scholarly journals Gray Relational Optimization of the Surface Performance of Splines Formed by Cold Roll-Beating

2018 ◽  
Vol 2018 ◽  
pp. 1-10
Author(s):  
Fengkui Cui ◽  
Yongxiang Su

Surface roughness, residual stress, and work hardening are the key parameters characterizing the mechanical properties of a spline surface after undergoing cold roll-beating. A comprehensive optimization of the mechanical properties of such surfaces has not been previously reported. To improve the performance of the spline surface, gray theory is used to study the relationships between the surface roughness, residual stress, and work hardening in the pitch diameter of spline teeth. This method addresses the surface performance optimization of an involute spline as influenced by the cold roll-beating speed and feed rate as the main parameters during the cold roll-beating process. The results show that the surface roughness and hardening degree of the splines increase with an increasing feed rate but decrease with an increasing cold roll-beating speed; the residual stress of the spline decreases with an increasing feed rate and increases with an increasing cold roll-beating speed. The results also show that the feed rate has a strong influence on the surface performance of splines produced by cold roll-beating. The optimal process parameters in terms of the spline surface performance are a cold roll-beating speed of 1428 r/min and a feed rate of 42 mm/min. The results of the present work emphasize the significance of improving the surface performance of the cold roll-beating spline-forming process and determining the optimal process parameters.

2018 ◽  
Vol 2018 ◽  
pp. 1-12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fengkui Cui ◽  
Yongxiang Su ◽  
Shaoke Xu ◽  
Fei Liu ◽  
Guolin Yao

The aim of this work is to control the physical and mechanical properties of a spline surface and achieve a reasonable choice of high-speed cold roll-beating processing parameters. The surface residual stress and surface work hardening at the indexing circle serve as the main evaluation indices of the physical and mechanical properties of the spline surface. The influence degree of the processing parameters on each evaluation index is analyzed using Taguchi theory. An optimized model for improving the Taguchi process capability index that combines Taguchi theory with entropy theory is established, and the integral process capacity index is optimized via the generalized price reduction gradient method. The results of the optimization and the verification test are implemented in a high-speed cold roll forming test for comparison. The results show that the influence of processing parameters on the physical and mechanical properties of the splash surface of the cold roll can be ordered as follows: feed rate > roll round radius > cold roll-beating speed. In addition, the spline surface physical and mechanical properties of the optimal processing parameters were obtained for the combination of a cold rolling speed of 1581 r/mm, feed rate of 42 mm/min, and roll round radius of 2 mm.


2016 ◽  
Vol 8 (12) ◽  
pp. 168781401668294 ◽  
Author(s):  
Si Chen ◽  
Zhaohui Wang ◽  
Mi Lv

The mechanical properties of the steering column have a significant influence on the comfort and stability of a vehicle. In order for the mechanical properties to be improved, the rotary swaging process of the steering column is studied in this article. The process parameters, including axial feed rate, hammerhead speed, and hammerhead radial reduction, are systematically analyzed and optimized based on a multi-objective optimization design. The response surface methodology and the genetic algorithm are employed for optimal process parameters to be obtained. The maximum damage value, the maximum forming load, and the equivalent strain difference obtained with the optimal process parameters are, respectively, decreased by 30.09%, 7.44%, and 57.29% compared to the initial results. The comparative results present that the quality of the steering column is improved. The torque experiments and fatigue experiments are conducted with the optimal steering column. The maximum torque is measured to be 260 NM, and the service life is measured to be 2 weeks (40 NM, 2500 times), which are, respectively, increased by 8.3% and 8.69% compared to the initial results. The above results display that the mechanical properties of the steering column are optimized to verify the feasibility of the multi-objective optimization method.


2010 ◽  
Vol 126-128 ◽  
pp. 885-890
Author(s):  
K.P. Somashekhar ◽  
N. Ramachandran ◽  
Jose Mathew

This work is on the preparation of microelectrodes for μ-EDM operation using μ-WEDG process. Electrodes of Ø500 μm are fabricated with various discharge energy machining conditions. Effects of gap voltage, capacitance & feed rate on the surface finish of the electrodes and overcut of the thus produced micro holes are investigated. The profile of microelectrodes is measured using surface roughness tester with 2μm stylus interfaced with SURFPAK software. The study demonstrated that for brass electrodes an arithmetic average roughness value as low as 1.7μm and an overcut of 3 µm could be achieved. The significant machining parameters are found using ANOVA. Surface of the produced microelectrodes are examined using Scanning Electron Microscope. μ-WEDG process parameters could be adjusted to achieve good surface integrity on microelectrodes. Experimental results showed that the surface roughness of microelectrodes depended primarily on feed rate of the electrode. The observations showed the clear and quantitative correlation existing between the micrometer level surface quality and process parameters. The resulting microelectrodes are found to be of exceptionally high quality and could be used for μ- EDM operation on different types of work materials.


2019 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. 4911-4927
Author(s):  
Swagatika Mohanty ◽  
Srinivasa Prakash Regalla ◽  
Yendluri Venkata Daseswara Rao

Product quality and production time are critical constraints in sheet metal forming. These are normally measured in terms of surface roughness and forming time, respectively. Incremental sheet metal forming is considered as most suitable for small batch production specifically because it is a die-less manufacturing process and needs only a simple generic fixture. The surface roughness and forming time depend on several process parameters, among which the wall angle, step depth, feed rate, sheet thickness, and spindle speed have a greater impact on forming time and surface roughness. In the present work, the effect of step depth, feed rate and wall angle on the surface roughness and forming time have been investigated for constant 1.2 mm thick Al-1100 sheet and at a constant spindle speed of 1300 rpm. Since the variable effects of these parameters necessitate multi-objective optimization, the Taguchi L9 orthogonal array has been used to plan the experiments and the significance of parameters and their interactions have been determined using analysis of variance (ANOVA) technique. The optimum response has been brought out using response surfaces. Finally, the findings of response surface method have been validated by conducting additional experiments at the intermediate values of the parameters and these results were found to be in agreement with the predictions of Taguchi method and response surface method.


2019 ◽  
Vol 130 ◽  
pp. 01031 ◽  
Author(s):  
The Jaya Suteja ◽  
Yon Haryono ◽  
Andri Harianto ◽  
Esti Rinawiyanti

Polyacetal is commonly used as bushing material because of its low coefficient of friction and self lubricant characteristics. The polyacetal is machined by using boring process to produce bushing in certain surface roughness. The objectives of this research are to optimize three independent parameters (depth of cut, feed rate and principal cutting edge angle) of boring process of polyacetal using high speed steel tool to achieve the highest material removal rate and the required surface roughness. Response Surface Methodology is used to investigate the influence of the parameters and optimize the boring process. The research shows that the influence of the boring process parameters on polyacetal is similar compared to on metal. The result reveals that the optimum result is achieved by applying the value of depth of cut, feed rate, and principal cutting edge angle is 2.9 × 10–3 m, 0.229 mm rev–1, and 99.1° respectively. By applying these values, the maximum material rate removal achieved in this research is 1263.4 mm3 s–1 and the surface roughness achieved is 1.57 × 10–6 m.


Materials ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (22) ◽  
pp. 5278
Author(s):  
Yi Guo ◽  
Yongfei Wang ◽  
Shengdun Zhao

Scroll compressors are popularly applied in air-conditioning systems. The conventional fabrication process causes gas and shrinkage porosity in the scroll. In this paper, the electromagnetic stirring (EMS)-based semisolid multicavity squeeze casting (SMSC) process is proposed for effectively manufacturing wrought aluminum alloy scrolls. Insulation temperature, squeeze pressure, and the treatment of the micromorphology and mechanical properties of the scroll were investigated experimentally. It was found that reducing the insulation temperature can decrease the grain size, increase the shape factor, and improve mechanical properties. The minimum grain size was found as 111 ± 3 μm at the insulation temperature of 595 °C. The maximum tensile strength, yield strength, and hardness were observed as 386 ± 8 MPa, 228 ± 5 MPa, and 117 ± 5 HV, respectively, at the squeeze pressure of 100 MPa. The tensile strength and hardness of the scroll could be improved, and the elongation was reduced by the T6 heat treatment. The optimal process parameters are recommended at an insulation temperature in the range of 595–600 °C and a squeeze pressure of 100 MPa. Under the optimal process parameters, scroll casting was completely filled, and there was no obvious shrinkage defect observed inside. Its microstructure is composed of fine and spherical grains.


2018 ◽  
Vol 2018 ◽  
pp. 1-7 ◽  
Author(s):  
F. K. Cui ◽  
F. Liu ◽  
Y. X. Su ◽  
X. L. Ruan ◽  
S. K. Xu ◽  
...  

Surface performance is an important indicator of the performance of cold roll-beating spline processing. To obtain the best cold roll spline surface performance (surface roughness, residual stress, and surface hardening degree), multiobjective optimal process parameters must be determined. To this end, this paper takes the cold roll-beating spline as the object of study and carries out a cold roll-beating spline surface performance test study. An ideal algorithm for entropy weight is constructed, and the multiobjective decision of the cold roll-beating spline surface performance is determined by using the entropy weight ideal point algorithm, providing a decision on the cold roll-beating spline processing parameters. The grey correlation algorithm is used for verification, and the results show that the multiobjective decision of the cold roll-beating spline surface performance is feasible by using the constructed entropy weight ideal point algorithm.


Author(s):  
Sadineni Rama Rao ◽  
G. Padmanabhan

The present work reports the electrochemical machining (ECM) of the aluminium-silicon alloy/boron carbide (Al-Si /B4C) composites, fabricated by stir casting process with different weight % of B4C particles. The influence of four machining parameters including applied voltage, electrode feed rate, electrolyte concentration and percentage of reinforcement on the responses surface roughness (SR) and radial over cut (ROC) were investigated. The process parameters are optimized based on the response surface methodology (RSM) and the optimum values for minimizing surface roughness and radial over cut are voltage 15.25 V, feed rate 1.0 mm/min, electrolyte concentration 13.56g/lit and percentage of reinforcement 7.36 wt%. The quality of the machined surfaces is studied by using scanning electron microscopic (SEM) images. The surface plots are generated to study the effect of process parameters and their interaction on the surface roughness and radial over cut, for the machined Al-Si/B4C composites.


This study uses Taguchi methodology and Gray Relational Analysis approach to explore the optimization of face milling process parameters for Al 6061 T6 alloy.Surface Roughness (Ra), Material Removal Rate (MRR) has been identified as the objective of performance and productivity.The tests were performed by selecting cutting speed (mm / min), feed rate (mm / rev) and cutting depth (mm) at three settings on the basis of Taguchi's L9 orthogonal series.The grey relational approach was being used to establish a multiobjective relationship between both the parameters of machining and the characteristics of results. To find the optimum values of parameters in the milling operation, the response list and plots are used and found to be Vc2-f1-d3. To order to justify the optimum results, the confirmation tests are performed.The machining process parameters for milling were thus optimized in this research to achieve the combined goals such as low surface roughness and high material removal rate on Aluminum 6061 t6.It was concluded that depth of cut is the most influencing parameter followed by feed rate and cutting velocity.


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