Simulation tool for prediction of cutting forces and surface quality of micro-milling processes

2018 ◽  
Vol 99 (1-4) ◽  
pp. 225-232 ◽  
Author(s):  
Klaus Schützer ◽  
Luciana Wasnievski da Silva de Luca Ramos ◽  
Jan Mewis ◽  
Marcelo Octavio Tamborlin ◽  
Crhistian Raffaelo Baldo
Keyword(s):  
Surface Quality ◽  
Cutting Forces ◽  
Micro Milling ◽  
Simulation Tool

The Mechanism of Surface Trajectories and Milling Forces in Micro-Milling Processing

2012 ◽  
Vol 472-475 ◽  
pp. 2422-2425 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jin Feng Zhang ◽  
Ya Dong Dong ◽  
Yong Zhen Zhang ◽  
Jun Cheng
Keyword(s):  
Mathematical Models ◽  
Surface Quality ◽  
Cutting Forces ◽  
Reference Value ◽  
Micro Milling ◽  
Industrial Processing ◽  
Assembly Accuracy ◽  
Milling Forces ◽  
Very High

In practical industrial processing, in order to make the tiny functional devices assembly accuracy as high as possible, which raises an very high requirement for surface quality of micro workpiece. Some of the important factors in controlling the surface quality with the level of the trajectories and forces of the blade across on the workpiece have a great relationship. This paper presents generalized mathematical models of the trochoid and forces combined with the helix cutter geometry used in the industry. And then from both of these aspects analytical laws in-depth of the trochoidal curves and micro-cutting forces variation. It will be of great reference value for the study of micro-milling mechanism.

The Investigation of a Micro-Component Machined on a Custom-built Miniature Machine Tool

2012 ◽  
Vol 59 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Syaimak Abdul Shukor
Keyword(s):  
Surface Quality ◽  
Milling Process ◽  
Micro Milling ◽  
Batch Size ◽  
Geometrical Accuracy ◽  
Custom Made ◽  
Micro Parts ◽  
Solid Carbide ◽  
Steel Aisi

Custom-built Miniature Machine Tools (MMTs) are now becoming more popular with the demand for reduced energy consumption and workshop floor when machining small/medium batch size micro-components. This paper investigates the capability of a custom-built 4-axis MMT through machining an “adapted standard‟ of micro-testpiece. The experiments have been carried out in two different materials: Carbon Steel (AISI 1040) and Titanium Alloyed (TiAl6V4) using solid carbide flat end mill cutters with 0.6mm diameter. From here, the surface quality and geometrical accuracy of the machined testpiece are evaluated and analysed. The investigation has shown that acceptable geometrical accuracies and surface quality of the machined micro-parts can be achieved using the in-house developed MMT. These results show that the use of the custom-made MMT does not hinder the micro-milling process to produce a good and satisfactory surface quality (Ra=0.04-0.07μm) and acceptable geometrical accuracy.

ANALYSIS OF THE CORRELATION BETWEEN FRACTAL STRUCTURE OF CUTTING FORCE SIGNAL AND SURFACE ROUGHNESS OF MACHINED WORKPIECE IN END MILLING OPERATION

Fractals ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 27 (02) ◽  
pp. 1950013 ◽  
Author(s):  
AHMAD THUFFAIL THASTHAKEER ◽  
ALI AKHAVAN FARID ◽  
CHANG TECK SENG ◽  
HAMIDREZA NAMAZI
Keyword(s):  
Surface Roughness ◽  
Cutting Force ◽  
Surface Quality ◽  
Cutting Forces ◽  
End Milling ◽  
Complex Structure ◽  
Machined Surface ◽  
End Mills ◽  
Machining Operations

Analysis of the machined surface is one of the major issues in machining operations. On the other hand, investigating about the variations of cutting forces in machining operation has great importance. Since variations of cutting forces affect the surface quality of machined workpiece, therefore, analysis of the correlation between cutting forces and surface roughness of machined workpiece is very important. In this paper, we employ fractal analysis in order to investigate about the complex structure of cutting forces and relate them to the surface quality of machined workpiece. The experiments have been conducted in different conditions that were selected based on cutting depths, type of cutting tool (serrated versus. square end mills) and machining conditions (wet and dry machining). The result of analysis showed that among all comparisons, we could only see the correlation between complex structure of cutting force and the surface roughness of machined workpiece in case of using serrated end mill in wet machining condition. The employed methodology in this research can be widely applied to other types of machining operations to analyze the effect of variations of different parameters on variability of cutting forces and surface roughness of machined workpiece and then investigate about their correlation.

Machining a Micro-Scale Structure Using an in-House Developed Miniature Machine Tool

2011 ◽  
Vol 418-420 ◽  
pp. 1502-1506
Author(s):  
Abdul Shukor Syaimak
Keyword(s):  
Surface Quality ◽  
Machine Tools ◽  
Milling Process ◽  
Micro Milling ◽  
Batch Size ◽  
End Mill ◽  
Geometrical Accuracy ◽  
Custom Made ◽  
Solid Carbide

Custom-built Miniature Machine Tools (MMTs) are now becoming more popular with the demand for reduced energy consumption and workshop floor when machining small/medium batch size micro-components. This paper investigates the capability of a custom-built 4-axis MMT through machining a micro-component demonstrator. The experiments have been carried out in Titanium Alloyed (TiAL6V4) using 0.6mm solid carbide flat end mill cutters. From here, the surface quality and geometrical accuracy of the machined testpiece are evaluated and analysed. The investigation has shown that acceptable geometrical accuracies and surface quality of the machined micro-demonstrator can be achieved using the in-house developed MMT. These results show that the use of the custom-made MMT does not hinder the micro-milling process to produce a good and satisfactory surface quality and acceptable geometrical accuracy.

Drilling of CFRP with an Electrodeposited Diamond Core Drill – Effects of Air Assistance and Tool Shape –

2016 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
pp. 310-317 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yuto Kojima ◽  
◽  
Ryutaro Tanaka ◽  
Yasuo Yamane ◽  
Katsuhiko Sekiya ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cutting Force ◽  
Surface Quality ◽  
Cutting Forces ◽  
The Other ◽  
Twist Drill ◽  
The Core ◽  
Normal Core ◽  
Tool Shape ◽  
On Chip

This research was conducted to investigate the characteristics of electrodeposited diamond core drills when used to cut CFRP.An eccentric core drill was usedto improve cutting characteristics. First of all, the cutting characteristics of a normal core drill were investigated at a few different feed rates and compared with those of a diamond coated twist drill. The effect of air assistance on chip evacuation were also investigated. The cutting forces, surface roughness profile of the hole, and tool appearance were used for evaluation. At the same feed rate, more cutting force was necessary for the normal core drill than for the twist drill. When air was blown in, the cutting forces required by the core drill decreased drastically, but delamination was evident. When air was drawn out, the cutting forces of the normal core drill were almost the same as when there was no air assistance. On the other hand, when an eccentric core drill was used, the cutting force required was lower when air was drawn out than when it was blown in. Additionally, the surface quality of the hole when air was drawn out was greater than when it was blown in. When the eccentric core drill with slits was used while air was drawn out, the cutting forces, surface quality of the hole, and tool appearance were the same as when an eccentric core drill without slits was used. However, there was little core jamming. Therefore, the eccentric core drill with slits had the longest tool life.

Experimental Study on Surface Quality in Micro-Milling of Single Crystal Superalloy

2016 ◽  
Vol 1136 ◽  
pp. 196-202
Author(s):  
Qi Gao ◽  
Ya Dong Gong ◽  
Yun Guang Zhou
Keyword(s):  
Single Crystal ◽  
Surface Quality ◽  
Orthogonal Experiment ◽  
Single Crystal Superalloy ◽  
Micro Milling ◽  
Range Analysis ◽  
Milling Tool ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Ideal

Single crystal Ni3Al-based superalloy has excellent comprehensive performance.To study the micro-milling surface quality of Ni3Al-based superalloy, this article used two-edged carbide alloy micro-milling tool with 0.8mm diameter, then orthogonal experiment of three factors and five levels was implemented to the micro-milling of typical single crystal Ni3Al-based superalloy IC10. The primary and secondary factors of the impact on the micro-milling surface quality were found from spindle speed, feed rate, milling depth by range analysis, and the ideal cutting process parameters combination was optimized and obtained, then its cutting mechanism and the reason of affecting the surface quality were analyzed. The experiment result has certain guiding significance to the micro-milling mechanism of single crystal superalloy.

Analysis of Machinability of Ti- and Ni-Based Alloys

2012 ◽  
Vol 188 ◽  
pp. 330-338 ◽  
Author(s):  
Agostino Maurotto ◽  
Anish Roy ◽  
Vladimir I. Babitsky ◽  
Vadim V. Silberschmidt
Keyword(s):  
Surface Quality ◽  
Cutting Forces ◽  
Material Removal ◽  
Process Zone ◽  
Machining Process ◽  
Work Piece ◽  
Machining Parameters ◽  
Removal Rates ◽  
Conventional Machining

Efficient machining of advanced Ti- and Ni-based alloys, which are typically difficult-to-machine, is a challenge that needs to be addressed by the industry. During a typical machining operation of such alloys, high cutting forces imposed by a tool on the work-piece material lead to severe deformations in the process zone, along with high stresses, strains and temperatures in the material, eventually affecting the quality of finished work-piece. Conventional machining (CT) of Ti- and Ni-based alloys is typically characterized by low depths of cuts and relatively low feed rates, thus adversely affecting the material removal rates (MRR) in the machining process. In the present work, a novel machining technique, known as Ultrasonically Assisted Turning (UAT) is shown to dramatically improve machining of these intractable alloys. The developed machining process is capable of high MRR with an improved surface quality of the turned work-piece. Average cutting forces are significantly lower in UAT when compared to those in traditional turning techniques at the same machining parameters, demonstrating the capability of vibration-assisted machining as a viable machining method for the future.

scholarly journals Study on Surface Roughness in Micro Milling of Single Crystal Materials

2019 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Qi Gao ◽  
Po Jin ◽  
Guangyan Guo
Keyword(s):  
Surface Roughness ◽  
Single Crystal ◽  
Surface Quality ◽  
Feed Rate ◽  
Orthogonal Experiment ◽  
Cutting Parameters ◽  
Spindle Speed ◽  
Micro Milling ◽  
Cemented Carbide Tool

Micro milling is a machining method of high precision and efficiency for micro components and features. In order to study the surface quality of single crystal materials in micro milling, the two-edged cemented carbide tool milling cutter with 0.4 mm diameter was used, and the orthogonal experiment was completed on the micro-milling of single crystal aluminum material. Through the analysis of statistical results, the primary and secondary factor which impacting on surface quality were found as follows: spindle speed, feed rate, milling depth. The ideal combination of optimized process parameters were obtained, when the spindle speed was 36000 r/min, the milling depth was 10 μm, the feed rate was 80 μm/s, which made the milling surface roughness is 0.782 μm and minimal. Single crystal materials removal mechanism were revealed, and the influence of cutting parameters on micro-milling surface were discussed, the reason of tool wear was analyzed. Those provide a certain theoretical and experimental basis for micro milling of single crystal materials.

scholarly journals Research on Parameter Optimization of Micro-Milling Al7075 Based on Edge-Size-Effect

Micromachines ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 197 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yinghua Chen ◽  
Tao Wang ◽  
Guoqing Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Size Effect ◽  
Surface Quality ◽  
Cutting Parameters ◽  
Micro Milling ◽  
Milling Force ◽  
Milling Tool ◽  
Cutting Parameters Optimization ◽  
Strong Size Effect ◽  
Edge Size

In the process of micro-milling, the appearance of the edge-size-effect of micro-milling tools cannot be ignored when the cutting parameters are smaller than the cutting edge arc radius (r0) of the micro-milling tool or close to it, and it could easily lead to low cutting efficiency and poor surface quality of the micro-slot. Through micro-milling experiments on Al7075-T6 materials, the change of milling force in the plough zone and shear zone during micro-milling was studied, and the minimum cutting thickness (hmin) range was determined to be 0.2r0–0.4r0 based on r0 of the micro-milling tool. Subsequently, the effect of fz/r0 (fz denotes feed rate per tooth) on the top burr formation of the micro-slot, the surface roughness (Ra) of the micro-slot bottom, and the milling force was studied, and a size-effect band of micro milling was established to determine the strong size-effect zone, transition size-effect zone, and the weak size-effect zone. Finally, two different fz/r0 in the strong size-effect zone and the weak size-effect zone are compared, which proves that the main purpose of the cutting parameters optimization of micro-milling is to avoid cutting parameters locating in the strong edge-size-effect zone. The above conclusions provide a theoretical basis for the selection of micro-milling cutting parameters, and an important reference in improving the surface quality of micro-milling.

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