Grinding is used to finish thrust metal attachment parts, such as crankshafts, which have both journal and thrust surfaces. In side plunge grinding, a thrust surface and a cylindrical surface of a shaft workpiece with collars are finished in a single plunge grinding process. However, the surface quality near the ground internal corner, where grinding fluid may not penetrate, can deteriorate, causing high residual stress and cracks owing to grinding heat. While it has been reported that quality issues at the inner corners of the ground surface can be mitigated by reducing the grinding point temperature through efficient cooling fluid supply, the mechanisms of grinding phenomena and heat generation in side plunge grinding are not yet fully understood. In this study, the variations in the grinding temperature at the thrust surface of a workpiece with a collar were experimentally investigated using a wire/workpiece thermocouple to clarify these phenomena. The results revealed a significant increase in the grinding temperature at the corners of the grinding zone. However, it slightly decreases as the thermocouple output approaches the center of the workpiece, indicating a slight effect of the grinding speed. The surface temperature of the workpiece in side plunge grinding is primarily influenced by the wheel depth-of-cut in the thrust direction. Additionally, the effect of workpiece rotational speed and grinding infeed speed on temperature distribution has been demonstrated.

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