Machining Al2O3/6061Al Metal Matrix Composites Using Coated Tungsten Carbide Inserts

2002 ◽  
Author(s):  
Abdul B. Sadat
Keyword(s):  
Tungsten Carbide ◽  
Metal Matrix Composites ◽  
Feed Rate ◽  
Metal Matrix ◽  
Cutting Edge ◽  
Depth Of Cut ◽  
Matrix Composites ◽  
Cutting Test ◽  
Cutting Inserts ◽  
Carbide Inserts

An experimental procedure is used to machine 20 vol.% Al2O3/6061Al metal matrix composites using coated tungsten carbide cutting inserts in a finish turning operation. The turning operations were carried out at various cutting speeds and feed rates, at a constant depth of cut, and with the application of a coolant. Tool wear lengths at two locations, at the flank of the primary cutting edge and at the flank of the nose of the tool were measured for each cutting test after the removal of a predetermined volume of material. It was found that the wear lengths at both locations of the tool increased with a decrease in feed rate due to the increase in cutting time as the feed rate decreased. It was also found that for a given speed and feed rate the wear on the flank of the nose was higher than that of the primary cutting edge. This was attributed possibly to the presence of the built-up edge on the rake face of the tool. Surface roughness, generally, increased with an increase in cutting time that was explained in terms of an increase in nose wear length as the cutting time was increased.

Evaluation of the Surface Integrity when Machining LM6 Aluminum Metal Matrix Composites Using Coated and Uncoated Carbide Cutting Tools

2013 ◽  
Vol 465-466 ◽  
pp. 1049-1053 ◽  
Author(s):  
Abu Bakar Mohd Hadzley ◽  
Ahmad Siti Sarah ◽  
Raja Abdullah Raja Izamshah ◽  
Amran Ali Mohd ◽  
Mohd Shahir Kasim ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Metal Matrix Composites ◽  
Surface Integrity ◽  
Feed Rate ◽  
Metal Matrix ◽  
End Milling ◽  
Cutting Tools ◽  
Depth Of Cut ◽  
Matrix Composites ◽  
Radial Depth ◽  
Coated Carbide

Metal matrix composite is composite material that combines the metallic properties of matrix alloys and additional element to reinforce the product. This paper evaluates the machining performance of uncoated carbide and coated carbide in terms of surface integrity during end milling of LM6 aluminium MMC. The parameter of cutting speed, feed rate and axial depth of cut were kept constant at 3000 rpm spindle speed, 60 mm/min feed rate and 0.5 axial dept of cut. The radial depth of cut were varied from 0.01mm to 0.1 mm. The results indicated that uncoated carbide show the better performance in terms of surface roughness and surface profile, as compared to coated carbide. On the other hand, coated carbide cutting tools suffered with built-up-edge formation at the tool edge, hence caused shearing effect and deterioration at the tool-chip interface. This study is expected to provide understanding of machining metal matrix composites based materials.

Study on Surface Roughness in Minimum Quantity Lubrication Turning of Al-6082/SiC Metal Matrix Composites

2019 ◽  
Vol 895 ◽  
pp. 127-133 ◽  
Author(s):  
C.J. Vishwas ◽  
M. Naik Gajanan ◽  
B. Sachin ◽  
Roy Abhinaba ◽  
N.P. Puneet ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Surface Roughness ◽  
Metal Matrix Composites ◽  
Feed Rate ◽  
Metal Matrix ◽  
Minimum Quantity Lubrication ◽  
Spindle Speed ◽  
Depth Of Cut ◽  
Machining Parameters ◽  
Matrix Composites ◽  
Minimum Quantity

Aluminum-based metal matrix composites (MMCs) have been suggested due to intense interest from automobile, marine, aerospace and other structural applications owing to their balanced mechanical, physical and chemical properties. MMCs are manufactured in order to meet present demand such as low material density, high mechanical strength and higher wear resistance of the component. Generally,MMCs tend to form rougher surface during machining because of the abrasive nature of hard ceramic particles present in them. Stir casting technique was used for fabrication of this composite which ensures better homogeneity.Furthermore, an attempt has been made in this paper to examine the results on the surface roughness of Al-6082/SiC metal matrix composites (containing 0%, 5% and 10% SiC particles).Focus was spent on parametric optimization of these composites in order to achieve cost-effective machining limits. The machining parameter studies have been carried out through the design of experiments (DoE) under minimum quantity lubrication (MQL) condition and effect of machining parameters such as spindle speed, feed rate and depth of cut on surface roughness was investigated to analyze the influence of reinforcement on surface roughness. In addition, analysis of variance was studied to obtain percentage contribution of machining parameters involved. Also, the surface morphology of the machined surface was studied through a scanning electron microscope (SEM). Distribution of SiC in aluminum alloy is fairly uniform with few clusters. Results of the experiments revealed that most significant turning parameter for surface roughness was spindle speed followed by feed rate and depth of cut. Furthermore, an optimal setting parameter for getting lower surface roughness was presented in confirmation table.

The Influence of SiC Particles on Tool Wear in Machining of Al/SiC Metal Matrix Composites Produced by Powder Extrusion

2011 ◽  
Vol 325 ◽  
pp. 393-399 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. Yousefi ◽  
M.A. Kouchakzadeh ◽  
J. Rahiminasab ◽  
M.A. Kadivar
Keyword(s):  
Tool Wear ◽  
Metal Matrix Composites ◽  
Feed Rate ◽  
Metal Matrix ◽  
Cutting Speed ◽  
Test Method ◽  
Engineering Properties ◽  
Depth Of Cut ◽  
Matrix Composites ◽  
Sic Particles

Metal matrix composites (MMCs) have received considerable attention due to their excellent engineering properties. However, poor machinability has been the main deterrent to their substitution for metal parts. The hardness and abrasive nature of reinforcement phase causes rapid tool wear during machining which results in high machining costs. In this study, the effect of SiC particles (5, 15 & 20 percent) on tool wear in turning process is experimentally investigated. Continuous dry turning of Al/SiC particulate metal matrix composite produced by powder metallurgy and utilizing titanium carbide inserts has been achieved as the test method. The influence of machining parameters, e.g. cutting speed, feed rate and depth of cut on tool wear and cutting forces were investigated during the experiments. The results show that tool wear increases with increasing cutting speed, depth of cut and feed rate. The cutting speed and depth of cut are more dominant factors compared to feed rate on the tool wear. In addition, it is concluded that the flank wear increases with the increase of SiC percentage in the MMC.

scholarly journals Cylindrical grinding of Al/SiC metal matrix composites

2010 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 425-433
Author(s):  
C. Thiagarajan ◽  
R. Sivaramakrishnan ◽  
S. Somasundaram3
Keyword(s):  
Metal Matrix Composites ◽  
Metal Matrix ◽  
Volume Fraction ◽  
Depth Of Cut ◽  
Work Piece ◽  
Matrix Composites ◽  
Cylindrical Grinding ◽  
Good Surface ◽  
Good Surface Finish ◽  
Finishing Processes

This paper deals with an experimental study on the grindability of Al/SiC metal matrix composites in cylindrical grinding. Machining of metal matrix composites (MMCs) is an area to be focused and finishing processes such as grinding to obtain a good surface finish and damage-free surfaces are crucial for the application of these materials. Nevertheless, grinding of MMCs has received little attention so far, thereby a detailed study on that has been carried out. In the present work, experiments are carried out to study the effect of grinding parameters; wheel velocity, work piece velocity, feed and depth of cut and SiC volume fraction percentage on the responses; grinding force, surface roughness and grinding temperature. Surface integrity of the ground surfaces is assessed using a scanning electron microscope (SEM). There are no cracks and defects found on the cylindrical ground surfaces at high wheel and work piece velocities, low feed and depth of cut.

Experimental Study and Optimization of Wire-Electrical Discharge Machined WC-15%Co Metal Matrix Composites

2014 ◽  
Vol 984-985 ◽  
pp. 227-232
Author(s):  
Veluswamy Muthuraman ◽  
Raju Ramakrishnan ◽  
Ponnusamy Sengottuvel ◽  
C. Karthikeyan
Keyword(s):  
Tungsten Carbide ◽  
Metal Matrix Composites ◽  
Analysis Of Variance ◽  
Metal Matrix ◽  
Electrical Discharge ◽  
Machining Process ◽  
Cobalt Metal ◽  
Matrix Composites ◽  
Electro Discharge Machining ◽  
Pulse On Time

Wire Electrical discharge Machining plays an important role in the field of hard, difficult to machine materials like metal matrix composites. Machining process must keep pace with material development. For electrically conductive materials wire electro discharge machining is a viable option due to high accuracy, precision, and ability to achieve complex, intricate shaped profiles on even thin works. Due to thermo-electric nature it is a stochastic process in nature. To simplify the difficulty in determining parameters for the improvement of cutting performance and optimization, analysis of variance and regression analysis were made use of. Tungsten carbide cobalt metal matrix composites finds increasing applications in conventional application like tools and dies as well as in developing fields like bio-medical instruments and aero-space industries. In this present work, the problem of parameter selection, optimization for wire electro discharge machining on tungsten carbide-15% cobalt metal matrix composites, a less worked composition has been undertaken. Sodick AQ-427L wire-edm machine was used with a 0.25 diameter zinc coated brass wire electrode, to cut the material. Each experiment done under different cutting conditions of inputs like pulse on time, pulse off time, wire speed and peak current and repeated for three observations and the average was selected. Optimum machining parameter combination for material removal rate was obtained by using the desirability response optimizer function. Analysis of variance, Confirmation experiment was carried and good improvements were obtained.

A Pressured Steam Jet Approach to Tool Wear Minimization in Cutting of Metal Matrix Composites

2007 ◽  
Vol 561-565 ◽  
pp. 643-646
Author(s):  
D. Anjaiah ◽  
Raviraj Shetty ◽  
R. Pai ◽  
M.V. Kini ◽  
S.S. Rao
Keyword(s):  
Tool Wear ◽  
Metal Matrix Composites ◽  
Metal Matrix ◽  
Experimental Testing ◽  
Cubic Boron Nitride ◽  
Polycrystalline Diamond ◽  
Experimental Tests ◽  
Depth Of Cut ◽  
Matrix Composites ◽  
The Matrix

Metal matrix composites (MMCs) have been found to possess tremendous prospective engineering applications that require materials offering a combination of lightweight with considerably enhanced mechanical and physical properties. However, the applications of MMCs are limited by their poor machinability which is a result of their highly abrasive nature that causes excessive wear to the cutting tools. In this study, an investigation into the mechanism of the tool wear in cutting of MMCs is carried out. It is found that during cutting of an MMC, the tool cutting edge will impact on the reinforcement particles. The impacted particles will then either be dislodged from the matrix, doing no harm to the tool, or be embedded into the matrix, ploughing on the tool flank and causing excessive tool flank wear. According to this tool wear mechanism, a pressured steam jet approach is developed for the minimization of the tool wear by preventing the impacted reinforcement particles from being embedded in the workpiece matrix. Experimental tests for cutting of SiC–aluminum MMC using cubic boron nitride (KB-90) and polycrystalline diamond (KP-300) tool inserts with the aid of the pressured steam jet are conducted. The results show that from full factorial design of experiments the effect of the pressured steam jet plays a significant role on the tool wear followed by tool inserts and depth of cut. The working mechanism of the pressured steam jet method and the experimental testing results are discussed in detail.

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