Cutting Performance and Predictive Models for End Milling Aluminum Alloy

2009 ◽  
Vol 83-86 ◽  
pp. 646-653
Author(s):  
Chung Chen Tsao

End milling is considered to be one of the most commonly applied for both roughing and finishing operations to make flat surfaces, slots and pockets in precision molds and dies. Predictive models were developed for cutting force, flank wear and surface roughness in end milling aluminum alloy by regression analysis. The correlation coefficients for cutting force, flank wear and surface roughness equations were 91.6 %, 89.8 % and 79.6 %, respectively. The goal of these predictive equations is to become a good assistant to the researcher in understanding the machining process. Through the analysis of variance (ANOVA), however, it can be found that the cutter diameter, the helix angle and the feed rate are the important milling process parameters to obtain the machined quality on cutting force, flank wear and surface roughness. The investigations show that cutting force, flank wear and surface roughness can be improved in end milling aluminum alloy by using the lower cutter diameter, medium helix angle and lower feed rate.

Magnesium alloys have a tremendous possibility for biomedical applications due to their good biocompatibility, integrity and degradability, but their low ignition temperature and easy corrosive property restrict the machining process for potential biomedical applications. In this research, ultrasonic vibration-assisted ball milling (UVABM) for AZ31B is investigated to improve the cutting performance and get specific surface morphology in dry conditions. Cutting force and cutting temperatures are measured during UVABM. Surface roughness is measured with a white light interferometer after UVABM. The experimental results show cutting force and cutting temperature reduce due to ultrasonic vibration, and surface roughness decreases by 34.92%, compared with that got from traditional milling, which indicates UVABM is suitable to process AZ31B for potential biomedical applications.


Author(s):  
M. Kishanth ◽  
P. Rajkamal ◽  
D. Karthikeyan ◽  
K. Anand

In this paper CNC end milling process have been optimized in cutting force and surface roughness based on the three process parameters (i.e.) speed, feed rate and depth of cut. Since the end milling process is used for abrading the wear caused is very high, in order to reduce the wear caused by high cutting force and to decrease the surface roughness, the optimization is much needed for this process. Especially for materials like aluminium 7010, this kind of study is important for further improvement in machining process and also it will improve the stability of the machine.


Author(s):  
Daniel Fernandes da Cunha ◽  
Marcio Bacci da Silva

The machinability of three commercial samples of the 6351 aluminum alloy with different silicon content was investigated in this work. Several parameters were used to evaluate the machinability in turning process, including the quality of the machined surface and cutting force. A design of experiments with three levels was used focusing on low values of feed rate (0.10, 0.15 and 0.2 mm/rev). The other parameters involved were: depth of cut (1.0, 1.5 and 2.0 mm), the silicon content (1.1, 1.2 and 1.3%) and two sets of cutting speed, one in the build up edge region (80, 100 and 120 m/min) and the other in a built up edge free region (200, 600 and 1000 m/min). The surface roughness parameter evaluated was Rq. A second design of experiment with three levels using higher values of feed rate (0.2, 0.35 and 0.5 mm/rev) and depth of cut of 2.0 mm was used to evaluate the influence of the silicon content in the cutting force. The effect of cutting fluid (dry machining, minimum quantity of fluid and over head cooling) was also analyzed. The results show that the silicon content has influence on the surface roughness. The statistical model in the build up edge region explains 79.95% of the total variation of roughness and 99% for cutting forces, for the other region this value is 81.99% for surface roughness and 98.96% for cutting force. The diameter of the workpiece has an influence on the results because the variation of hardness.


2015 ◽  
Vol 799-800 ◽  
pp. 324-328
Author(s):  
Panrawee Yaisuk ◽  
Somkiat Tangjitsitcharoen

The surface roughness is monitored using the cutting force and the cutting temperature in the ball-end milling process by utilizing the response surface analysis with the Box-Behnken design. The optimum cutting condition is obtained referring to the minimum surface roughness, which is the spindle speed, the feed rate, the depth of cut, and the tool diameter. The models of cutting force ratio and the cutting temperature are proposed and developed based on the experimental results. It is understood that the surface roughness is improved with an increase in spindle speed, feed rate and depth of cut. The cutting temperature decreases with an increase in tool diameter. The model verification has showed that the experimentally obtained surface roughness model is reliable and accurate to estimate the surface roughness.


Author(s):  
Saeid Amini ◽  
Mohammad Baraheni ◽  
Mohammad Khaki

Turn-milling process has been paid attention in order to be used in multi-task machining processes. Moreover, looking for new machining techniques aimed at reducing cutting force is of important. Reducing cutting force in machining processes has the benefits of extending tool life and improving surface quality. One of the new concepts for reducing the cutting force is applying ultrasonic vibration. In this paper, effects of ultrasonic vibration under different machining parameters in turn-milling process of Al-7075 alloy will be investigated. In this order, a special mechanism was designed to apply ultrasonic vibration during machining process. Ultrasonic vibration exertion on the tool reduced cutting force and surface roughness up to 75% and 35%, respectively. Also tool rotational speed increment induced cutting force and surface roughness increment. In addition, tool feed rate and workpiece rotational speed increment caused cutting force and surface roughness increment. Although, feed rate was more influential.


Author(s):  
Shujuan Li ◽  
Siming Du ◽  
Aofei Tang ◽  
Robert G. Landers ◽  
Yang Zhang

Wire saws with fixed diamond abrasive are often used to cut hard and brittle materials owning to the wire saw's narrow kerf, low cutting force, and minimal material waste. Typically, the cutting force changes during the operation since the part diameter and the contact length between the wire saw and part (i.e., contact length) continuously change, even if the process parameters (i.e., wire saw velocity, part feed rate, part rotation speed, and wire saw tension) are fixed, leading to wire saw breakage, wafer collapse, and inferior surface roughness. This study addresses this issue by regulating the force via feedback control. The most significant process parameter affecting the normal force, namely, part feed rate, is taken as the control variable. A system identification routine is used to obtain the transfer function relating the normal force and commanded part feed rate and the model parameters are identified online. An adaptive force controller is designed, and simulation and experimental studies for SiC monocrystal wafer wire saw machining are conducted. The results show the dynamic model well characterizes the normal force generated when wire saw machining SiC monocrystal, and the adaptive controller can effectively track various normal reference force trajectories (i.e., constants, ramps, and sine waves). The experimental results demonstrate that the wire saw machining process with adaptive force control can improve the cutting productivity and significantly decrease wafer surface roughness as compared to the cutting process with a constant part feed rate.


2015 ◽  
Vol 22 (1) ◽  
pp. 89-95 ◽  
Author(s):  
Erol Kiliçkap ◽  
Ahmet Yardimeden ◽  
Yahya Hışman Çelik

AbstractCarbon fiber-reinforced plastic (CFRP) composites are materials that are difficult to machine due to the anisotropic and heterogeneous properties of the material and poor surface quality, which can be seen during the machining process. The machining of these materials causes delamination and surface roughness owing to excessive cutting forces. This causes the material not to be used. The reduction of damage and surface roughness is an important aspect for product quality. Therefore, the experimental study carried out on milling of CFRP composite material is of great importance. End milling tests were performed at CNC milling vertical machining center. In the experiments, parameters considered for the end milling of CFRP were cutting speed, feed rate, and flute number of end mill. The results showed that damage, surface roughness, and cutting forces were affected by cutting parameters and flute number of end mill. The best machining conditions were achieved at low feed rate and four-flute end mill.


2012 ◽  
Vol 710 ◽  
pp. 338-343 ◽  
Author(s):  
K. Jayakumar ◽  
Jose Mathew ◽  
M.A. Joseph ◽  
R. Suresh Kumar ◽  
P. Chakravarthy

Machining process such as milling receives less attention in the study of machinability of composites due to its interrupted cutting and the complexity of the process. In the present study, A356 aluminium alloy powder reinforced with 10 volume % SiC particles of various sizes (1,12.5 and 25 µm) were synthesized by vacuum hot pressing method and the effect of particle size on the composites were analysed for its mechanical properties and machinability. End milling of these composites were carried out and the surface roughness and resultant cutting force were analysed with the change of machining parameters and varying SiC particle sizes. The minimum cutting force and surface roughness were obtained for a finer particle (1 µm) reinforced composite with higher cutting speed, low feed and depth of cut.


Materials ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (5) ◽  
pp. 1109 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrzej Matras ◽  
Wojciech Zębala

This work deals with technological considerations required to optimize the cutting data and tool path pattern for finishing the milling of free-form surfaces made of steel in a hardened state. In terms of technological considerations, factors such as feed rate, workpiece geometry, tool inclination angles (lead and tilt angles) and surface roughness are taken into account. The proposed method is based on calculations of the cutting force components and surface roughness measurements. A case study presented in the paper is based on the AISI H13 steel, with hardness 50 HRC and milling with a cubic boron nitride (CBN) tool. The results of the research showed that by modifications of the feed value based on the currently machined cross-sectional area, it is possible to control the cutting force components and surface roughness. During the process optimization, the 9% and 15% increase in the machining process efficiency and the required surface roughness were obtained according to the tool inclination angle and feed rate optimization procedure, respectively.


2015 ◽  
Vol 813-814 ◽  
pp. 362-367 ◽  
Author(s):  
Darshan A. Patel ◽  
Jitendra M. Mistry ◽  
Vrushit P. Kapatel ◽  
Dhaval R. Joshi

The end milling process is most commonly used where the large amount material can be removed to produce almost final shape of component. The present work deals with the experimental study and optimization the machining parameter of AISI 304 stainless steel. The effects of spindle speed, feed rate and depth of cut have been studied on the cutting force and surface roughness using Taguchi’s 27 orthogonal arrays. Regression analyses were used to develop the model of response parameters. The analysis of the result shows, the surface roughness and the cutting force is increased with feed rate and depth of cut but decreased with increased the cutting speed. The ANOVA indicate the feed rate was the most dominate parameter on surface roughness and cutting force than speed and depth of cut.


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