Delamination in Surface Machining of CFRP Composites Using Rotary Ultrasonic Machining With Horizontal Ultrasonic Vibration

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hui Wang ◽  
Dongzhe Zhang ◽  
Yunze Li ◽  
Weilong Cong ◽  
Anthony R. Burks
Keyword(s):  
Surface Roughness ◽  
Cutting Force ◽  
Ultrasonic Vibration ◽  
Rotation Speed ◽  
Depth Of Cut ◽  
Ultrasonic Machining ◽  
Rotary Ultrasonic Machining ◽  
Surface Machining ◽  
Tool Rotation Speed ◽  
Tool Rotation

Abstract Surface machining of carbon fiber reinforced plastic (CFRP) using rotary ultrasonic machining (RUM) with vertical ultrasonic vibration was effective in reducing many issues, including high cutting force, high torque, and high tool wear rate. The vertical ultrasonic vibration also induced damages to machined CFRP surfaces and then resulted in increased surface roughness. To simultaneously decrease surface roughness and cutting force, the direction of ultrasonic vibration needed to be parallel with the surface generation direction (horizontal feeding direction). The horizontal ultrasonic vibration was then developed and applied for RUM surface machining of CFRP. The application of horizontal ultrasonic vibration in RUM surface machining produced simultaneously decreased surface roughness and cutting force. However, there were no investigations on delamination in such a process, and delamination was considered as one of the major factors to reject the machined CFRP products. This investigation would study the delamination under different machining-variable groups, the delamination generation mechanisms, and the relationships between delamination and cutting forces through the experimental method in surface machining of CFRP using RUM with horizontal ultrasonic vibration. Smaller cutting force and delamination thickness would be produced by the smaller depth of cut, smaller feedrate, or larger tool rotation speed. Smaller indentation depth was generated by larger tool rotation speed or smaller feedrate. Smaller material removal rate and abrasive-grain number taking part in the cutting process were produced by the smaller depth of cut. The delamination initiation at larger uncut CFRP thickness would be induced by higher cutting force.

Rotary Ultrasonic Machining of CFRP Composites: Effects of Machining Variables on Workpiece Delamination

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiaoxu Chen ◽  
Hui Wang ◽  
Yingbin Hu ◽  
Dongzhe Zhang ◽  
Weilong Cong ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Surface Roughness ◽  
Cutting Force ◽  
Tool Life ◽  
Rotation Speed ◽  
Ultrasonic Power ◽  
Premature Failure ◽  
Tool Rotation Speed ◽  
Cfrp Composites ◽  
Hole Making ◽  
Tool Rotation

Abstract Carbon fiber reinforced plastic (CFRP) composites were widely used in machinery, automobile, and aerospace industries due to the superior properties of high stiffness, high strength-to-weight ratio, high fatigue resistance, and good wear resistance. In these applications, hole making on CFRP composites was needed for assembly purpose. In different hole making processes, delamination was considered as a crucial issue, leading to premature failure of products. Compared with the conventional CFRP hole making processes (such as twist drilling, milling, grinding, etc.), rotary ultrasonic machine (RUM) had advantages of low cutting force and torque, low surface roughness, and long tool life. Therefore, numbers of researchers worked on RUM processes. The reported investigations mainly focused on the effects of input variables (including machining variables, tool variables, and workpiece properties) on cutting force, torque, surface roughness, and tool life, etc. In addition, effects of cutting tool variables on delamination were also reported. However, there were no reported investigations on effects of machining variables on delamination in RUM of CFRP composites. This investigation, for the first time, reported the effects of ultrasonic power, tool rotation speed, and feedrate on delamination as well as its associated cutting force. Based on the experiments, the results showed that delamination decreased with ultrasonic power increasing, tool rotation speed increasing, or feedrate decreasing. The relationships between cutting force and delamination were also studied.

Rotary Ultrasonic Machining of Basalt Rock Using Compressed Air As Coolant: A Study on Edge Chipping and Surface Roughness

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Palamandadige Fernando ◽  
Meng Zhang ◽  
Zhijian Pei ◽  
Adam Owens
Keyword(s):  
Surface Roughness ◽  
Cutting Force ◽  
Construction Material ◽  
Compressed Air ◽  
Ultrasonic Power ◽  
Ultrasonic Machining ◽  
Rotary Ultrasonic Machining ◽  
Machining Processes ◽  
Edge Chipping ◽  
Basalt Rock

Abstract The aim of this study is to investigate the edge chipping and surface roughness of basalt rock processed by rotary ultrasonic machining (RUM) using compressed air as coolant. Basalt rock is commonly used as a building and construction material for foundations and dams, as well as in architectural designs such as constructing thin veneers and facades. Rotary ultrasonic machining, a hybrid process of grinding and ultrasonic machining, is employed to drill difficult-to-machine materials such as ceramics, composites, titanium alloys, stainless steel, etc. RUM has many advantages over conventional machining processes such as twist drilling. These advantages include lower cutting force, higher surface quality, lower tool wear, etc. This paper is the first in literature to report a study on edge chipping and surface roughness on RUM of basalt rock using cold compressed air as coolant. The effects of three input variables (tool rotation speed, feedrate, and ultrasonic power) on cutting force, torque, edge chipping, and surface roughness were studied. Experimental results obtained from this investigation show that RUM with cold air as the coolant has the capability to machine holes in basalt rock with a surface roughness of less than 3.5 μm without severe edge chipping.

Experimental Investigation on Surface/Subsurface Damage in Rotary Ultrasonic Machining of Glass BK7

2013 ◽  
Vol 325-326 ◽  
pp. 1357-1361 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yan Hua Huang ◽  
Dong Xi Lv ◽  
Yong Jian Tang ◽  
Hong Xiang Wang ◽  
Hai Jun Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Surface Roughness ◽  
Ultrasonic Vibration ◽  
Process Parameters ◽  
Subsurface Damage ◽  
Spindle Speed ◽  
Feed Speed ◽  
Ultrasonic Machining ◽  
Rotary Ultrasonic Machining ◽  
Cutting Depth ◽  
Influence Of Process Parameters

Experiments were carried out to study the effect of ultrasonic vibration on the surface roughness and subsurface damage (SSD) in rotary ultrasonic machining (RUM) of glass BK7. As a comparison, some conventional grinding (CG) experiments were also performed under the same process parameters with there of the RUM ones. The surface roughness of the RUM/CG samples was measured with a surface profilometer. The SSD of these specimens was assessed and characterized by a measuring microscope with the help of the taper polishing method. Also, the influence of process parameters (cutting depth, feed speed, and spindle speed) on the surface/subsurface quality was discussed. As a result, both the surface roughness and the SSD depth of the RUM/CG specimens were reduced with the increased spindle speed, while increased with the increasing of feed speed and cutting depth of the diamond tool. Compared with the CG process, the introduction of ultrasonic vibration resulted in the higher surface roughness and SSD depth, due to the fact that the max cutting depth of the abrasive in the RUM process increased by an amplitude compared with that in the CG process.

Comparison of Superabrasive Tools in Rotary Ultrasonic Machining of Stainless Steel

2010 ◽  
Author(s):  
Weilong Cong ◽  
Qiang Feng ◽  
Z. J. Pei ◽  
Clyde Treadwell
Keyword(s):  
Surface Roughness ◽  
Stainless Steel ◽  
Cutting Force ◽  
Ultrasonic Power ◽  
Ultrasonic Machining ◽  
Rotary Ultrasonic Machining ◽  
Time In Literature ◽  
Reported Study ◽  
Input Variables ◽  
Superabrasive Materials

Many experiments on rotary ultrasonic machining (RUM) have been conducted to study how input variables (including tool rotation speed, ultrasonic power, feedrate, and abrasive size) affect output variables (such as cutting force, torque, surface roughness, and edge chipping) by using diamond tools. However, a literature review has revealed that there is no reported study on CBN tools in RUM. This paper, for the first time in literature, presents an investigation of RUM of stainless steel using CBN tools. Firstly, an introduction of superabrasive materials and RUM principle was provided. After presenting the experiment procedures and workpiece properties, it reports the results on tool wear, cutting force, torque, surface roughness in RUM of stainless. Finally, it discusses and compares the performances of diamond and CBN tools in RUM of stainless steel under certain conditions.

Surface Grinding of ZTA Parts Fabricated by Laser Engineered Net Shaping Process: Effects of ZrO2 Content and Ultrasonic Vibration

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yingbin Hu ◽  
Hui Wang ◽  
Yuanchen Li ◽  
Fuda Ning ◽  
Weilong Cong
Keyword(s):  
Surface Roughness ◽  
Cutting Force ◽  
Surface Quality ◽  
Ultrasonic Vibration ◽  
Machining Process ◽  
Ultrasonic Machining ◽  
Zro2 Content ◽  
Laser Engineered Net Shaping ◽  
Process Effects ◽  
Net Shaping

The zirconia toughened alumina (ZTA) parts fabricated by laser engineered net shaping (LENS) process demonstrate problems resulted from poor surface quality. To improve surface quality and to reduce related problems, rotary ultrasonic machining (RUM) process, which combines both grinding process and ultrasonic machining process, has been introduced. In this investigation, the effects of ZrO2 content and ultrasonic vibration on flatness, surface roughness, microhardness, and cutting force in feeding direction of LENS-fabricated ZTA parts have been studied. Results showed that with the ZrO2 content increasing, the flatness value increased, the surface roughness value decreased, and the microhardness value firstly increased then decreased. Compared with LENS-fabricated parts, the parts processed by RUM machine exhibited better surface quality with significantly reduced flatness value and surface roughness value. In RUM process, the introduction of ultrasonic vibration was beneficial for reducing cutting force.

Experimental Investigation Into Rotary Ultrasonic Machining of Alumina

2004 ◽  
Author(s):  
W. M. Zeng ◽  
Z. C. Li ◽  
N. J. Churi ◽  
Z. J. Pei ◽  
C. Treadwell
Keyword(s):  
Surface Roughness ◽  
Cutting Force ◽  
Feed Rate ◽  
Rotational Speed ◽  
Experimental Studies ◽  
Ultrasonic Power ◽  
Ultrasonic Machining ◽  
Rotary Ultrasonic Machining ◽  
Control Variables ◽  
Diamond Drilling

Many experimental studies have been conducted to explore the relations between control variables and process outputs in rotary ultrasonic machining (RUM). However, there are few reports on the comparison between RUM and conventional diamond drilling. In this paper, the cutting force and surface roughness are compared when machining alumina with RUM method and with conventional diamond drilling method. Furthermore, the effects of the control variables (rotational speed, feed rate, and ultrasonic power) on RUM outputs (such as cutting force and surface roughness) are studied. It is found that in comparison with conventional diamond drilling, the cutting force can be reduced significantly and the surface roughness can be improved by using RUM. It is also found that rotational speed, feed rate, and ultrasonic power have significant effects on RUM process.

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