Experimental Investigation on High-Speed Milling of Aluminum Alloys

2011 ◽  
Vol 418-420 ◽  
pp. 1141-1147
Author(s):  
Yong Liu ◽  
Li Tang Zhang ◽  
Zhi Hong Xu
Keyword(s):  
Residual Stress ◽  
Surface Roughness ◽  
Experimental Investigation ◽  
Aluminum Alloys ◽  
High Speed ◽  
Depth Of Cut ◽  
Processing Temperature ◽  
Single Factor ◽  
High Speed Milling ◽  
Radial Depth

High-speed milling is recognized as one of rapidly development machining methods. The article gives details of machining experiments with different aluminum alloys. Through a lot of single factor experiments and the orthogonal multi-factor experiments, and also use method of semi-artificial thermocouple. This paper mainly studies influence of surface roughness and residual stress with changed rotate speed, tooth load and radial depth of cut, and changed law of processing temperature for rotate speed. Though experiments shows that enhancing rotate speed may reduce surface roughness and residual stress within certain limits and the result of experiments is not agree with Carl Salomon’s theory.

Effect of Various Cooling Strategies on Surface Roughness of High Speed Milling Ti-6Al-4V

2011 ◽  
Vol 697-698 ◽  
pp. 49-52 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiao Yong Yang ◽  
Cheng Zu Ren ◽  
Guang Chen ◽  
Bing Han ◽  
Y. Wang
Keyword(s):  
Surface Roughness ◽  
High Speed ◽  
Cutting Speed ◽  
Cutting Parameters ◽  
Cutting Fluid ◽  
Depth Of Cut ◽  
Side Milling ◽  
High Speed Milling ◽  
Cooling Strategies ◽  
Radial Depth

This study focused on the side milling surface roughness of titanium alloy under various cooling strategies and cutting parameters. The experimental results show that the cooling strategies significantly affect the surface roughness in milling Ti-6Al-4V. Surface roughness (Ra) alterations are investigated. Cutting fluid strategy made nearly all the smallest and most stable roughness values. The surface roughness values produced by all cooling strategies are obviously affected by feed, radial depth-of-cut and cutting speed. However, axial depth-of-cut has little influence.

Parameters Optimization Research of High-Speed Milling PM60 Mould Steel Based on Taguchi Method

2016 ◽  
Vol 861 ◽  
pp. 75-83
Author(s):  
Ying Xing Xie ◽  
Cheng Yong Wang ◽  
Feng Ding ◽  
Wen Huang
Keyword(s):  
Surface Roughness ◽  
Taguchi Method ◽  
High Speed ◽  
High Hardness ◽  
Cutting Parameters ◽  
Parameters Optimization ◽  
Depth Of Cut ◽  
High Speed Milling ◽  
Radial Depth ◽  
Optimal Cutting Parameters

In order to obtain better surface quality after high speed milling high hardness mold steel, and reduce tool wear in cutting process, prolong the service life of cutting tools, obtain superior levels and optimal combination of cutting parameters in the test range. Through the design of orthogonal experiment, the use of Taguchi method, and noise ratio analysis and variance analysis of dry cutting high hardness mould steel PM60 under different cutting parameters; and finally, the optimal cutting parameters of surface roughness and cutting force value were predicted and verified. Research showed that: the worst cutting parameters influenced the surface roughness Ra was radial depth of cut ae, its influence was highly significant, followed by spindle speed n and depth of axial cut ap; the most serious impact cutting parameter of cutting force F was the feed speed vf, followed by the spindle speed n and radial depth of cut ae; verification test showed that the optimal cutting parameters combination were reasonable and the calculation errors of the predicted values and experimental values were very small, indicating that Taguchi method in cutting parameters optimization of cutting mould steel PM60 was valid.

Cutting Temperature and Cutting Forces Investigation Based on the Taguchi Design Method when High-Speed Milling of Titanium Matrix Composites with PCD Tool

2016 ◽  
Vol 836-837 ◽  
pp. 168-174 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ying Fei Ge ◽  
Hai Xiang Huan ◽  
Jiu Hua Xu
Keyword(s):  
Cutting Force ◽  
Feed Rate ◽  
Cutting Forces ◽  
High Speed ◽  
Volume Fraction ◽  
Cutting Temperature ◽  
Cutting Speed ◽  
Depth Of Cut ◽  
High Speed Milling ◽  
Radial Depth

High-speed milling tests were performed on vol. (5%-8%) TiCp/TC4 composite in the speed range of 50-250 m/min using PCD tools to nvestigate the cutting temperature and the cutting forces. The results showed that radial depth of cut and cutting speed were the two significant influences that affected the cutting forces based on the Taguchi prediction. Increasing radial depth of cut and feed rate will increase the cutting force while increasing cutting speed will decrease the cutting force. Cutting force increased less than 5% when the reinforcement volume fraction in the composites increased from 0% to 8%. Radial depth of cut was the only significant influence factor on the cutting temperature. Cutting temperature increased with the increasing radial depth of cut, feed rate or cutting speed. The cutting temperature for the titanium composites was 40-90 °C higher than that for the TC4 matrix. However, the cutting temperature decreased by 4% when the reinforcement's volume fraction increased from 5% to 8%.

A Comprehensive Study on Surface Roughness in Machining of AISI D2 Hardened Steel

2012 ◽  
Vol 576 ◽  
pp. 60-63 ◽  
Author(s):  
N.A.H. Jasni ◽  
Mohd Amri Lajis
Keyword(s):  
Surface Roughness ◽  
High Speed ◽  
End Milling ◽  
Cutting Speed ◽  
Hardened Steel ◽  
Depth Of Cut ◽  
Feed Speed ◽  
Radial Depth ◽  
Aisi D2 ◽  
Coated Carbide

Hard milling of hardened steel has wide application in mould and die industries. However, milling induced surface finish has received little attention. An experimental investigation is conducted to comprehensively characterize the surface roughness of AISI D2 hardened steel (58-62 HRC) in end milling operation using TiAlN/AlCrN multilayer coated carbide. Surface roughness (Ra) was examined at different cutting speed (v) and radial depth of cut (dr) while the measurement was taken in feed speed, Vf and cutting speed, Vc directions. The experimental results show that the milled surface is anisotropic in nature. Surface roughness values in feed speed direction do not appear to correspond to any definite pattern in relation to cutting speed, while it increases with radial depth-of-cut within the range 0.13-0.24 µm. In cutting speed direction, surface roughness value decreases in the high speed range, while it increases in the high radial depth of cut. Radial depth of cut is the most influencing parameter in surface roughness followed by cutting speed.

SURFACE ROUGHNESS OF MAGNESIUM ALLOY AZ91D IN HIGH SPEED MILLING

2016 ◽  
Vol 78 (6-9) ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohd Shahfizal Ruslan ◽  
Kamal Othman ◽  
Jaharah A.Ghani ◽  
Mohd Shahir Kassim ◽  
Che Hassan Che Haron
Keyword(s):  
Surface Roughness ◽  
Magnesium Alloy ◽  
Feed Rate ◽  
High Speed ◽  
Cutting Parameters ◽  
Experimental Result ◽  
Depth Of Cut ◽  
Polishing Process ◽  
High Speed Cutting ◽  
Radial Depth

Magnesium alloy is a material with a high strength to weight ratio and is suitable for various applications such as in automotive, aerospace, electronics, industrial, biomedical and sports. Most end products require a mirror-like finish, therefore, this paper will present how a mirror-like finishing can be achieved using a high speed face milling that is equivalent to the manual polishing process. The high speed cutting regime for magnesium alloy was studied at the range of 900-1400 m/min, and the feed rate for finishing at 0.03-0.09 mm/tooth. The surface roughness found for this range of cutting parameters were between 0.061-0.133 µm, which is less than the 0.5µm that can be obtained by manual polishing. Furthermore, from the S/N ratio plots, the optimum cutting condition for the surface roughness can be achieved at a cutting speed of 1100 m/min, feed rate 0.03 mm/tooth, axial depth of cut of 0.20 mm and radial depth of cut of 10 mm. From the experimental result the lowest surface roughness of 0.061µm was obtained at 900 m/min with the same conditions for other cutting parameters. This study revealed that by milling AZ91D at a high speed cutting, it is possible to eliminate the polishing process to achieve a mirror-like finishing.

Machining Evaluation of High-Speed Milling for Thin-Wall Machining of Al7075-T651

2014 ◽  
Vol 541-542 ◽  
pp. 785-791 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joon Young Koo ◽  
Pyeong Ho Kim ◽  
Moon Ho Cho ◽  
Hyuk Kim ◽  
Jeong Kyu Oh ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Surface Roughness ◽  
Surface Integrity ◽  
Cutting Forces ◽  
High Speed ◽  
Surface Condition ◽  
Cutting Conditions ◽  
Depth Of Cut ◽  
Thin Wall ◽  
Machined Surface ◽  
High Speed Milling

This paper presents finite element method (FEM) and experimental analysis on high-speed milling for thin-wall machining of Al7075-T651. Changes in cutting forces, temperature, and chip morphology according to cutting conditions are analyzed using FEM. Results of machining experiments are analyzed in terms of cutting forces and surface integrity such as surface roughness and surface condition. Variables of cutting conditions are feed per tooth, spindle speed, and axial depth of cut. Cutting conditions to improve surface integrity were investigated by analysis on cutting forces and surface roughness, and machined surface condition.

Tool Wear Characteristics in High Speed Milling of Ti-6Al-4V Alloy with Nitrogen Gas Medium

2006 ◽  
Vol 315-316 ◽  
pp. 588-592 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wei Zhao ◽  
Ning He ◽  
Liang Li ◽  
Z.L. Man
Keyword(s):  
Tool Wear ◽  
High Speed ◽  
Cutting Tools ◽  
Cutting Speed ◽  
Depth Of Cut ◽  
High Speed Milling ◽  
Radial Depth ◽  
Oil Mist ◽  
Electron Microscopes ◽  
Scanning Electron Microscopes

High speed milling experiments using nitrogen-oil-mist as cutting medium were undertaken to investigate the characteristics of tool wear for Ti-6Al-4V Alloy, a kind of important and commonly used titanium alloy in the aerospace and automobile industries. Uncoated carbide tools have been applied in the experiments. The cutting speed was 300 m/min. The axial depth of cut and the radial depth of cut were kept constant at 5.0 mm and 1.0 mm, respectively. The feed per tooth was 0.1 mm/z. Optical and scanning electron microscopes have been utilized to determine the wear mechanisms of the cutting tools, and energy spectrum analysis has been carried out to measure the elements distribution at the worn areas. Meanwhile, comparisons were made to discuss the influence of different cutting media such as nitrogen-oil-mist and air-oil–mist upon the tool wear. The results of this investigation indicate that the tool life in nitrogen-oil-mist is significantly longer than that in air-oil-mist, and nitrogen-oil-mist is more suitable for high speed milling of Ti-6Al-4V alloy than air-oil-mist.

Cutting Forces and Surface Roughness in High-Speed End Milling of Ti6Al4V

2013 ◽  
Vol 589-590 ◽  
pp. 76-81
Author(s):  
Fu Zeng Wang ◽  
Jun Zhao ◽  
An Hai Li ◽  
Jia Bang Zhao
Keyword(s):  
Surface Roughness ◽  
Surface Quality ◽  
Cutting Forces ◽  
High Speed ◽  
End Milling ◽  
Cutting Speed ◽  
Depth Of Cut ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Radial Depth ◽  
Coated Carbide

In this paper, high speed milling experiments on Ti6Al4V were conducted with coated carbide inserts under a wide range of cutting conditions. The effects of cutting speed, feed rate and radial depth of cut on the cutting forces, chip morphologies as well as surface roughness were investigated. The results indicated that the cutting speed 200m/min could be considered as a critical value at which both relatively low cutting forces and good surface quality can be obtained at the same time. When the cutting speed exceeds 200m/min, the cutting forces increase rapidly and the surface quality degrades. There exist obvious correlations between cutting forces and surface roughness.

Cutting Forces and Vibration of Pockets Corner by High Speed Milling

2009 ◽  
Vol 69-70 ◽  
pp. 59-63 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cheng Yong Wang ◽  
De Weng Tang ◽  
Zhe Qin ◽  
Z.G. Chen ◽  
Ying Ning Hu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cutting Forces ◽  
High Speed ◽  
Sudden Change ◽  
Poor Quality ◽  
Depth Of Cut ◽  
High Speed Milling ◽  
Radial Depth ◽  
Cutting Direction ◽  
Cutting Speeds

When the pocket in die and mould is machined by high speed milling (HSM), the cutting forces increase and vibration fluctuates at the pocket corner because of the sudden change of cutting direction in general. It will cause serious wear and possible breakage of cutting tool, and poor quality of parts. By means of experiments, the cutting forces and vibration at the pocket corner with different HSM conditions are measured. The results show that the sharper pocket corner, higher cutting speeds, larger feed rate per tooth and radial depth of cut, will result in increasing of cutting forces and vibration amplitude. Thus, it will lead to be unstable during the process of high speed milling pocket corner.

A Study of the Sensitivity of Parameters Affecting Surface Roughness in High Speed Milling Superalloy GH4169

2013 ◽  
Vol 711 ◽  
pp. 143-148 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wei Wei Liu ◽  
Xu Sheng Wan ◽  
Xiao Yan Li ◽  
Yuan Yu ◽  
Dong Fang Wang
Keyword(s):  
Surface Roughness ◽  
High Speed ◽  
Orthogonal Experiment ◽  
Relative Sensitivity ◽  
Depth Of Cut ◽  
High Temperature Alloy ◽  
High Speed Milling ◽  
Genetic Algorithm Method ◽  
Coated Carbide ◽  
Carbide Inserts

The orthogonal experiment is processed for high-speed milling superalloy GH4169 with TiAlN coated carbide inserts. The empirical formula of the surface roughness is acquired by using Genetic Algorithm method. On the basis of this formula, studying the absolute sensitivity and relative sensitivity of surface roughness for milling speed, depth of cut and feed; The results showed that in the process of high-speed milling of high-temperature alloy GH4169, Surface roughness is most sensitive to the change of milling feed; change of milling depth take second place and milling speed is the least sensitive.

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