scholarly journals Microstructure of High-Performance Aluminum Alloy Surface Processed by the Single-Excitation Same-Frequency Longitudinal–Torsional Coupled Ultrasonic Vibration Milling

Materials ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 11 (10) ◽  
pp. 1975 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chongyang Zhao ◽  
Xiaobo Wang ◽  
Bo Zhao ◽  
Feng Jiao

The high performance of parts is determined by the microstructure of the machined surface to some extent. Different processing methods have been used to construct different microstructures on machined surfaces; the effective improvement of the serviceability of parts has been the focus of research in the field of precision and ultra-precision machining. In the presented work, a microscratch was formed on the machined surface in ultrasonic assisted machining, and the surface microstructure of high-performance aluminum alloy processed by single-excitation rotational longitudinal–torsional coupled ultrasonic vibration (LTCUV) milling was investigated. First, the motion paths model of the cutting edge in the LTCUV milling were established; then, the single-excitation LTCUV milling system has been set up, and the acoustic performance of the LTCUV system was examined. The surface microstructure of aluminum alloy was processed by different machining techniques, and the effect of processing parameters on the surface microstructure and performance were investigated by the orthogonal design of experiment (DOE). The surface roughness was found to be proportional to the ultrasonic cutting speed and feeding rate. The surface roughness was mainly controlled by the ultrasonic amplitude, and the optimal surface quality corresponded to the ultrasonic amplitude of 4 μm. The cutting speed contributes greatly to the surface roughness. The water contact angle of surfaces obtained by ultrasonic processing was larger than that of surfaces achieved by the conventional processing, while the surface water contact angle was negatively related to the ultrasonic amplitude. Once the rotation speed exceeded a critical level, the ultrasonic amplitude exerted a negligible effect on the surface water contact angle. The cutting speed contributes the most to the water contact angle. The friction coefficients of surfaces treated by ultrasonic processing were lower than those obtained by conventional processing at constant processing parameters, while the friction coefficient was minimized at the ultrasonic amplitude of 4 μm. In the case of grease lubrication friction, the surface wear decreased with the ultrasonic amplitude, indicating the improved wear resistance of the processed surfaces. Similarly, the ultrasonic amplitude has the highest contribution rate to friction and wear.

2021 ◽  
Vol 1047 ◽  
pp. 62-67
Author(s):  
Shen Wang ◽  
Le Tong ◽  
Guang Jun Chen ◽  
Mao Xun Wang ◽  
Bin Dai ◽  
...  

7075 aluminum alloy is widely used due to its great performance, especially in aerospace area. In this paper, ultrasonic-assisted grinding technology is used to process 7075 aluminum alloy. The data is obtained through experiments, and the surface roughness and morphology of ultrasonic assisted grinding and conventional grinding under different spindle speeds, feed rates, and amplitudes are analyzed. Research has found that the increase in spindle speed and amplitude will improve the quality of the machined surface and reduce the surface roughness by 82.1% and 36%. However, with the increase of feed rate, the surface quality decreased significantly, and the surface roughness increased by 55.6%. The surface micro-morphology of the machined workpiece is observed, and the effects of different processing parameters on the surface micro-morphology are obtained.


2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (8) ◽  
pp. 4492-4497
Author(s):  
Eun Ae Shin ◽  
Gye Hyeon Kim ◽  
Jeyoung Jung ◽  
Sang Bong Lee ◽  
Chang Kee Lee

Hydrophobic ceramic coatings are used for a variety of applications. Generally, hydrophobic coating surfaces are obtained by reducing the surface energy of the coating material or by forming a highly textured surface. Reducing the surface energy of the coating material requires additional costs and processing and changes the surface properties of the ceramic coating. In this study, we introduce a simple method to improve the hydrophobicity of ceramic coatings by implementing a textured surface without chemical modification of the surface. The ceramic coating solution was first prepared by adding cellulose nanofibers (CNFs) and then applied to a polypropylene (PP) substrate. The surface roughness increased as the amount of added CNFs increased, increasing the water contact angle of the surface. When the amount of CNFs added was corresponding to 10% of the solid content, the surface roughness average of the area was 43.8 μm. This is an increase of approximately 140% from 3.1 μm (the value of the surface roughness of the surface without added CNFs). In addition, the water contact angle of the coating with added CNF increased to 145.0°, which was 46% higher than that without the CNFs. The hydrophobicity of ceramic coatings with added CNFs was better because of changes in the surface topography. After coating and drying, the CNFs randomly accumulated inside the ceramic coating layer, forming a textured surface. Thus, hydrophobicity was improved by implementing a rugged ceramic surface without revealing the surface of the CNFs inside the ceramic layer.


2016 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 155892501601100
Author(s):  
Jinmei Du ◽  
Lulu Zhang ◽  
Jing Dong ◽  
Ying Li ◽  
Changhai Xu ◽  
...  

Surface roughness and surface energy are two important factors affecting the hydrophobicity of nylon fabric. In this study, nylon fabric was treated for hydrophobicity with tetrabutyltitanate (TBT) and octadecylamine (OA) which were respectively responsible for increasing surface roughness and reducing surface energy. In order to enhance the hydrophobicity, In order to further enhance hydrophobicity by increasing available reactive sites, 1,2,3,4–butanetetracarboxylic acid (BTCA) was applied as a pretreatment to the nylon fabric It was found that the carboxyl content of nylon was increased by the BTCA pretreatment. SEM images showed that the TBT treatment produced small particles on nylon fabric which made surface rough. The water contact angle of nylon fabric treated with BTCA, TBT and OA was measured to be 134°, which was much greater than the water contact angle of nylon fabric treated only with OA. This indicated that the surface roughness resulting from the TBT treatment played an important role in improving hydrophobicity of the treated nylon fabric. The resistance to water penetration and the repellency of water spray of nylon fabric treated with BTCA, TBT and OA were respectively measured to be 27.64 mbar and 85 out of 100.


2017 ◽  
Vol 268 ◽  
pp. 87-91
Author(s):  
Syarinie Azmi ◽  
Ramli Arifin ◽  
Sib Krishna Ghoshal

Economically viable and maintenance free glass surfaces with improved hydrophobicity are highly demanding in the recent nanotechnology era. Deposition of pollutants and dirt on glass surface that not only causes visual obscurity but also damages the cultural heritages are still to be researched intensely. It is documented that excellent hydrophobic surfaces (with contact angle greater than 90o) can be achieved by controlling the surface wettability, where liquid droplets remain spherical on such surfaces. Selection of materials and the preparation method play a significant role towards such accomplishments. Stirred by this idea, we explored the feasibility of fabricating super-hydrophobic tellurite glass systems by facilely varying the compositions of different constituents. Highly transparent and thermally stable ternary tellurite glass system with chemical composition of (80-x)TeO2 – xSiO2 – 20ZnO, where x = 0.00 to 0.20 mol% are synthesized via conventional melt-quenching method. Samples are characterized using Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM) and contact angle measurements. The impact of SiO2 concentrations variation on the surface roughness, surface energy, and hydrophobic properties are inspected. Glass surface roughness as much as 9.885 nm is attained. The optimal value of water contact angle is discerned to be 101.02° for 0.1 mol% of SiO2 incorporation into the amorphous tellurite host matrix. Besides, the surface energy revealed an inverse proportionality to the water contact angle. This achieved contact angle (greater than 90°) makes this hydrophobic glass surface beneficial for diverse applications. It is established that the present glass composition may be prospective for the development of super-hydrophobic surfaces.


2015 ◽  
Vol 809-810 ◽  
pp. 129-134 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alina Bianca Bonţiu Pop ◽  
Mircea Lobonţiu

Surface quality is affected by various processing parameters and inherent uncertainties of the metal cutting process. Therefore, the surface roughness anticipation becomes a real challenge for engineers and researchers. In previous researches [1] I have investigated the feed rate influence on surface roughness and manufacturing time reduction. The 7136 aluminum alloy was machined by end milling operation using standard tools for aluminum machining. The purpose of this paper is to identify by experiments the influence of cutting speed variation on surface roughness. The scientific contribution brought by this research is the improvement of the end milling process of 7136 aluminum alloy. This material is an aluminum alloy developed by Universal Alloy Corporation and is used in the aircraft industry to manufacture parts from extruded profiles. The research method used to solve the problem is experiment. A range of cutting speeds was used while the cutting depth and the feed per tooth were constrained per minimum and maximum requirements defined for the given cutting tool. The experiment was performed by using a 16 mm End milling cutter, holding two indexable cutting inserts. The machine used for the milling tests was a HAAS VF2 CNC. The surface roughness (response) was measured by using a portable surface roughness tester (TESA RUGOSURF 20 Portable Surface Finish Instrument). Following the experimental research, results were obtained which highlight the cutting speed influence on surface roughness. Based on these results we created roughness variation diagrams according to the cutting speed for each value of feed per tooth and cutting depth. The final results will be used as data for future research.


Author(s):  
Zuzanna Żołek-Tryznowska ◽  
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Marta Więcek ◽  

Nowadays, printing products might be finished in various ways. Varnishing process is one of the most popular finishing method which gives various effect, such as mate, glossy etc. However, the varnish layer applied on the paper is very thin, therefore it can be invisible to the naked human eye. The aim of this work was to use contact angle measurement and surface free energy determination as a tool to assess the effect of printing and varnishing process of paper materials. We have used various tools in order to analyses the changes of surface: surface roughness, gloss, water contact angle absorption and surface free energy determination. Those tools were used in order to confirm whether the print has been covered with varnish or not. In this work six various paper substrates were used (glossy, coated and un-coated papers). The printing and varnishing was performed in laboratory conditions using flexographic water-based printing and waterbased varnish. Samples were prepared as follows: paper with ink coating, paper with varnish coating and paper with ink layer and varnish layer on the top. The surface roughness was determinated of all samples and compared. The surface roughness changes were observed for pure paper, overprinted and overvarnished. Next, the gloss of samples prior and after printing and varnishing was measured. The gloss of the samples increases when they are printed or varnished, what is related with properties of ink and varnish. Also, the thickness of ink and varnish layers was determinated. The thickness of the samples increases when the number of layers increases. Finally, the water contact angle was measured and surface free energy was calculated with Owens-Wendt method. Our results reveal the possibility of using various tools in order to confirm the performance of varnishing of the prints. The printing with various colors is always seen by the naked human eye. On the other hand, the varnish layer might be not visible. However, such a comparison is not possible if we do not have the pure paper substrates prior printing or varnish.


2018 ◽  
Vol 764 ◽  
pp. 68-77 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiu Ting Wei ◽  
Wei Liang Shi ◽  
Zhi Yong Li ◽  
Zhi Gang Wang ◽  
Xiao Long Wu ◽  
...  

Hydrophobicity improvement of DLC can be achieved by adding fluorine element usually. However, higher F content may affect the other performance of DLC seriously, such as strength and abrasive resistance. Plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition technology were employed to prepare F-DLC on the surface of steel (S35C) substrate in condition of 20mass% of F. Experimental results demonstrated that roughness significant increase in the coating substrate has contributed to improve hydrophobicity. In the range of 0~200nm for the roughness, the contact angle is influenced by the surface energy and the surface roughness; Ra>200nm, the influence of roughness on the water contact angle is gradually becoming the leading. And Ra=1300nm, water contact angle is 104°.


2014 ◽  
Vol 608 ◽  
pp. 212-217
Author(s):  
Sutthima Sriprasertsuk ◽  
Phanawan Whangdee ◽  
Supatra Jinawath ◽  
Pasutha Thunyakitpisal ◽  
Dujreutai Pongkao Kashima

Anodic oxide film on titanium alloy (Ti-6Al-4V) substrate was prepared by anodization. The reaction was done by applying low current densities from 0.25 to 2 mA/cm2 for 30 minutes using monocalciumphosphate monohydrate (MCPM) solution as an electrolyte. Essential parameters which affected to the formation of anodic oxide film were studied. The properties of the anodic oxide film would be optimized when the parameters were appropriately controlled. Increasing of the current density and the concentration of MCPM electrolyte could promote hydrophilicity and surface roughness of the film. After anodization, the anodic oxide film formed at 2 mA/cm2 in 1M MCPM showed the best hydrophilicity (lowest water contact angle) and the film formed at 0.25 mA/cm2 in 0.5M MCPM showed the lowest hydrophilicity (highest water contact angle). XPS analyses confirmed that the chemical species of as-anodized film formed at 2 mA/cm2 in 1M MCPM changed. Ti2p spectra scarcely changed while the O1s spectra significantly changed due to the presence of chemisorbed water and Ti-OH formed during anodization. The SEM micrographs also revealed the biocompatibility from the growth of the cementoblast cell on anodized surface. It was indicated that anodization using MCPM as an electrolyte at 2 mA/cm2 in 1M MCPM could modify the surface roughness and chemical species and that both are likely to be crucial key factors for enhancing of hydrophilicity of as-anodized film which would enhance the biocompatibility of Ti-6Al-4V as a result.


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