Research on cutting force and surface integrity of TC18 titanium alloy by longitudinal ultrasonic vibration assisted milling

Author(s):  
Weibo Xie ◽  
Xikui Wang ◽  
Erbo Liu ◽  
Jian Wang ◽  
Xiaobin Tang ◽  
...  
2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Weibo Xie ◽  
Xikui Wang ◽  
Erbo Liu ◽  
Jian Wang ◽  
Xiaobin Tang ◽  
...  

Abstract In order to study the influence of rotational speed and amplitude on the surface integrity, TC18 titanium alloy samples were milled by the process of conventional milling and longitudinal ultrasonic vibration assisted milling. The experimental data were obtained by dynamometer, thermometer, scanning electron microscope, X-ray diffractometer and three-dimensional surface topography instrument for observation and analysis. The results show that the rotational speed has a significant effect on the cutting force, cutting temperature, surface morphology and surface residual stress. Compared with ordinary milling, the surface micro-texture produced by ultrasonic vibration milling is more regular, , and with the increase of rotational speed, the influence of ultrasonic vibration on cutting force and cutting temperature decrease. There are adverse effects on surface roughness after ultrasonic vibration superposition. The influence of ultrasonic vibration on the surface residual compressive stress is also greatly reduced when the rotational speed is greater than 2400 rpm. In addition, a certain depth of plastic deformation layer can be formed under the surface of ultrasonic vibration machining, and the depth of deformation layer increases with the increase of vibration.


2018 ◽  
Vol 764 ◽  
pp. 252-260
Author(s):  
Feng Jiao ◽  
Cheng Lin Yao ◽  
Li Zhao ◽  
Feng Qi

Hard machinability of titanium alloy material and poor stiffness of thin-walled part restricted the extensive applications of titanium alloy thin-walled component in aerospace engineering. In order to increase geometric accuracy, a method of ultrasonic vibration assisted (UVA) end milling technology with workpiece vibrating in feeding direction was put forward in this paper, and the corresponding milling force characteristics in UVA milling of titanium alloy TC4 thin-walled workpiece were researched. Through theoretical analysis, the path of cutter tooth in UVA milling was analyzed. The important factors that affect milling force are obtained with the signal to noise ratio analysis. Results show that the radial cutting force in UVA milling is smaller than that in traditional milling. Cutting force fluctuate in high frequency when treated ultrasonic vibration. And the axial cutting feed is the core factor that affects the milling force. The research provides a certain reference for the precision milling of titanium alloy thin-walled parts.


2020 ◽  
Vol 66 (12) ◽  
pp. 709-723
Author(s):  
Jianyong Liu ◽  
Jianfei Sun ◽  
Uzair Khaleeq uz Zaman ◽  
Wuyi Chen

In this paper, vibration-free milling cutters (variable helix (VH) and variable pitch (VP) end mills) and standard (SD) end mills are used to machine TB6 (Ti-10V-2Fe-3Al) titanium alloy in order to study the influence of wear and geometric structure parameters of milling cutters on chatter, cutting force and surface integrity of machined surfaces. The results of the tests show that the wear of milling cutters has a significant influence on the chatter, cutting force, roughness, residual stress, and microhardness. Geometric structure parameters of milling cutters also have a clear impact on both chatter and cutting force. Also, chatter and cutting force have significant effects on roughness and residual stress, which are in turn affected by tool geometric structure parameters, separately.


2016 ◽  
Vol 836-837 ◽  
pp. 71-76
Author(s):  
Rui Tao Peng ◽  
Yang Ge Li ◽  
Xin Zi Tang ◽  
Zhuan Zhou

In order to solve the poor cutting performance for the titanium alloy and the serious residual tensile stress distribution on the machined surface in cutting titanium alloy, the utilization of prestressed cutting method is proposed to actively control the residual stress distribution status on the machined surface in machining process. Titanium alloy ring parts were pre-stretched at different condition by a lathe-specific pretension device respectively. By the cutting experimental, the cutting force ,chip formation and surface integrity indexes are compared and studied. The results show that in suitable compressive residual stress on machined surface are achieved by utilizing the prestressed cutting method ,meanwhile procedures of residual stress adjustment after machining could be omitted. Furthermore, the magnitude of compressive residual stress could be actively controlled by adjusting the magnitude of prestressed force in certain extent. And uniform saw-tooth chip are generated in prestressed cutting, meanwhile there’s no significant increment of cutting force. Prestressed cutting method could generate good surface integrity.


2008 ◽  
Vol 389-390 ◽  
pp. 277-282 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shigeomi Koshimizu

Although titanium is a very useful material and becoming more in demand, we are faced with difficulties in machining the material. By applying ultrasonic vibration to the tool tip, interrupted cutting can be applied. Using ultrasonic vibration-assisted cutting of titanium alloy, we succeeded in reducing the cutting force. This technology enables us to improve tool wear and surface roughness of the workpiece. In regards to cutting fluid supply methods, it was found that semi-dry cutting was the most suitable for ultrasonic vibration-assisted cutting of titanium alloy.


2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (4) ◽  
pp. 168781402110112
Author(s):  
Li Xun ◽  
Wang Ziming ◽  
Yang Shenliang ◽  
Guo Zhiyuan ◽  
Zhou Yongxin ◽  
...  

Titanium alloy Ti1023 is a typical difficult-to-cut material. Tool wear is easy to occur in machining Ti1023, which has a significant negative effect on surface integrity. Turning is one of the common methods to machine Ti1023 parts and machined surface integrity has a direct influence on the fatigue life of parts. To control surface integrity and improve anti-fatigue behavior of Ti1023 parts, it has an important significance to study the influence of tool wear on the surface integrity and fatigue life of Ti1023 in turning. Therefore, the effect of tool wear on the surface roughness, microhardness, residual stress, and plastic deformation layer of Ti1023 workpieces by turning and low-cycle fatigue tests were studied. Meanwhile, the influence mechanism of surface integrity on anti-fatigue behavior also was analyzed. The experimental results show that the change of surface roughness caused by worn tools has the most influence on anti-fatigue behavior when the tool wear VB is from 0.05 to 0.25 mm. On the other hand, the plastic deformation layer on the machined surface could properly improve the anti-fatigue behavior of specimens that were proved in the experiments. However, the higher surface roughness and significant surface defects on surface machined utilizing the worn tool with VB = 0.30 mm, which leads the anti-fatigue behavior of specimens to decrease sharply. Therefore, to ensure the anti-fatigue behavior of parts, the value of turning tool wear VB must be rigorously controlled under 0.30 mm during finishing machining of titanium alloy Ti1023.


2014 ◽  
Vol 800-801 ◽  
pp. 237-240
Author(s):  
Li Fu Xu ◽  
Ze Liang Wang ◽  
Shu Tao Huang ◽  
Bao Lin Dai

In this paper, the cutting experiment was used to study the influence of various cutting parameters on cutting force when rough turning titanium alloy (TC4) with the whole CBN tool. The results indicate that among the cutting speed, feed rate and cutting depth, the influence of the cutting depth is the most significant on cutting force; the next is the feed rate and the cutting speed is at least.


Magnesium alloys have a tremendous possibility for biomedical applications due to their good biocompatibility, integrity and degradability, but their low ignition temperature and easy corrosive property restrict the machining process for potential biomedical applications. In this research, ultrasonic vibration-assisted ball milling (UVABM) for AZ31B is investigated to improve the cutting performance and get specific surface morphology in dry conditions. Cutting force and cutting temperatures are measured during UVABM. Surface roughness is measured with a white light interferometer after UVABM. The experimental results show cutting force and cutting temperature reduce due to ultrasonic vibration, and surface roughness decreases by 34.92%, compared with that got from traditional milling, which indicates UVABM is suitable to process AZ31B for potential biomedical applications.


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