Measurement and simulation calculation of wire bow angle during the diamond wire saw process

The wire bow angle is an important factor that affects the shape precision of an ingot after the diamond wire sawing process. In this research, the wire bow angles of the inside and outside of an ingot were recorded with a high-speed camera. The effects of the processing parameters such as the wire tension force, feed speed, and wire velocity on the wire bow angles inside and outside the ingot were analyzed. A numerical simulation model of the wire bow in the wire sawing process is presented in this paper to describe the wire bow angle inside the ingot. It was shown that the wire bow angle inside the ingot was smaller than that of outside the ingot for all of the processing parameters. The wire bow angles improved with the increase of the feed speed and decrease of the wire velocity and the wire tension force. The results of the wire bow angle measurement of the inside ingot and the simulation calculation were similar for the process parameters.