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Cylindrical Grinding
Cylindrical grinding is a precision finishing process used to achieve accurate external or internal cylindrical surfaces. It is widely used for shafts, bearing seats, spindles, sleeves, and hardened mechanical components requiring controlled diameter, roundness, concentricity, and surface finish.
Related process: Grinding & Finishing
Manufacturing overview
Cylindrical grinding removes material using a rotating abrasive wheel while the workpiece is supported and rotated in a controlled manner.
Common processes include external cylindrical grinding, internal cylindrical grinding, plunge grinding, and traverse grinding.
Typical applications include precision shafts, hydraulic components, bearing seats, machine spindles, and hardened mechanical sleeves.
Suitable materials include hardened alloy steel, stainless steel, tool steel, cast iron, and selected high-performance alloys.
The process is frequently performed after heat treatment to achieve final dimensional accuracy and surface requirements.
Critical geometric characteristics include diameter tolerance, circularity, cylindricity, runout, and surface roughness.
Long or slender components may require additional support to minimize deflection and vibration.
Grinding wheel selection, coolant delivery, material hardness, and workholding conditions influence process performance.
Buyers should provide detailed drawings, material grade, hardness, grinding allowance, dimensional tolerances, surface roughness requirements, and quantity.
Quality inspection may include precision micrometers, roundness measurement, CMM verification, and surface finish testing.
Metraxio supports cylindrical grinding RFQs for precision rotational components and demanding mechanical assemblies.