necessary material removal.

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Area of Science:

Materials Science
Manufacturing Engineering
Surface Engineering

Background:

Fracture is a primary mechanism in glass grinding.
Understanding the relationship between surface roughness and subsurface damage is critical for process control.

Purpose of the Study:

To investigate the relationship between surface roughness and subsurface damage depth in glass grinding.
To determine the ratio of subsurface damage to surface roughness under specific grinding conditions.

Main Methods:

Experimental glass grinding using bound diamond abrasives.
Measurement of surface roughness depths.
Measurement of subsurface damage depths.

Main Results:

A consistent ratio was found between subsurface damage depth and surface roughness for bound diamond abrasive grinding (6.2-6.4).
This ratio is higher than that reported for loose abrasive grinding (3.7-4.0).

Conclusions:

Surface roughness is a reliable indicator of subsurface damage depth in glass grinding.
This relationship allows for accurate estimation of the damage layer thickness, guiding subsequent polishing or grinding operations.