Tool Wear and Surface Integrity in High Speed Milling of a Near Alpha Titanium Alloy

2006 ◽  
Vol 532-533 ◽  
pp. 644-647
Author(s):  
Yi Ping Zhang ◽  
Jiu Hua Xu ◽  
Guo Sheng Geng
Keyword(s):  
Titanium Alloy ◽  
Tool Wear ◽  
Surface Integrity ◽  
High Speed ◽  
Cutting Tools ◽  
High Speed Milling ◽  
Good Surface ◽  
Alpha Titanium ◽  
Series Of Experiments

Ti-6.5Al-2Zr-1Mo-1V is a near alpha titanium alloy strengthened by solid solution with Al and other components. In this study, a series of experiments on tool wear and surface integrity in high speed milling (HSM) of this alloy were carried out. The tool lives under different cutting speeds were studied and the corresponding empirical equation of tool life was derived. Additionally, the wear mechanism of cutting tools was also discussed. Finally, surface integrity, including surface roughness, metallograph, work hardening and residual stresses, were examined and analysed. The result shows that good surface quality of workpiece could be obtained in HSM of the alloy.

Tool Wear and Surface Integrity in High Speed Milling of Forging and Cast TA15 Alloys with Coated Carbide Tools

2009 ◽  
Vol 626-627 ◽  
pp. 189-194
Author(s):  
P. Liu ◽  
Jiu Hua Xu ◽  
Yu Can Fu
Keyword(s):  
Titanium Alloy ◽  
Tool Life ◽  
Surface Integrity ◽  
High Speed ◽  
Cutting Tools ◽  
High Speed Milling ◽  
Alpha Titanium ◽  
Series Of Experiments ◽  
Coated Carbide ◽  
Coated Carbide Tools

TA15 (Ti-6.5Al-2Zr-1Mo-1V) is a close alpha titanium alloy strengthened by solid solution with Al and other component. A series of experiments were carried out on normal and high speed milling of TA15. The recommended tools for many years had been the uncoated tungsten carbide grade K. In this work, the tool life of coated carbide tools used in high speed milling of forging and cast titanium alloy was studied. Additionally, the wear mechanism of cutting tools was also discussed. Finally, surface integrity, including surface roughness, metallograph and work hardening, were examined and analyzed. The result shows that the surface quality of forging and cast machined by carbide cutter is similar, but the tool life of carbide in high speed milling of forging TA15 is longer than that in high speed milling of cast TA15.

Experiment Study of Tool Wear and Surface Integrity in High Speed Milling of a New Damage-Tolerant Titanium Alloy

2012 ◽  
Vol 723 ◽  
pp. 177-181 ◽  
Author(s):  
Qi Shi ◽  
Yin Fei Yang ◽  
Ning He ◽  
Liang Li ◽  
Wei Zhao
Keyword(s):  
Titanium Alloy ◽  
Tool Wear ◽  
Surface Integrity ◽  
High Speed ◽  
White Layer ◽  
Cutting Tools ◽  
Machined Surface ◽  
High Speed Milling ◽  
Metallurgical Structure ◽  
Damage Tolerant

TC4-DT is a new damage-tolerant titanium alloy. In the paper, a series of experiments on tool wear and surface integrity in high speed milling of the alloy were carried out. The tool lives of different tool materials were studied and the wear mechanism of cutting tools was also investigated. Then surface integrity, including surface roughness, microhardness and metallurgical structure was studied and analyzed in high speed milling at different tool wear status. Results showed that K10 is the most suitable cutting tool after considering a combination of factors. And good surface integrity could be obtained in high speed milling of TC4-DT under all cutting situations. In addition, even with acutely worn stages, there has been no so-called serious hardening layer (or white layer) according to the study of microhardness and metallurgical structure beneath the machined surface.

The effect of monolayer TiCN-, AlTiN-, TiAlN-and two layers TiCN + TiN- and AlTiN + TiN-coated cutting tools on tool wear, cutting force, surface roughness and chip morphology during high-speed milling of Ti6Al4V titanium alloy

2016 ◽  
Vol 232 (7) ◽  
pp. 1273-1286 ◽  
Author(s):  
Emel Kuram
Keyword(s):  
Surface Roughness ◽  
Titanium Alloy ◽  
Tool Wear ◽  
Cutting Force ◽  
High Speed ◽  
Cutting Tools ◽  
Chip Morphology ◽  
High Speed Milling ◽  
Ti6al4v Titanium Alloy ◽  
Coated Carbide

Tool coatings can improve the machinability performance of difficult-to-cut materials such as titanium alloys. Therefore, in the current work, high-speed milling of Ti6Al4V titanium alloy was carried out to determine the performance of various coated cutting tools. Five types of coated carbide inserts – monolayer TiCN, AlTiN, TiAlN and two layers TiCN + TiN and AlTiN + TiN, which were deposited by physical vapour deposition – were employed in the experiments. Tool wear, cutting force, surface roughness and chip morphology were evaluated and compared for different coated tools. To understand the tool wear modes and mechanisms, detailed scanning electron microscope analysis combined with energy dispersive X-ray of the worn inserts were conducted. Abrasion, adhesion, chipping and mechanical crack on flank face and coating delamination, adhesion and crater wear on rake face were observed during high-speed milling of Ti6Al4V titanium alloy. In terms of tool wear, the lowest value was obtained with TiCN-coated insert. It was also found that at the beginning of the machining pass TiAlN-coated insert and at the end of machining TiCN-coated insert gave the lowest cutting force and surface roughness values. No change in chip morphology was observed with different coated inserts.

Experimental Study on Surface Integrity in High-Speed End Milling of Titanium Alloy TB6

2013 ◽  
Vol 328 ◽  
pp. 867-871 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dao Xia Wu ◽  
Chang Feng Yao ◽  
Liang Tan ◽  
Jun Xue Ren ◽  
Ding Hua Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Titanium Alloy ◽  
Surface Integrity ◽  
High Speed ◽  
High Efficiency ◽  
End Milling ◽  
High Strength ◽  
Wall Structure ◽  
Thin Wall ◽  
High Speed Milling ◽  
Good Surface

High-speed milling of titanium alloy is widely used in aviation and aerospace industries for its high efficiency and good quality. In order to obtain good surface integrity, experiments of high-speed end milling were performed to investigate the influence of milling parameters on surface integrity. The results show that the surface roughness, surface topography, residual stresses and microhardness are significantly affected by feed per tooth and milling speed. Good surface state was obtained when feed per tooth, milling speed, milling width and milling depth is close to 0.08mm/z, 100m/min, 7mm, and 0.2mm respectively. High-speed milling is favourable for improving machining efficiency and surface quality and therefore should be widely used in manufacturing of aircraft thin-wall structure parts. This study provides a theoretical basis and experimental evidence for the surface integrity of machined high-strength alloy.

scholarly journals Experimental study on machining deformation of large scale slender beam with weak stiffness  of Ti6Al4V

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Qimeng Liu ◽  
Jinkai Xu ◽  
Huadong Yu
Keyword(s):  
Titanium Alloy ◽  
Tool Wear ◽  
High Speed ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Machining Accuracy ◽  
Beam Structure ◽  
High Speed Milling ◽  
Deformation Problem ◽  
Machining Deformation ◽  
Slender Beams

Abstract Large-scale slender beam structures with weak stiffness are widely used in the aviation field. There will be a great deformation problem in machining because the overall stiffness of slender beam parts is lower. Firstly, the cutting mechanism and stability theory of the Ti6Al4V material are analyzed, and then the auxiliary support is carried out according to the machining characteristics of the slender beam structure. The feasibility of the deformation suppression measures for the slender beam is verified by experiments. The experimental analysis shows that on the basis of fulcrum auxiliary support, the filling of paraffin melt material is capable of increasing the damping of the whole system, improving the overall stiffness of the machining system, and inhibiting the chatter effect of machining. This method is effective to greatly improve the accuracy and efficiency during machining of slender beam parts. On the premise of the method of processing support with the combination of fulcrum and paraffin, if the tool wear is effectively controlled, the high precision machining of large-scale slender beams can be realized effectively, and the machining deformation of slender beams can be reduced. Although high speed milling has excellent machining effect on the machining accuracy of titanium alloy materials, severe tool wear is observed during high-speed milling of titanium alloy materials. Therefore, high-speed milling of titanium alloy slender beam is suitable to be carried out in the finishing process, which can effectively control tool wear and improve the machining accuracy of parts. Finally, the process verification of typical weak stiffness slender beam skeleton parts is carried out. Through the theoretical and technical support of the experimental scheme, the machining of large-scale slender beam structure parts with weak stiffness is realized.

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.

The research on tool wear of high speed milling titanium alloy TC4

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hongliang Shi ◽  
Zhichao Wang ◽  
Huanhuan Ren ◽  
Haoteng Yuan
Keyword(s):  
Titanium Alloy ◽  
Tool Wear ◽  
High Speed ◽  
High Speed Milling
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