Grinding Power Calculator

Calculate grinding power, specific energy, and material removal rate for surface and cylindrical grinding.

Surface speed of the grinding wheel. Typical: 25-35 m/s.
m/s
Surface speed of the workpiece.
m/s
Infeed depth per pass. Typical: 0.01-0.05 mm.
mm
Width of the grinding contact.
mm
Steel: 35-70 J/mm³, Ceramics: 10-30 J/mm³.
J/mm³

Results

Material Removal Rate-mm³/s
Grinding Power-kW
Tangential Force-N
Normal Force-N
References: Malkin — Grinding Technology; ASME B5.54