Grinding mechanism of titanium alloy: Research status and prospect

Titanium alloy material has excellent properties such as low density, high strength, good oxidation resistance, creep resistance, etc. It has a broad application prospect in various fields. However, these characteristics also make it dif-ficult to process. Grinding is an essential method for high efficiency and precision machining of titanium alloy, ob-taining good machining precision and surface quality. The removal mechanism of titanium alloy is helpful to im-prove the surface quality of titanium alloy grinding. The recent research results in this field are reviewed. Firstly, the grinding technology types of titanium alloy were summarized, and the machining characteristics were systematically analyzed from two aspects of abrasive wear and material removal behavior of titanium alloy. Finally, the development trend of titanium alloy grinding technology in the prospect.