scholarly journals Enhancing Wear Resistance and Cutting Performance of a Long-Life Micro-Groove Tool in Turning AISI 201

Coatings ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (12) ◽  
pp. 1515
Author(s):  
Jinxing Wu ◽  
Lin He ◽  
Yanying Wu ◽  
Chaobiao Zhou ◽  
Zhongfei Zou ◽  
...  

Tool-chip friction increases cutting temperature, aggravates tool wear, and shortens the service life of cutting tools. A micro-groove design of the rake face can improve the wear performance of the tool. In this study, we used the finite element simulation “Deform” to obtain the temperature field distribution of the tool rake face. The size of the micro-groove was determined by selecting a suitable temperature field combined with the characteristics of tool–chip flow in the cutting process, and the tool was prepared using powder metallurgy. The three-direction cutting forces and tool tip temperature were obtained by a cutting test. Compared with the original turning tool, the cutting force and cutting temperature of the micro-groove tool were reduced by more than 20%, the friction coefficient was reduced by more than 14%, the sliding energy was reduced and the shear energy was greatly decreased. According to the analysis of tool wear by SEM (scanning electron microscope) and EDS (energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy), the crater wear, adhesive wear and oxidation wear of the micro-groove tool were lower than those of the original turning tool. In particular, the change in the crater wear area on the rake face of the original tool and the micro-groove tool was consistent with the cutting temperature and the wear width of the flank face. On the whole, the crater wear area and the change rate of the crater wear area of the micro-groove tool were smaller. Due to the proper microgroove structure of the rake face, the tool-chip contact area decreased, and the second rake angle of the tool became larger. Hence, the tool-chip friction, cutting forces, cutting energy consumption were reduced, tool wear was improved, and the service life of the micro-groove tool was five times longer than that of the original tool.

2009 ◽  
Vol 69-70 ◽  
pp. 163-166
Author(s):  
Yu Wang ◽  
Yuan Sheng Zhai ◽  
Fu Gang Yan ◽  
Xian Li Liu

PCBN cutting tool’s wear in high speed precision reaches tool wear criterion will cause cutting force and cutting temperature increase clearly, chip color change or melt. Even vibration in cutting will influence dimension accuracy and surface quality of workpiece. It is very useful to establish model by FEM simulation of tool wear predicted. The influence of tool wear in cutting conditions will assurance of machining quality and efficiency, decreasing rate of product cost. PCBN cutting tool’s wear is simulated by FEM software Deform 2D, rake face wear state can be analysed by the influence of tools geometric parameters and cutting parameters tool wear.


2010 ◽  
Vol 44-47 ◽  
pp. 425-429
Author(s):  
Sheng Yu Liu ◽  
Jian Ying Guo

The heat generation caused by tool-chip friction and chip deformation strongly influences the tool wear and tool life in metal cutting processes. The focus of this paper is on the effect of tool-chip on cutting temperature field. A series of ¬finite element simulations have been performed, in which a modifi¬ed Coulomb friction law is used to model the friction along tool–chip interface. A tool rake angle ranging from 10° to 45°, a inclination angle ranging from 0° to 20°, and a friction coefficient ranging from 0.1 to 0.6 have been considered in simulations. The results of these simulations show that the maximum cutting temperature increases with the increasing of tool-chip friction coefficient at different rake angle and inclination angle. The form of tool wear mainly appears as crater wear when the friction coefficient is less than 0.5, and the cutting edge tends to split when the friction coefficient is larger than 0.6.


2015 ◽  
Vol 45 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-6 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mozammel Mia ◽  
Nikhil Ranjan Dhar

Hard turning of harder material differs from conventional turning because of its larger specific cutting forces requirements. The beneficial effects of hard turning can be offset by excessive temperature generation which causes rapid tool wear or premature tool failure if the brittle cutting tools required for hard turning are not used properly. Under these considerations, the concept of high-pressure coolant (HPC) presents itself as a possible solution for high speed machining in achieving slow tool wear while maintaining cutting forces at reasonable levels, if the high pressure cooling parameters can be strategically tuned. This paper deals with an experimental investigation of some aspects of the turning process applied on hardened steel (HRC48) using coated carbide tool under high-pressure coolant, comparing it with dry cut. The results indicate that the use of high-pressure coolant leads to reduced surface roughness, delayed tool flank wear, and lower cutting temperature, while also having a minimal effect on the cutting forces.


2016 ◽  
Vol 693 ◽  
pp. 697-703
Author(s):  
Bin Wang ◽  
Jia Yang Zhang ◽  
Chun Ling Wu ◽  
Wen Jun Deng

Micro textures on the tool rake face facilitate to improve friction conditions at the tool-chip interface, and therefore contribute to decreasing cutting force and cutting temperature. Literature has shown that lateral textures (perpendicular to chip flow direction) on tool rake face have better performance than other texture patterns. In this present study, the effect of different lateral micro textures on cutting force, cutting temperature and chip formation were analyzed via an advanced finite element analysis code in rectangular groove cutting processes. Three cutting tools with different lateral micro textures on tool rake face, one is parallel textured (MT1) and two are non-parallel textured (MT2, MT3), were employed in this study. The results indicate that lateral textured tools have significant advantages in terms of controlling chip curl, reducing cutting forces and decreasing cutting temperature. Synthetically, asymmetrical lateral textured tool MT2 show best performance in chip breakability control, decreasing cutting forces, and lower mean cutting temperature along the main cutting edge.


Author(s):  
Witold Habrat ◽  
Krzysztof Krupa ◽  
Angelos P. Markopoulos ◽  
Nikolaos E. Karkalos

Abstract Machining of hard-to-cut materials with conventional processes is still considered as a challenge, as the special properties of these materials often lead to rapid tool wear and reduced surface integrity. For that reason, it is preferable to combine conventional machining processes with other technologies in order to overcome the problems of machining these materials. In the present work, laser-assisted turning experiments on a Ti-6Al-4V workpiece were conducted using AlTiN coated cutting tools in order to investigate the effect of laser heating on cutting forces, cutting temperature, tool wear and microstructure alterations. Two series of experiments were performed under varying cutting speed, laser spot diameter and workpiece diameter values; the first series involved only laser heating of the workpiece and the second both laser heating and cutting. The findings revealed the effect of process parameters on cutting forces and temperature determining the importance of workpiece diameter size, indicated the formation of martensite phase at the top of the heat-affected zone of the workpiece and also showed that high temperatures can lead to intensive tool wear, instead of having a beneficial effect for the cutting tool. Finally, finite element (FE) simulations were carried out in order to study the time evolution of the temperature field and calculate the heating and cooling rates during the process. From the FE results, relatively high heating and cooling rates were observed for smaller workpiece diameters and lower cutting speed, whereas the high magnitude of these rates justified the creation of the martensite phase through a diffusionless transformation.


Author(s):  
Niniza S. P. Dlamini ◽  
Iakovos Sigalas ◽  
Andreas Koursaris

Cutting tool wear of polycrystalline cubic boron nitride (PcBN) tools was investigated in oblique turning experiments when machining compacted graphite iron at high cutting speeds, with the intention of elucidating the failure mechanisms of the cutting tools and presenting an analysis of the chip formation process. Dry finish turning experiments were conducted in a CNC lathe at cutting speeds in the range of 500–800m/min, at a feed rate of 0.05mm/rev and depth of cut of 0.2mm. Two different tool end-of-life criteria were used: a maximum flank wear scar size of 0.3mm (flank wear failure criterion) or loss of cutting edge due to rapid crater wear to a point where the cutting tool cannot machine with an acceptable surface finish (surface finish criterion). At high cutting speeds, the cutting tools failed prior to reaching the flank wear failure criterion due to rapid crater wear on the rake face of the cutting tools. Chip analysis, using SEM, revealed shear localized chips, with adiabatic shear bands produced in the primary and secondary shear zones.


2013 ◽  
Vol 554-557 ◽  
pp. 1961-1966 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yessine Ayed ◽  
Guenael Germain ◽  
Amine Ammar ◽  
Benoit Furet

Titanium alloys are known for their excellent mechanical properties, especially at high temperature. But this specificity of titanium alloys can cause high cutting forces as well as a significant release of heat that may entail a rapid wear of the cutting tool. To cope with these problems, research has been taken in several directions. One of these is the development of assistances for machining. In this study, we investigate the high pressure coolant assisted machining of titanium alloy Ti17. High pressure coolant consists of projecting a jet of water between the rake face of the tool and the chip. The efficiency of the process depends on the choice of the operating parameters of machining and the parameters of the water jet such as its pressure and its diameter. The use of this type of assistance improves chip breaking and increases tool life. Indeed, the machining of titanium alloys is generally accompanied by rapid wear of cutting tools, especially in rough machining. The work done focuses on the wear of uncoated tungsten carbide tools during machining of Ti17. Rough and finish machining in conventional and in high pressure coolant assistance conditions were tested. Different techniques were used in order to explain the mechanisms of wear. These tests are accompanied by measurement of cutting forces, surface roughness and tool wear. The Energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDS) analysis technique made it possible to draw the distribution maps of alloying elements on the tool rake face. An area of material deposition on the rake face, characterized by a high concentration of titanium, was noticed. The width of this area and the concentration of titanium decreases in proportion with the increasing pressure of the coolant. The study showed that the wear mechanisms with and without high pressure coolant assistance are different. In fact, in the condition of conventional machining, temperature in the cutting zone becomes very high and, with lack of lubrication, the cutting edge deforms plastically and eventually collapses quickly. By contrast, in high pressure coolant assisted machining, this problem disappears and flank wear (VB) is stabilized at high pressure. The sudden rupture of the cutting edge observed under these conditions is due to the propagation of a notch and to the crater wear that appears at high pressure. Moreover, in rough condition, high pressure assistance made it possible to increase tool life by up to 400%.


2010 ◽  
Vol 443 ◽  
pp. 382-387 ◽  
Author(s):  
Somkiat Tangjitsitcharoen ◽  
Suthas Ratanakuakangwan

This paper presents the additional work of the previous research in order to verify the previously obtained cutting condition by using the different cutting tool geometries. The effects of the cutting conditions with the dry cutting are monitored to obtain the proper cutting condition for the plain carbon steel with the coated carbide tool based on the consideration of the surface roughness and the tool life. The dynamometer is employed and installed on the turret of CNC turning machine to measure the in-process cutting forces. The in-process cutting forces are used to analyze the cutting temperature, the tool wear and the surface roughness. The experimentally obtained results show that the surface roughness and the tool wear can be well explained by the in-process cutting forces. Referring to the criteria, the experimentally obtained proper cutting condition is the same with the previous research except the rake angle and the tool nose radius.


Metals ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (9) ◽  
pp. 1014 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sánchez Hernández ◽  
Trujillo Vilches ◽  
Bermudo Gamboa ◽  
Sevilla Hurtado

In this work, the analysis of the cutting speed and feed rate influence on tool wear and cutting forces in Ti6Al4V alloy dry machining is presented. The study has been focused on the machining in a transient state. The tool wear mechanisms, tool wear intensity and cutting forces evolution have been analyzed as a function of the cutting parameters. Experimental results show that the main cutting force amplitude exhibits a general trend to increase with both cutting parameters. Crater wear was more evident at high cutting speeds, whereas flank wear was present on the whole interval of the cutting parameters analyzed. Furthermore, the cutting speed shows a slightly higher influence on crater wear and the feed rate shows a higher influence on flank wear. Finally, several experimental parametric models have been obtained. These models allow predicting the evolution of crater and flank tool wear, as well as the cutting forces, as a function of the cutting parameters. Additionally, a model that allows monitoring the tool wear on the machining transient state as a function of the main cutting force amplitude has been developed.


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