Machinability Investigation of Reaction-Bonded Silicon Carbide by Single-Point Diamond Turning

2008 ◽  
Vol 389-390 ◽  
pp. 151-156 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhi Yu Zhang ◽  
Ji Wang Yan ◽  
Tsunemoto Kuriyagawa
Keyword(s):  
Surface Roughness ◽  
Silicon Carbide ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
High Efficiency ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Single Point ◽  
Diamond Turning ◽  
Machining Process ◽  
Depth Of Cut ◽  
Material Microstructure

Reaction-bonded silicon carbide (RB-SiC) is a recently developed ceramic material with many merits such as low manufacturing temperature, dense structure, high purity and low cost. In the present paper, the precision machinability of RB-SiC was studied by microindentation and single-point diamond turning (SPDT) tests. The influence of depth of cut and tool feed rate on surface roughness and cutting force was investigated. Results showed that there was no clear ductile-brittle transition in machining behavior. The material removal mechanism involves falling of the SiC grains and intergranular microfractures of the bonding silicon, which prevents from large-scale cleavage fractures. The minimum surface roughness depends on the initial material microstructure in terms of sizes of the SiC grains and micro pores. This work preliminarily indicates that SPDT can be used as a high-efficiency machining process for RB-SiC.

scholarly journals Effect of Nose Radius on Surface Roughness of Diamond Turned Germanium Lenses

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Adeniyi Adeleke ◽  
Abou-El-Hossein Khaled ◽  
Odedeyi Peter
Keyword(s):  
Surface Roughness ◽  
Surface Finish ◽  
Single Point ◽  
Absolute Error ◽  
Diamond Turning ◽  
Machining Process ◽  
Depth Of Cut ◽  
Feed Speed ◽  
Machining Parameters ◽  
Nose Radius

Abstract The desire for quality infrared lens with better surface finish has brought about the usage of brittle materials like germanium to be machined via a single point diamond turning machining process. However, achieving the required surface finish is complex if special machining techniques and approaches are not employed. In this paper, the effect of two different tool nose radius parameters on surface roughness of single point diamond turned germanium workpiece were studied and analyzed. The machining parameters selected for this experiment were feed, speed and depth of cut. Box-Behnken design was adopted to optimally create a combination of cutting parameters. Measurement of surface roughness after each run in both experiments was achieved using a Taylor Hobson PGI Dimension XL surface Profilometer. The resulting outcomes show that at most experimental runs, the surface roughness value decreased with an increase in nose radius. Mean absolute error was also used to compare the accuracy validation of the two models.

Low Cost Vibration Measurement and Optimization during Turning Process

2018 ◽  
Vol 1148 ◽  
pp. 103-108 ◽  
Author(s):  
N.V.S. Shankar ◽  
A. Gopi Chand ◽  
K. Hanumantha Rao ◽  
K. Prem Sai
Keyword(s):  
Surface Roughness ◽  
Cutting Tool ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Machining Process ◽  
Vibration Measurement ◽  
Depth Of Cut ◽  
Turning Process ◽  
Taguchi Analysis ◽  
Series Of Experiments

During machining any material, vibrations play a major role in deciding the life of the cutting tool as well as machine tool. The magnitude acceleration of vibrations is directly proportional to the cutting forces. In other words, if we are able to measure the acceleration experienced by the tool during machining, we can get a sense of force. There are many commercially available, pre-calibrated accelerometer sensors available off the shelf. In the current work, an attempt has been made to measure vibrations using ADXL335 accelerometer. This accelerometer is interfaced to computer using Arduino. The measured values are then used to optimize the machining process. Experiments are performed on Brass. During machining, it is better to have lower acceleration values. Thus, the first objective of the work is to minimize the vibrations. Surface roughness is another major factor which criterion “lower is the better” applies. In order to optimize the values, a series of experiments are conducted with three factors, namely, tool type (2 levels), Depth of cut (3 levels) and Feed are considered (3 levels). Mixed level optimization is performed using Taguchi analysis with L18 orthogonal array. Detailed discussion of the parameters shall be given in the article.

Surface Quality of High Speed Milling of Silicon Carbide by Using Diamond Coated Tool

2013 ◽  
Vol 446-447 ◽  
pp. 275-278 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohammad Iqbal ◽  
Mohamed Konneh ◽  
Ahmad Yasir Bin Md Said ◽  
Azri Fadhlan Bin Mohd Zaini
Keyword(s):  
Surface Roughness ◽  
Silicon Carbide ◽  
High Speed ◽  
Cutting Parameters ◽  
Machining Process ◽  
Depth Of Cut ◽  
Work Piece ◽  
Model Interaction ◽  
High Speed Milling ◽  
Coated Tool

The high speed milling of silicon carbide was discussed by using flat end-mill 2 mm in diameter diamond coated tool. Ultra-precision high speed spindle attachment was used to achieve cutting tool rotation speed as high as 50,000 rpm. Special fixture was designed to minimize the chatter on work-piece surface during the machining process. Three cutting parameters were selected as independent variables of the experiments. They were spindle speed, depth of cut and feed rate. The arithmetic mean value of roughness (Ra) was measured on the work-piece surface as the response of the experiment. Result of the experiment shows that the value of surface roughness can be achieved as low as 0.150 μm. Statistical analysis was provided to study the significant of the model, interaction among the cutting parameters and their effects to the surface roughness value.

Forecasting of Surface Roughness and Cutting Force in Single Point Diamond Turning for KDP Crystal

2007 ◽  
Vol 339 ◽  
pp. 78-83 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jing He Wang ◽  
Shen Dong ◽  
H.X. Wang ◽  
Ming Jun Chen ◽  
Wen Jun Zong ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Surface Roughness ◽  
Prediction Model ◽  
Cutting Force ◽  
Single Point ◽  
Cutting Speed ◽  
Cutting Parameters ◽  
Diamond Turning ◽  
Depth Of Cut ◽  
Kdp Crystal ◽  
Optimal Cutting Parameters

The method of single point diamond turning is used to machine KDP crystal. A regression analysis is adopted to construct a prediction model for surface roughness and cutting force, which realizes the purposes of pre-machining design, prediction and control of surface roughness and cutting force. The prediction model is utilized to analyze the influences of feed, cutting speed and depth of cut on the surface roughness and cutting force. And the optimal cutting parameters of KDP crystal on such condition are acquired by optimum design. The optimum estimated values of surface roughness and cutting force are 7.369nm and 0.15N, respectively .Using the optimal cutting parameters, the surface roughness Ra, 7.927nm, and cutting force, 0.19N, are obatained.

The Cutting Parameter Affecting to Surface Roughness in Single-Point Diamond Turning

2014 ◽  
Vol 887-888 ◽  
pp. 1236-1239
Author(s):  
Wang Hao ◽  
Yu Zhang ◽  
Qi Ming Xie
Keyword(s):  
Surface Roughness ◽  
Wear Resistance ◽  
Surface Finish ◽  
Diamond Tool ◽  
Single Point ◽  
Cutting Parameters ◽  
Diamond Turning ◽  
Machining Process ◽  
Form Accuracy ◽  
Edge Sharpness

Single-point diamond turning (SPDT) is a machining process making use of a monocrystal diamond tool which possesses nanometric edge sharpness, form reproducibility and wear resistance. The process is capable of producing components with micrometre to submicrometre form accuracy and surface roughness in the nanometre range. The cutting parameters that can make an effect on surface finish and form accuracy of SPDT such as spindle speedfeed ratedepth of cut and so on.

Improving the Surface Roughness of a CVD Coated Silicon Carbide Disk by Performing Ductile Regime Single Point Diamond Turning

2008 ◽  
Author(s):  
Deepak Ravindra ◽  
John Patten
Keyword(s):  
Surface Roughness ◽  
Silicon Carbide ◽  
Surface Quality ◽  
Removal Rate ◽  
Single Point ◽  
Extreme Environments ◽  
High Hardness ◽  
Diamond Turning ◽  
Ductile Regime Machining

Silicon carbide (SiC) is one of the advanced engineered ceramics materials designed to operate in extreme environments. One of the main reasons for the choice of this material is due to its excellent electrical, mechanical and optical properties that benefit the semiconductor, MEMS and optoelectronic industry respectively. Manufacture of this material is extremely challenging due to its high hardness, brittle characteristics and poor machinability. Severe fracture can result when trying to machine SiC due to its low fracture toughness. However, from past experience it has been proven that ductile regime machining of silicon carbide is possible. The main goal of the subject research is to improve the surface quality of a chemically vapor deposited (CVD) polycrystalline SiC material to be used in an optics device such as a mirror. Besides improving the surface roughness of the material, the research also emphasized increasing the material removal rate (MRR) and minimizing the diamond tool wear. The surface quality was improved using a Single Point Diamond Turning (SPDT) machining operation from 1158nm to 88nm (Ra) and from 8.49μm to 0.53μm (Rz; peak-to-valley).

Analysis of the Swelling Effect in Single-Point Diamond Turning

2011 ◽  
Vol 314-316 ◽  
pp. 984-987
Author(s):  
Qing Liang Zhao ◽  
Jun Yun Chen ◽  
Jian Luo
Keyword(s):  
Surface Roughness ◽  
Material Property ◽  
Single Point ◽  
Diamond Turning ◽  
Surface Generation ◽  
Ductile Material ◽  
Depth Of Cut ◽  
Machined Surface ◽  
Tool Mark ◽  
Material Swelling

The swelling effect is an important factor to affect surface generation in SPDT. Face cutting experiments are conducted for copper, aluminum alloy and electroless nickel phosphorus to analyze the swelling effect including the relationship between it and cutting parameters as well as effect of material property. How the material swelling affects surface roughness is also studied in this paper. The results indicate that the swelling effect is influenced by spindle speed and material property more remarkably when compared to feed rate and depth of cut. In addition, a softer and more ductile material will lead to a stronger material recovery, a lower swelling proportion, a lower tool mark height and a smoother machined surface. The result reveals that the swelling effect must be considered when predicting surface roughness in SPDT

Single Point Diamond Turning of Single Crystal Silicon Carbide: Molecular Dynamic Simulation Study

2011 ◽  
Vol 496 ◽  
pp. 150-155 ◽  
Author(s):  
Saurav Goel ◽  
Xi Chun Luo ◽  
R.L. Reuben ◽  
Waleed Bin Rashid ◽  
Ji Ning Sun
Keyword(s):  
Silicon Carbide ◽  
Single Crystal ◽  
Molecular Dynamic ◽  
Single Point ◽  
Single Crystal Silicon ◽  
Diamond Turning ◽  
Machining Process ◽  
Crystal Silicon ◽  
Molecular Dynamic Simulation Study ◽  
Machining Properties

Silicon carbide can meet the additional requirements of operation in hostile environments where conventional silicon-based electronics (limited to 623K) cannot function. However, being recent in nature, significant study is required to understand the various machining properties of silicon carbide as a work material. In this paper, a molecular dynamic (MD) simulation has been adopted, to simulate single crystal β-silicon carbide (cubic) in an ultra precision machining process known as single point diamond turning (SPDT). β-silicon carbide (cubic), similar to other materials, can also be machined in ductile regime. It was found that a high magnitude of compression in the cutting zone causes a sp3- sp2 order-disorder transition which appears to be fundamental cause of wear of diamond tool during the SPDT process.

Effects of Cutting Fluids on Surface Roughness in Single-Point Diamond Turning of Rapidly Solidified Aluminium (RSA 431)

2020 ◽  
Vol 853 ◽  
pp. 18-23
Author(s):  
F.A Oyekunle ◽  
Khaled Abou-El-Hossein
Keyword(s):  
Surface Roughness ◽  
Metal Removal ◽  
Single Point ◽  
Cutting Parameters ◽  
Diamond Turning ◽  
Cutting Fluid ◽  
Depth Of Cut ◽  
Cutting Fluids ◽  
Machining Processes ◽  
Rapidly Solidified

Single-point diamond turning is a technique of ultra-high precision machining that provides excellent quality of surface for mirrors, spherical and aspherical components. In SPDT just like other machining processes, cutting fluid plays an important role in metal removal and tool condition which largely influence the surface of diamond turned surface. In this paper, the surface roughness of diamond turned RSA 431 was studied by investigating the effect of kerosene mist and water as cutting fluids. Higher order response surface of Box-Behnken design was generated using fewer runs than a normal factorial technique. The cutting parameters that were varied for both experiments were depth of cut, feed and, speed. Taylor Hobson PGI Dimension XL surface Profilometer was used to measure the surface roughness after each experimental run. The results show that water when used as cutting fluid during machining, produces better surface roughness than kerosene mist. Predictive models for surface roughness were developed for each experiment. Values from the Mean Absolute Percent Error (MAPE) was used to evaluate and compare the two models to determine the accuracy. RSM also proved to be a better methodology of predicting surface roughness.

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