MUCH ATTENTION IS PAID TO THE DEVELOPMENT AND USE OF ADVANCED CERAMICS IN CHINA. AN INVESTIGATION ON THE FORM GRINDING OF ADVANCED CERAMICS WITH DIAMOND WHEEL IS REPORTED IN THIS PAPER. A NEW TYPE OF FORM DRESSER IS PUT FORWARD. THE DIAMOND WHEEL IS DRESSED TO THE SHAPE REQUIRED BY A SILICONE CARBIDE WHEEL WHICH SHOULD BE FORMED WITH AN ELECTROPLATED DIAMOND SAMPLER BEFOREHAND. THE DRESSING PROCESS IS DISCUSSED IN DETAIL. THE EXPERIMENTS OF THE FORM GRINDING THE ZIRCONIA WORKPIECE USED FOR TENSILE TEST HAVE BEEN CARRIED OUT SUCCESSFULLY.
