This study describes a new test configuration, based on an End Notched Flexure test configuration. A metallic roller is inserted between the two arms of the crack in order to get a mixed mode fracture. The external load ...

The behaviour of the wheel when grinding stems in a way from the nature of its granular structure. Current grinding wheels are porous conglomerates of hard abrasive grains bonded by the formed by the binder. The characteristics ...