Correlation of 3-D Precision Machined Surface Topography With Frictional Response

Author(s):  
Ramesh Singh ◽  
Rick Kalil ◽  
Shreyes N. Melkote ◽  
Fukuo Hashimoto

Precision surface finishes are used in a wide variety of applications. From bearing races and rolling elements to parallel slide ways, the functional characteristics of these surfaces are critical to their performance. Experimental trial and error has shown that certain surfaces outperform others in certain applications, but the specific surface characteristics that make this true are yet to be fully understood. The present paper addresses this issue through a detailed three-dimensional topographic analysis of different precision finished surfaces and correlation with their frictional response. Experiments are conducted to investigate the effect of surface type (Isotropic Finished, Ground, Hard Turned and Honed) and relative surface speed on the coefficient of friction in rolling/sliding contact. Utilizing white light interferometry measurement of the surfaces, different 3-D topographic parameters such as RMS deviation, density of summits and texture direction are obtained and their correlation with the experimentally obtained coefficients of friction is examined. Results show that the 3-D amplitude parameter Sq (RMS deviation of surface) and spatial parameter Sds (density of summits) play an important role in determining the frictional behavior of the surfaces studied.

2010 ◽  
Vol 447-448 ◽  
pp. 183-187 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhen Yu Zhang ◽  
Rudy Irwan ◽  
Han Huang

Surface characteristics of CZT wafers machined using wire sawing, free abrasives lapping and polishing and ultra-precision grinding were investigated. Wire sawing resulted in the removal of material in both ductile and brittle regimes, but both polishing and grinding led to a ductile removal. The grinding produced very smooth surfaces free of embeddings and scratches, which is thus considered to have better machinability than the free abrasive machining. The nanoindentation and nanoscratch on MCT wafers at nanometric scales resulted in considerable plastic deformation, but no fracture features. The hardness of the MCT wafer was 500 to 550 MPa, and the coefficient of friction was particularly high, ranging from 0.45 to 0.55.


1988 ◽  
Vol 140 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jeffrey L. Spodnik ◽  
James J. Wert

AbstractThe effect of surface finish on the unlubricated sliding wear behavior of a 94% A12O3 ceramic material has been investigated using a reciprocatingright cylinder-on-flat tribometer. The surface finishes evaluated were produced using a combinationof SiC and diamond abrasive particles.Profilometry was employed to characterize surface topography and x-ray diffraction was used to determine the residual stress associated with each finishing process.The coefficients of friction and controlling wear mechanisms varied dramatically as the maximum asperity height was altered by different finishing techniques. Below a peak profile of 0.25 μm, the coefficient of friction varied between 0.60 and 0.75 due to preferential shearing of the siliceous binder phase which segregated at surfacial pores and grain boundaries. Binder adhesion in the sliding contact produced stick-slip frictional behavior. Surfaces with asperity heights in excess of 10 μin exhibited intergranularfracture or grain “pluck-out”. These surfaces contained minimal real areas of contact and yielded friction coefficients of 0.30 - 0.35. Removed alumina grains actedas hard abrasives in the contact zone and enhanced transgranular fracture by a lateral cracking mechanism. Evidence of crack propagation as a result of Mode II and Mode III shearloading was discovered at subsurface pore sites. The influences of microindentation hardness and fracture toughness are discussed in terms of their relative importances on the observed wear behavior.


2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 591
Author(s):  
Wei-Chao Shi ◽  
Jian-Ming Zheng ◽  
Yan Li ◽  
Xu-Bo Li

In the modern engineering field, recovering the machined surface topography is important for studying mechanical product function and surface characteristics by using the shape from shading (SFS)-based reconstruction method. However, due to the limitations of many constraints and oversmoothing, the existing SFS-based reconstruction methods are not suitable for machined surface topography. This paper presents a new three-dimensional (3D) reconstruction method of machined surface topography. By combining the basic principle of SFS and the analytic method, the analytic model of a surface gradient is established using the gray gradient as a constraint condition. By efficiently solving the effect of quantization errors and ambiguity of the gray scale on reconstruction accuracy using a wavelet denoising algorithm and image processing technology, the reconstruction algorithm is implemented for machined surface topography. Experimental results on synthetic images and machined surface topography images show that the proposed algorithm can accurately and efficiently recover the 3D shape of machined surface topography.


2010 ◽  
Vol 44-47 ◽  
pp. 1066-1069
Author(s):  
Li Li ◽  
Li Ling Qi ◽  
Zong Wei Niu

This paper presents an experimental investigation of the machining characteristics of sintered NdFeB permanent magnet using a combination process of electro-discharge machining (EDM) with ultrasonic machining (USM). Concentration of abrasive in the dielectric fluid is changed to explore its effect on the material removal rate (MRR). MRR of EDM /USM, conventional EDM are compared, machined surface characteristics are also compared between them. It is concluded that the combination EDM/USM process can increase the MRR and decrease the thickness of the recast layer. In the combination process, an appropriate abrasive concentration can improve its machining efficiency.


Author(s):  
Anders Palmquist ◽  
Omar M. Omar ◽  
Marco Esposito ◽  
Jukka Lausmaa ◽  
Peter Thomsen

Bone-anchored titanium implants have revolutionized oral healthcare. Surface properties of oral titanium implants play decisive roles for molecular interactions, cellular response and bone regeneration. Nevertheless, the role of specific surface properties, such as chemical and phase composition and nanoscale features, for the biological in vivo performance remains to be established. Partly, this is due to limited transfer of state-of-the-art preparation techniques to complex three-dimensional geometries, analytical tools and access to minute, intact interfacial layers. As judged by the available results of a few randomized clinical trials, there is no evidence that any particular type of oral implant has superior long-term success. Important insights into the recruitment of mesenchymal stem cells, cell–cell communication at the interface and high-resolution imaging of the interface between the surface oxide and the biological host are prerequisites for the understanding of the mechanisms of osseointegration. Strategies for development of the next generation of material surface modifications for compromised tissue are likely to include time and functionally programmed properties, pharmacological modulation and incorporation of cellular components.


Author(s):  
Balbir Singh ◽  
Jatinder Kumar ◽  
Sudhir Kumar

This paper presents the experimental investigation on the electro-discharge machining of aluminum alloy 6061 reinforced with SiC particles using sintered Cu–W electrode. Experiments have been designed as per central composite rotatable design, using response surface methodology. Machining characteristics such as material removal rate (MRR), electrode wear ratio (EWR), and surface roughness (SR) have been investigated under the influence of four electrical process parameters; namely peak current, pulse on time, pulse off time, and gap voltage. The process parameters have been optimized to obtain optimal combination of MRR, EWR, and SR. Further, the influence of sintered Cu–W electrode on surface characteristics has been analyzed with scanning electron microscopy, energy dispersive spectroscopy, and Vicker microhardness tests. The results revealed that all the process parameters significantly affect MRR, EWR, and SR. The machined surface properties are modified as a result of material transfer from the electrode. The recast layer thickness is increased at higher setting of electrical parameters. The hardness across the machined surface is also increased by the use of sintered Cu–W electrode.


Author(s):  
Auro Ashish Saha ◽  
Sushanta K. Mitra

A three-dimensional numerical simulation of flow in patterned microchannel with alternate layers of hydrophilic and hydrophobic surfaces at the bottom wall is studied here. Surface characteristics of the microchannel are accounted by specifying the contact angle and the surface tension of the fluid. Meniscus profiles with varying amplitude and shapes are obtained under the different specified surface conditions. Flow instability increases as the fluid at the bottom wall traverses alternately from hydrophilic region to hydrophobic region. To understand the surface tension effect of the side walls, a two-dimensional numerical study has also been carried out for the microchannel and the results are compared with three-dimensional simulation. The surface tension effect of the side walls enhances the capillary effect for three-dimensional case.


2011 ◽  
Vol 70 ◽  
pp. 315-320 ◽  
Author(s):  
Riaz Muhammad ◽  
Agostino Maurotto ◽  
Anish Roy ◽  
Vadim V. Silberschmidt

Analysis of the cutting process in machining of advanced alloys, which are typically difficult-to-machine materials, is a challenge that needs to be addressed. In a machining operation, cutting forces causes severe deformations in the proximity of the cutting edge, producing high stresses, strain, strain-rates and temperatures in the workpiece that ultimately affect the quality of the machined surface. In the present work, cutting forces generated in a vibro-impact and hot vibro-impact machining process of Ti-based alloy, using an in-house Ultrasonically Assisted Turning (UAT) setup, are studied. A three-dimensional, thermo-mechanically coupled, finite element model was developed to study the thermal and mechanical processes in the cutting zone for the various machining processes. Several advantages of ultrasonically assisted turning and hot ultrasonically assisted turning are demonstrated when compared to conventional turning.


2007 ◽  
Vol 361-363 ◽  
pp. 749-752
Author(s):  
J. Strnad ◽  
Jan Macháček ◽  
Z. Strnad ◽  
C. Povýšil ◽  
Marie Strnadová

This study was carried out to assess the bone response to alkali-modified titanium implant surface (Bio surface), using histomorphometric investigation on an animal model. The mean net contribution of the Bio surface to the increase in bone implant contact (BIC) with reference to the turned, machined surface was evaluated at 7.94 % (BIC/week), within the first five weeks of healing. The contribution was expressed as the difference in the osseointegration rates ( BIC/'healing time) between the implants with alkali modified surface (Bio surface) and those with turned, machined surface. The surface characteristics that differed between the implant surfaces, i.e. surface morphology, specific surface area, contact angle, hydroxylation/hydration, may represent factors that influence the rate of osseointegration.


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