Bond’s Law

Alsharief, Wisam
Pua, Hannah Danielle S.
 Introduction
• An intermediate and more realistic method of predicting power
consumption for crushing and grinding was proposed by bond in 1952.
• Bond developed an equation which is based on the theory that the work
input is proportional to the new crack tip length produced in particle
breakage, and equals the work represented by the product minus that
represented by the feed.
 Bond’s Third Theory Equation
•For  practical calculation the size in microns which 80% passes is selected as
the criterion of particle size.
where,
P is the diameter in microns which 80% of the product passes
F is the size which 80% of the feed passes
W is the work input in kilowatt hours per short ton
is the work index
 The Work Index
• The work index is the comminution parameter which expresses the
resistance of the material to crushing and grinding
 Selection of Bond Work Indices
Material Work index Material Work index
Barite 4.73 Fluorspar 8.91
Bauxite 8.78 Granite 15.31
Coal 13.00 Graphite 43.56
Dolomite 11.27 Limestone 12.74
Emery 56.70 Quartzite 9.58
Ferro-silicon 10.01 Quartz 13.57
 Grindability
• Grindability refers to the ease with which materials can be comminuted
and data from grindability tests are used to evaluate crushing and grinding
efficiency.
• The most widely used parameter to measure ore grindability is the bond
work index.
 Grindability
• Grindability is based upon performance in a carefully defined piece of
equipment according to a strict procedure.
• Bond has devised several methods for predicting ball mill and rod mill
energy requirements, which provide an accurate measure of ore
grindability.