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← TechnologyWhich risk increases when coolant flow ceases during high-speed CBN grinding of hardened steel?
A)Grain pullout accelerates tool wear
B)Oxidation creates surface hardening
C)Vibration dampening reduces tolerances
D)White layer formation induces cracking✓
💡 Explanation
Loss of coolant lets frictional heat promote untempered martensite formation during grinding; this thermal damage creates the "white layer." Because thermal stress exceeds the yield strength, white layer formation therefore causes cracking rather than merely oxidizing or blunting like other wear modes.
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