Identification of a friction model—Application to the context of dry cutting of an AISI 1045 annealed steel with a TiN-coated carbide tool

The characterization of friction coefficients at the tool-chip-workpiece interface remains an issue. This paper aims to identify a friction model able to describe the friction coefficient at this interface during the dry cutting of an AISI1045 with TiN coated carbide tools. A new tribometer has been designed in order to reach relevant values of pressures and sliding velocities. This set-up is based on a modified pin-on-ring system. Additionally a numerical model simulating the frictional test has been associated in order to quantify average friction coefficients around the spherical pin, from the standard macroscopic data provided by the experimental system. A range of cutting speeds has been investigated. It has been shown that the friction coefficient is very much dependant on the sliding velocity. A new friction model has been identified based on the average local sliding velocity.     

Characterization of Friction and Heat Partition Coefficients during Machining of a TiAl6V4 Titanium Alloy and a Cemented Carbide

This article aims at characterizing the frictional behavior of a TiAl6V4 alloy and a carbide tool under extreme conditions corresponding to those occurring at the cutting tool–work material interface. A specially designed open tribometer was used to characterize the macroscopic friction coefficient, heat partition coefficient, and adhesion in the contact versus sliding velocity and contact pressure. It has been shown that titanium leads to intense adhesion, which seems to be even more intensive with high contact pressure and high sliding velocity, which limits the local sliding movement at the interface (stuck layer). However, the tribometer provides the evolution of an apparent friction coefficient and a macroscopic heat partition coefficient related to the shearing of titanium between the adhesive layer and the bulk material. An increase in sliding velocity or contact pressure induces a small decrease in the apparent friction coefficient as well as the heat partition coefficient. It has been shown that adhesion is thermally activated by a combination of contact pressure and sliding velocity, which leads to a threshold effect. Furthermore, the application of an emulsion showed a small decrease in the apparent friction coefficient associated to a decrease in adhesion. Finally, this work provides quantitative data on the apparent friction and heat partition coefficients versus sliding velocity and contact pressure that can support the development of macroscopic cutting models for titanium alloys.     

Characterization of friction properties at the workmaterial/cutting tool interface during the machining of randomly structured carbon fibers reinforced polymer with carbide tools under dry conditions

Carbon fiber reinforced polymers (CFRP) are increasingly employed within the aerospace industry, particularly within the aircraft sector. However, machining of fiber reinforced composites can be quite complex, first due to the inherent heterogeneity resulting from the reinforcements/matrix assembly and second due to the presence of high modulus/high strength fibers. Therefore, a lot of Finite Element models have been developed in order to understand their material removal mechanisms. Among the scientific issues faced by these works, the identification of friction coefficients between CFRP and cutting tool materials remains a strategic field of research. This paper aims at characterizing the friction properties between composite and cutting tool materials. More precisely, the paper focuses on the context of a randomly structured CFRP, called HEXTOOL™, machined with a carbide tool under dry conditions. The specific tribological conditions during machining of such heterogeneous materials are discussed in the paper, especially the configuration of the tribosystem (‘opened tribosystem’). The great lack of friction coefficient is mainly due to the absence of relevant tribometers simulating the tribological conditions occurring in cutting. This paper presents the development of a new tribometer designed to simulate conditions corresponding to machining of randomly structured CFRP materials. It provides quantitative values of friction coefficient and heat partition coefficient depending on sliding velocities. This work has revealed that friction coefficients are very low in dry regime compared to those obtained in metal cutting. Moreover, experimental results confirm that friction coefficient decreases from 0.25 to 0.1 when sliding velocity increases. Finally this works establishes that a TiN layer deposited on carbide tools is not able to modify friction properties.     

Characterization of friction properties at the workmaterial/cutting tool interface during the machining of randomly structured carbon fibers reinforced polymer with carbide tools under dry conditions

Carbon fiber reinforced polymers (CFRP) are increasingly employed within the aerospace industry, particularly within the aircraft sector. However, machining of fiber reinforced composites can be quite complex, first due to the inherent heterogeneity resulting from the reinforcements/matrix assembly and second due to the presence of high modulus/high strength fibers. Therefore, a lot of Finite Element models have been developed in order to understand their material removal mechanisms. Among the scientific issues faced by these works, the identification of friction coefficients between CFRP and cutting tool materials remains a strategic field of research. This paper aims at characterizing the friction properties between composite and cutting tool materials. More precisely, the paper focuses on the context of a randomly structured CFRP, called HEXTOOL™, machined with a carbide tool under dry conditions. The specific tribological conditions during machining of such heterogeneous materials are discussed in the paper, especially the configuration of the tribosystem (‘opened tribosystem’). The great lack of friction coefficient is mainly due to the absence of relevant tribometers simulating the tribological conditions occurring in cutting. This paper presents the development of a new tribometer designed to simulate conditions corresponding to machining of randomly structured CFRP materials. It provides quantitative values of friction coefficient and heat partition coefficient depending on sliding velocities. This work has revealed that friction coefficients are very low in dry regime compared to those obtained in metal cutting. Moreover, experimental results confirm that friction coefficient decreases from 0.25 to 0.1 when sliding velocity increases. Finally this works establishes that a TiN layer deposited on carbide tools is not able to modify friction properties.     

Inconel718与硬质合金摩擦磨损特性的实验研究

利用UMT-2多功能摩擦磨损试验机对镍基合金Inconel 718与硬质合金刀具对偶时的摩擦磨损特性进行研究,揭示法向载荷和滑动速度对摩擦副摩擦因数的影响,通过SEM观察试样摩擦形貌并分析磨损机制.研究结果表明:摩擦副的摩擦因数随着法向载荷的增大而减小,随滑动速度的增大而增大;Inconel 718镍基合金与硬质合金对偶时的磨损机制主要为黏着磨损、磨粒磨损和氧化磨损.     

Characterisation of friction properties between a laminated carbon fibres reinforced polymer and a monocrystalline diamond under dry or lubricated conditions

The machining of carbon fibre reinforced polymer (CFRP) is a hot topic for the aircraft industry. Such materials are considered as difficult to cut materials due to their heterogeneity and presence of hard fibres. In this context, a lot of finite element models have been developed in order to understand their material removal mechanisms. Among the scientific issues faced by these works, the identification of friction coefficients between CFRP and cutting tool materials remains unanswered. So, this paper aims to characterize the friction properties between composite and cutting tool materials. For instance, the paper focuses on the context of a laminated CFRP machined with a monocrystalline diamond tool under dry or under lubricated conditions. The specific tribological conditions during machining of such heterogeneous materials are discussed in the paper, especially the configuration of the tribosystem (‘opened tribosystem’) and the orientation of laminates and fibres during sliding. The great lack of friction coefficient is mainly due to the absence of relevant tribometers simulating the tribological conditions occurring in cutting. This paper presents the development of a new tribometer designed to simulate conditions corresponding to machining of CFRP materials. It provides quantitative values of friction coefficient depending on several key parameters. A range of sliding velocities and contact pressures has been tested. The influence of layers orientation and cutting fluids has also been investigated. It has been shown that friction coefficients are very low (∼0.06) in dry regime. Friction coefficient is not sensitive to contact pressure nor to sliding velocity. Additionally this works has revealed that a cutting fluid leads to a significant decrease in friction coefficients (∼0.02), which corresponds to a friction less situation.     

Study of the Friction and Wear of Electrified Copper against Copper Alloy under Dry or Moist Conditions

The frictional and wear characteristics of electrified copper sliding against a QCr0.5 copper alloy under moist and dry conditions were investigated utilizing a special pin-on-disc apparatus. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and energy-dispersive spectroscopy (EDS) were used to observe the morphology of the copper pin contact surface and analyze its compositions, respectively. The results indicate that the wear rate and frictional coefficient of the copper are reduced as a result of the cooling and lubricating effect of water compared with dry sliding condition. However, both the frictional coefficient and wear rate of the copper material increases with an increase in electrical current under either moist or dry conditions and the frictional coefficient varies within narrow limits under wet conditions. In addition, there is a greater amount of oxygen associated with the surface under wet conditions than dry.     

Study on lubricating characteristic and tool wear with water vapor as coolant and lubricant in green cutting

In recent years, green cutting is becoming increasingly more popular due to concern regarding the safety of the environment and operator health. The efficiency of metal cutting operation depends upon the frictional/thermal conditions at the tool–chip interface. Use of water vapor, gases (carbon dioxide, oxygen), WV&C (mixture of water vapor and carbon dioxide gas) and WV&O (mixture of water vapor and oxygen gas) as coolants and lubricants to improve the frictional/thermal conditions in turning operations are studied here. In this study, the effects of water vapor, gases, mixture of water vapor and gas, oil water emulsion applications and dry cutting on main cutting force, cutting temperature, chip deformation coefficient (count backwards of cutting ratio), rake face wear, and tool flank wear have been examined in turning ANSI 1045 steel material with cement carbide tool P10. Experimental results show that applications of water vapor, gases and mixture of water vapor and gas reduce main cutting force comparing to dry cutting and wet cutting. Water vapor reduces lower cutting temperature and chip deformation coefficient than others lubricating conditions. The tool life is extended much longer in direct on applications of water vapor and mixture of vapor and gas than dry cutting. The diffusion and adhesion is alleviated with application of water vapor because of chemical reaction between water vapor and metal surface and forming boundary lubrication layer of multi-dimension metal oxidation.     

Adhesion in metal cutting: anomalies associated with oxygen

Results are presented which indicate that during machining the presence of oxygen in the environment at pressures greater than 10² Pa can lead to either an increase or a decrease in the cutting forces depending upon the particular workpiece/cutting tool combination used. This apparently anomalous behaviour is logically self-consistent if it is recognized that the conditions of sliding contact which control the frictional resistance of the chip sliding against the rake face of the tool can change significantly with different workpiece/cutting tool combinations.     

Dynamic In Situ Measurements of Frictional Heating on an Isolated Surface Protrusion

Problems in the subject of frictional heating have been studied extensively, yet their complexity remains a barrier to further understanding. This study simplifies the frictional heating problem by examining the temperature rise due to a heat source of prescribed geometry. A single positive feature on the sliding face of the countersurface causes a local temperature rise. The cylindrical feature has a diameter of 150 µm and aspect ratio of 0.1 and slides under the larger contact area whose contact width is ~600 to ~750 µm. An infrared camera, acquiring at 870 Hz, observed the temperature rise at the contact interface between the feature and the rubber pin. The applied force for all tests was 200 mN, and the sliding velocity was varied from 10 to 200 mm/s. Maximum temperature rises of ~1–17 °C and average temperature rises of ~1–8 °C were measured. Measured values were compared to the Jaeger’s frictional heating models for sliding contacts.     

Tribological behaviour of carbon–carbon composite

Abstract

In the present study, the wear behaviour of cross ply (0/90°) C–C composite with 60 vol.-% fibres has been studied with sliding distance, applied load and sliding velocities. The measurement of specimen temperature has been carried out to study the effect of frictional heating. Furthermore, wear debris and wear track observations are correlated to understand the wear mechanism. The bulk wear increases linearly with distance after an initial running-in period. The temperature studies reveal that frictional heating is more with increase in load or sliding velocity under dry conditions, however, presence of lubrication reduces frictional heating, because exposure of surface for direct contact is reduced, and hence wear rate in all studies with lubrication is less than that under dry condition. The wear track studies show graphite powder, peeling of fibres and dislodging of the surface. At low loads, smearing of graphite powder keeps the wear rate low, but as the load increases; dislodging, delamination of surface and breaking of fibres dominate, and wear rate sharply increases, however, sliding velocity initially enhances the graphite formation reducing the wear, but as the velocity reached an optimum value, there is extensive breakage of fibres, dislodging and delamination of surface, and the wear rate increases sharply.     

A comparative study of multilayer and functionally graded coated tools in high-speed machining

Multilayer-coated tool systems have been effective in controlling mechanical and thermal loads, especially in high-speed cutting regime. In this study, cutting performance of tungsten carbide tools with restricted contact length and multilayer chemical vapour deposition deposited coatings, TiCN/Al₂O₃/TiN (in series) and TiCN/Al₂O₃–TiN (functionally graded), was investigated in dry turning. Cutting tests were conducted on low carbon alloy steel AISI/SAE 4140 over a wide range of cutting speeds between 200 and 879?m/min. Results including cutting forces, chip compression ratio, shear angle, contact area inclusive of sticking and sliding phenomena and tool flank wear are presented. In particular, prediction of heat partition into the cutting tool inserts was carried out using a combination of experimental tests and the finite element method. The results show that coating layouts and cutting tool edge geometry can significantly affect heat distribution into the cutting tool. The paper clearly shows the role and potential benefits of applying different top coats on the rake and flank faces with regards contact phenomenon, impact on thermal shielding and tool wear. An appropriate coating layout selection is crucial in controlling tool wear, especially in high-speed machining.     

Adhesive wear and frictional characteristics of UHMWPE and HDPE sliding against different counterfaces under dry contact condition

Abstract

The current work evaluates the wear and frictional performance of ultrahigh molecular weight polyethylene (UHMWPE) and high density polyethylene (HDPE) sliding against different metal counterfaces, stainless steel(SS), mild steel (MS) and aluminium (Al), under dry contact condition. The experiments were conducted using pin on disc machine at different sliding distances (0–40·32 km), 15 N applied load and 2·8 m s^–1 sliding velocity. Interface temperatures and frictional forces were measured simultaneously during the sliding, while specific wear rates were determined for every 1·68 km sliding distance. Based on the optical microscopy of the worn surface and wear track, frictional and wear results were analysed and discussed. The experimental results showed that the type of counterface material significantly influences both frictional and wear performances of the selected polymers. This was mainly due to the film transfer characteristics. Higher temperature and friction coefficient for UHMWPE and HDPE were evident when sliding took place against Al counterface. Sliding the polymers against stainless steel showed low friction coefficients compared to other counterfaces.     

Polyester composite based on betelnut fibre for tribological applications

A polyester composite based on betelnut fibres was fabricated and its adhesive wear and frictional performance studied using a block on disk machine at different applied loads and sliding distances at 2.8 m/s sliding velocity under dry/wet contact conditions. SEM was used to study worn surface morphology. The results revealed that betelnut fibre reinforced polyester (BFRP) composite had better wear and frictional performance under wet contact condition compared to dry. The wear mechanism of the BFRP composite was predominated by micro and macro-cracks in the polyester regions and debonding of fibres.     

Stress profiles at contact surface in ring compression test

A perfectly plastic material has been employed as a model material in simulation to analyze numerically the ring compression process, especially to examine the deformation patterns along the die/workpiece interface, which is strongly related to the frictional condition at the contact boundary. The main objective is to provide the deformation characteristics in detail in ring compression, especially at the tool/workpiece interface. The surface flow patterns at the contact boundary in ring compression are summarized and analyzed in terms of surface expansion, surface expansion velocity, pressure distributions exerted on the die surface, relative sliding velocity between die and workpiece, and sliding distance along the die surface. Movement of neutral positions and folding phenomenon are also investigated to see the effect on the deformation patterns at the interface, that is, geometrical change, which is important to measure the frictional condition at the interface using calibration curves. Finite element (FE) simulation using rigid-plastic finite element code has been performed for analysis. The results of this study reveal that surface expansion as well as other surface flow patterns, such as sliding velocity and so on, shows different and distinctive characteristics between low and high frictional conditions at the interface. This is directly related to the movement of neutral positions and folding, which affects the sensitivity of dimensional changes to tribological conditions at the interface.     

A study on dry friction of eutectoid steel

In this paper the variation of the frictional coefficient of a eutectoid steel on the cemented carbide WC-8%Co with sliding velocity V, normal load P, apparent pressure P, the product P × V (load × velocity) and the product P × V(pressure × velocity), under dry sliding conditions, were studied. The results show that the frictional coefficient μ of the steel in dry friction decreases with an increase of V, P, PV and PV. The rough regression formulas of the relationship between the frictional coefficient and V, P, PV and PV are given. The reason for the changes of frictional coefficient are discussed.     

Tribological properties of selected PVD coatings when slid against ductile materials

In this paper, a physical vapour deposited (PVD) deposited TiB₂ coating is compared in dry sliding with commercial PVD titanium nitride (TiN), titanium aluminium nitride (TiAlN) and titanium carbonitirde (TiCN) as to frictional properties and tendency of counter material pick-up. The aim is to investigate if the superior behaviour of the TiB₂ coating experienced in severe sliding applications against aluminium alloys can be extended to other materials with a similarly poor tribological characteristics.A new tribological test for sliding contact has been used. The test configuration involves two crossed elongated cylindrical test specimens which are forced to slide axially against each other at a constant sliding speed and a gradually increasing normal load, while recording the friction. The evaluation is performed by correlating the friction history with the width, topography and composition of the sliding tracks as detected by optical and scanning electron microscopy.Coated cemented carbide (CC) test cylinders have been slid against cylinders of a Ti alloy (Ti–6Al–4V), an Al alloy (Al 7075) and Inconel 718. It was shown that the TiB₂ surface displayed superior friction and anti-sticking properties, when tested against the aluminium alloy. Against the Ti and Inconel alloys no major difference between the coatings could be found. Instead, it is concluded that the friction coefficient is determined by the plastic properties of the counter material since a complete transfer layer instantly builds up on the coating.It proved possible to estimate the friction force from the width of the sliding tracks, the Vickers hardness of the counter material and simple plastic considerations. This estimation also verifies the unexpectedly low friction of all coatings against the Ti alloy.     

The influence of thin hard coatings on frictional behaviour in the orthogonal cutting process

New knowledge about the tribological response deriving from the interaction of the substrate/coating-chip system, with special attention to the orthogonal cutting process when chatter-free end turning using natural contact tools, is developed. In order to evaluate the frictional behaviour of this process under modified contact conditions, experimental investigations including the contact temperature, the contact loads, friction and the frictional heat flux per unit area were carried out. In contrast to the most obvious approach, the coefficient of sliding friction versus the cutting speed, the contact temperature, the normal pressure and the interface control factor is considered. A number of different coating structures, starting from single up to three and four layer films, in combination with medium carbon and austenitic stainless steels, were tested. It is pointed out that the results obtained provide a modified approach to the frictional behaviour of the cutting process and its controllability. Among various responses, specific for such tribo-contact pairs, of particular interest is the self-adaptation resulting in controlled generation of friction energy and conduction of the frictional heat flux.     

The influence of surface defects on the mechanical and tribological properties of VN-based arc-evaporated coatings

The influence of surface defects, i.e., droplets and craters, on the mechanical and tribological properties of arc-evaporated V_xN coatings deposited on cemented carbide has been investigated in a scratching contact using a diamond stylus and a sliding contact using a stainless steel pin. Post-test characterisation using 3D optical surface profilometry and scanning electron microscopy was performed in order to investigate the mechanical and tribological response of the coatings. The results show that scratch induced coating cracking mainly is restricted to larger droplets showing a low interfacial bonding to the adjacent coating matrix. The influence of coating defects on the cohesive strength, i.e., the tendency to chipping of small coating fragments, was found to be relatively small. In contrast, the presence of defects may have a significant impact on the interfacial adhesive strength, increasing the tendency to spalling. In sliding contact, surface defects such as droplets and craters have a strong impact on the tribological behaviour of the coatings causing abrasive wear of the less hard counter material surface and material transfer to the coating, both mechanisms affecting the friction characteristics of sliding contact tribo systems.     

Tribological Behavior of Rice Bran Ceramics in a Vacuum Environment

ABSTRACT

In this study, we investigated the friction and wear of rice bran (RB) ceramics—hard porous carbon materials made from rice bran—in a vacuum environment. Sliding friction tests for RB ceramic pin–RB ceramic disk contact were performed using a pin-on-disk-type friction tester installed in a vacuum chamber. The ambient pressure was controlled at 0.02, 0.6, 30, and 10⁵ Pa (i.e., atmospheric pressure). The normal load was 0.49 or 2.94 N, the sliding velocity was 0.01 or 0.1 m/s, and the number of friction cycles was 50,000. The friction coefficient tended to decrease with decreasing ambient pressure for all combinations of normal load and sliding velocity; by contrast, the specific wear rate of the RB ceramic pin and disk specimens tended to increase with decreasing ambient pressure. The friction coefficient exhibited a low value of 0.05 or less at 0.02 Pa. The results suggested that the reduced surface roughness and graphitization of the sliding surface of the RB ceramic pin and disk due to induced friction, as well as the increased ratio between the partial pressure of water vapor and the ambient pressure, are related to the reduction in the friction of RB ceramic–RB ceramic dry sliding contact under vacuum conditions.