Forces in Green Micromachining of Ceramics: An Experimental Investigation on Micromachining of Aluminum Nitride

2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Recep Onler ◽  
Sundar V. Atre ◽  
O. Burak Ozdoganlar
Keyword(s):  
Cutting Forces ◽  
Metal Cutting ◽  
Diamond Tool ◽  
Orthogonal Cutting ◽  
Chip Thickness ◽  
Powder Injection ◽  
Uncut Chip Thickness ◽  
Green State ◽  
Single Crystal Diamond ◽  
Thrust Forces

This paper presents an investigation of green micromachining (GMM) forces during orthogonal micromachining green-state AlN ceramics. Green-state ceramics contain ceramic powders within a binder; processed samples are subsequently debound and sintered to obtain solid ceramic parts. An effective approach to create microscale features on ceramics is to use mechanical micromachining when the ceramics are at their green state. This approach, referred to as GMM, considerably reduces the forces and tool wear with respect to micromachining of sintered ceramics. As such, fundamental understanding on GMM of ceramics is critically needed. To this end, in this work, the force characteristics of powder injection molded AlN ceramics with two different binder states were experimentally investigated via orthogonal cutting. The effects of micromachining parameters on force components and specific energies were experimentally identified for a tungsten carbide (WC) and a single crystal diamond tools. As expected, the thrust forces were seen to be significantly larger than the cutting forces at low uncut chip thicknesses when using the carbide tool with its large edge radius. The cutting forces are found to be more sensitive to uncut chip thickness than the thrust forces are. When a sharp diamond tool is used, cutting forces are significantly larger than the thrust forces even for small uncut chip thicknesses. The specific energies follow an exponential decrease with increasing uncut chip thickness similar to the common trends in metal cutting. However, due to interaction characteristics between cutting edge and ceramic particles in the green body, evidence of plowing and rubbing along the cutting region was observed even with a sharp diamond tool.

SLIP-LINE MODELING OF MACHINING AND DETERMINE THE INFLUENCE OF RAKE ANGLE ON THE CUTTING FORCE

2012 ◽  
Vol 36 (1) ◽  
pp. 23-35 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sabri Ozturk
Keyword(s):  
Cutting Force ◽  
Slip Line ◽  
Cutting Forces ◽  
Orthogonal Cutting ◽  
Chip Thickness ◽  
Cutting Parameters ◽  
Rake Angle ◽  
Uncut Chip Thickness ◽  
Thrust Forces ◽  
Model Approach

In this study, the effects of the rake angle on main cutting force (Fc), and thrust forces (Ft) was investigated. A new slip line model approach for modelling the orthogonal cutting process was proposed. This model was applied at negative rake angles from 0° to –60° and consists of three regions. The main forces were measured with a computer aided quick stop device. Variance Analysis (ANOVA) was utilized to analyze the effects of the cutting parameters on cutting and thrust forces accordingly. Multi-variable regression analysis was also employed to determine the correlations between the factors and the cutting forces. The cutting forces could be calculated by equation parameters which are the rake angle and the uncut chip thickness.

Dynamics of the Metal-Cutting Process

1965 ◽  
Vol 87 (4) ◽  
pp. 429-441 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paul Albrecht
Keyword(s):  
Dynamic Response ◽  
Cutting Forces ◽  
Metal Cutting ◽  
Dynamic Properties ◽  
Chip Thickness ◽  
Cutting Process ◽  
Uncut Chip Thickness ◽  
Work Surface ◽  
Experimental Approaches ◽  
Inertia Forces

An investigation into the dynamics of the metal-cutting process has been carried out using analytical and experimental approaches. An exploratory analysis into the dynamic behavior of the cutting process revealed such dynamic properties as a loop response of the cutting forces caused by the waviness of the work surface. This finding indicates the possibility of unstable behavior of the cutting process in itself. It was possible to describe analytically the phase between the force response and fluctuations of uncut chip thickness for the case of a wavy work surface. Effects of the magnitude of the shear angle as well as of its fluctuations have been studied which make it possible to correlate the instability within the cutting process to the properties of the work material. Apart from the configuration of the cutting process, its physical properties, such as inertia forces in chip formation, have been introduced into the analysis because inertia forces, negligible at steady state, may grow significant if cutting conditions are fluctuating at higher frequencies. An experimental setup has been devised and built featuring a special design of a tool dynamometer particularly suitable for the measurement of dynamic response of the cutting forces. In the setup, a cutting tool activated by a hydraulic shaker is controlled in an average position by a feedback loop mechanism. This setup makes it possible to obtain a record of the dynamic response of cutting forces caused by the fluctuation of uncut chip thickness produced by an oscillating tool in the frequency range up to about 400 cps.

scholarly journals A Slip-Line Field for Ploughing During Orthogonal Cutting

1998 ◽  
Vol 120 (4) ◽  
pp. 693-699 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. J. Waldorf ◽  
R. E. DeVor ◽  
S. G. Kapoor
Keyword(s):  
Slip Line ◽  
Cutting Forces ◽  
Orthogonal Cutting ◽  
Chip Thickness ◽  
Great Promise ◽  
Uncut Chip Thickness ◽  
Workpiece Material ◽  
Line Field ◽  
Slip Line Field ◽  
Edge Radius

Under normal machining conditions, the cutting forces are primarily due to the bulk shearing of the workpiece material in a narrow zone called the shear zone. However, under finishing conditions, when the uncut chip thickness is of the order of the cutting edge radius, a ploughing component of the forces becomes significant as compared to the shear forces. Predicting forces under these conditions requires an estimate of ploughing. A slip-line field is developed to model the ploughing components of the cutting force. The field is based on other slip-line fields developed for a rigid wedge sliding on a half-space and for negative rake angle orthogonal cutting. It incorporates the observed phenomena of a small stable build-up of material adhered to the edge and a raised prow of material formed ahead of the edge. The model shows how ploughing forces are related to cutter edge radius—a larger edge causing larger ploughing forces. A series of experiments were run on 6061-T6 aluminum using tools with different edge radii—including some exaggerated in size—and different levels of uncut chip thickness. Resulting force measurements match well to predictions using the proposed slip-line field. The results show great promise for understanding and quantifying the effects of edge radius and worn tool on cutting forces.

scholarly journals Analytical modelling of cutting forces in near-orthogonal cutting of titanium alloy Ti6Al4V

2014 ◽  
Vol 229 (6) ◽  
pp. 1122-1133 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yun Chen ◽  
Huaizhong Li ◽  
Jun Wang
Keyword(s):  
Titanium Alloy ◽  
Cutting Forces ◽  
Chemical Reactivity ◽  
Orthogonal Cutting ◽  
Chip Thickness ◽  
Analytical Modelling ◽  
Shear Instability ◽  
Published Data ◽  
Machining Processes ◽  
Titanium Alloy Ti6al4v

Titanium and its alloys are difficult to machine due to their high chemical reactivity with tool materials and low thermal conductivity. Chip segmentation caused by the thermoplastic instability is always observed in titanium machining processes, which leads to varied cutting forces and chip thickness, etc. This paper presents an analytical modelling approach for cutting forces in near-orthogonal cutting of titanium alloy Ti6Al4V. The catastrophic shear instability in the primary shear plane is assumed as a semi-static process. An analytical approach is used to evaluate chip thicknesses and forces in the near-orthogonal cutting process. The shear flow stress of the material is modelled by using the Johnson–Cook constitutive material law where the strain hardening, strain rate sensitivity and thermal softening behaviours are coupled. The thermal equations with non-uniform heat partitions along the tool–chip interface are solved by a finite difference method. The model prediction is verified with experimental data, where a good agreement in terms of the average cutting forces and chip thickness is shown. A comparison of the predicted temperatures with published data obtained by using the finite element method is also presented.

FE analysis of the effects of process representations on the prediction of residual stresses and chip morphology in the down-milling of Ti6Al4V

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-50
Author(s):  
Nejah Tounsi ◽  
Tahany El-Wardany
Keyword(s):  
Experimental Data ◽  
Residual Stresses ◽  
Orthogonal Cutting ◽  
Chip Thickness ◽  
Chip Morphology ◽  
Milling Process ◽  
Uncut Chip Thickness ◽  
Orthogonal Machining ◽  
Cutting Length ◽  
Sequential Cuts

Abstract Part I of these two-part papers will investigate the effect of three FEM representations of the milling process on the prediction of chip morphology and residual stresses (RS), when down-milling small uncut chips with thickness in the micrometer range and finite cutting edge radius. They are: i) orthogonal cutting with the mean uncut chip thickness t, obtained by averaging the uncut chip thickness over the cutting length, ii) orthogonal cutting with variable t, which characterizes the down-milling process and which is imposed on a flat surface of the final workpiece, and iii) modelling the true kinematics of the down milling process. The appropriate constitutive model is identified through 2D FEM investigation of the effects of selected constitutive equations and failure models on the prediction of RS and chip morphology in the dry orthogonal machining of Ti6Al4V and comparison to experimental measurements. The chip morphology and RS prediction capability of these representations is assessed using the available set of experimental data. Models featuring variable chip thickness have revealed the transition from continuous chip formation to the rubbing mode and have improved the predictions of residual stresses. The use of sequential cuts is necessary to converge toward experimental data.

Virtual Five-Axis Flank Milling of Jet Engine Impellers: Part 1 — Mechanics of Five-Axis Flank Milling

2007 ◽  
Author(s):  
W. Ferry ◽  
Y. Altintas
Keyword(s):  
Cutting Force ◽  
Cutting Forces ◽  
Orthogonal Cutting ◽  
Chip Thickness ◽  
Friction Angle ◽  
Flank Milling ◽  
Cutting Force Prediction ◽  
Jet Engine ◽  
End Mills ◽  
Five Axis

Jet engine impeller blades are flank-milled with tapered, helical, ball-end mills on five-axis machining centers. The impellers are made from difficult-to-cut titanium or nickel alloys, and the blades must be machined within tight tolerances. As a consequence, deflections of the tool and flexible workpiece can jeopardize the precision of the impellers during milling. This work is the first of a two part paper on cutting force prediction and feed optimization for the five-axis flank milling of an impeller. In Part I, a mathematical model for predicting cutting forces is presented for five-axis machining with tapered, helical, ball-end mills with variable pitch and serrated flutes. The cutter is divided axially into a number of differential elements, each with its own feed coordinate system due to five-axis motion. At each element, the total velocity due to translation and rotation is split into horizontal and vertical feed components, which are used to calculate total chip thickness along the cutting edge. The cutting forces for each element are calculated by transforming friction angle, shear stress and shear angle from an orthogonal cutting database to the oblique cutting plane. The distributed cutting load is digitally summed to obtain the total forces acting on the cutter and blade. The model can be used for general five-axis flank milling processes, and supports a variety of cutting tools. Predicted cutting force measurements are shown to be in reasonable agreement with those collected during a roughing operation on a prototype integrally bladed rotor (IBR).

Influence of Reground Tool Sharpness on Micro-Cutting Process

2010 ◽  
Vol 37-38 ◽  
pp. 550-553
Author(s):  
Xin Li Tian ◽  
Zhao Li ◽  
Xiu Jian Tang ◽  
Fang Guo ◽  
Ai Bing Yu
Keyword(s):  
Cutting Forces ◽  
Orthogonal Cutting ◽  
Cutting Tools ◽  
Chip Thickness ◽  
Cutting Edge ◽  
Cutting Process ◽  
Micro Cutting ◽  
Temperature Distributions ◽  
Edge Radius ◽  
1045 Steel

Tool edge radius has obvious influences on micro-cutting process. It considers the ratio of the cutting edge radius and the uncut chip thickness as the relative tool sharpness (RST). FEM simulations of orthogonal cutting processes were studied with dynamics explicit ALE method. AISI 1045 steel was chosen for workpiece, and cemented carbide was chosen for cutting tool. Sixteen cutting edges with different RTS values were chosen for analysis. Cutting forces and temperature distributions were calculated for carbide cutting tools with these RTS values. Cutting edge with a small RTS obtains large cutting forces. Ploughing force tend to sharply increase when the RTS of the cutting edge is small. Cutting edge with a reasonable RTS reduces the heat generation and presents reasonable temperature distributions, which is beneficial to cutting life. The force and temperature distributions demonstrate that there is a reasonable RTS range for the cutting edge.

Dynamic Simulation of the Micro-Milling Process Including Minimum Chip Thickness and Size Effect

2012 ◽  
Vol 504-506 ◽  
pp. 1269-1274 ◽  
Author(s):  
François Ducobu ◽  
Edouard Rivière-Lorphèvre ◽  
Enrico Filippi
Keyword(s):  
Size Effect ◽  
Cutting Forces ◽  
Mechanistic Model ◽  
Orthogonal Cutting ◽  
Chip Thickness ◽  
Milling Process ◽  
Cutting Conditions ◽  
Micro Milling ◽  
Minimum Chip Thickness ◽  
Physical Phenomena

Micro-milling with a cutting tool is a manufacturing technique that allows production of parts ranging from several millimeters to several micrometers. The technique is based on a downscaling of macroscopic milling process. Micro-milling is one of the most effective process to produce complex three-dimensional micro-parts, including sharp edges and with a good surface quality. Reducing the dimensions of the cutter and the cutting conditions requires taking into account physical phenomena that can be neglected in macro-milling. These phenomena include a size effect (nonlinear rising of specific cutting force when chip thickness decreases), the minimum chip thickness (under a given dimension, no chip can be machined) and the heterogeneity of the material (the size of the grains composing the material is significant as compared to the dimension of the chip). The aim of this paper is to introduce some phenomena, appearing in micromilling, in the mechanistic dynamic simulation software ‘dystamill’ developed for macro-milling. The software is able to simulate the cutting forces, the dynamic behavior of the tool and the workpiece and the kinematic surface finish in 2D1/2 milling operation (slotting, face milling, shoulder milling,…). It can be used to predict chatter-free cutting condition for example. The mechanistic model of the cutting forces is deduced from the local FEM simulation of orthogonal cutting. This FEM model uses the commercial software ABAQUS and is able to simulate chip formation and cutting forces in an orthogonal cutting test. This model is able to reproduce physical phenomena in macro cutting conditions (including segmented chip) as well as specific phenomena in micro cutting conditions (minimum chip thickness and size effect). The minimum chip thickness is also taken into account by the global model. The results of simulation for the machining of titanium alloy Ti6Al4V under macro and micro milling condition with the mechanistic model are presented discussed. This approach connects together local machining simulation and global models.

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