Crater and flank wear resistance of cutting tools having micro textured surfaces

We have proposed cutting tools with various textured surfaces to increase cutting tool life. Our previous studies have developed cutting tools having periodical stripe-grooved surfaces on their rake face formed using femtosecond laser technology, which displayed high crater wear resistance in cutting of steel materials. In this study, the mechanism for suppressing the crater wear on the tool surface and the relationship between texture dimensions and wear resistance were investigated to provide a guideline for developing tools with textured surfaces. Furthermore, we newly introduced the textured surfaces into a flank face of cutting tools to improve flank wear resistance. Face milling experiments on steel materials exhibited that the newly developed tool having the textured flank face significantly reduced the flank wear. Moreover, the influences of texture dimensions and cutting conditions on the flank wear resistance were also discussed.     

Modelling of segmentation-driven vibration in machining

Excessive vibration, such as chatter, is a common problem in machining processes. Meanwhile, numerous hard, brittle metals have been shown to form segmented chips, also known as sawtooth chips, during machining. In the literature, a cyclic cutting force has been demonstrated where segmented chips are formed, with the force cycle corresponding to the formation of segments. Segmented chip formation has been shown to be linked to high vibration levels in turning and milling processes. Additionally, it has been proposed that the amplitude of chatter vibrations can be limited by interference between the tool flank and wavy workpiece surface, a phenomenon known as tool-flank process damping. In this contribution, a model is proposed to predict the amplitude of forced vibration arising due to the formation of segmented chips during turning. The amplitude of vibration was calculated as a function of cutting parameters. It was demonstrated that the model can be extended to account for the effect of tool-flank process damping. For validation, titanium Ti6Al4V alloy was turned using a flexible toolholder, with surface speed ranging from 10 to 160 m/min, feed rate from 0.1 to 0.7 mm/rev and width of cut from 0.35 to 4 mm. In the experimental validation, 25 of 68 test cuts exhibited high-amplitude vibration. In 16 of these cases, the main cause was concluded to be chip segmentation, which can be predicted by the model. The model is thus considered of practical value to machinists.     

超声振动干式车削尺寸精度实验研究

采用超声振动干式车削方法对钨基合金材料进行了车削加工实验,研究了切削参数、振动参数对零件加工尺寸精度的影响。结果表明,在切削深度一定的前提下,对于加工圆度影响的主次关系为:进给量>振动振幅>切削速度;而对锥度影响的主次关系为:振动振幅>切削速度>进给量。在低速低进给加工方式下,振动车削的抑振效果不明显,但随着切削速度、进给量的增大,振动切削抑振效果显著。本实验条件下,当振动振幅为3μm时,对工艺系统具有较佳的抑振效果。     

Investigation on chatter stability of thin-walled parts in milling based on process damping with relative transfer functions

Chatter usually occurs in cutting of thin-walled workpiece due to poor structural stiffness, which results in poor surface quality and damaged tool. Aiming at process damping caused by interference between a tool flank face and a machined surface of thin-walled part, the dynamic model and critical condition of stability are proposed by the relative transfer functions, when both the tool structure and the machined workpiece have similar dynamic behaviors in this paper. Using the frequency method to solve the stability of the cutting chatter, it can be seen that the process damping can significantly improve the stability of the low speed region. Moreover, the stability domain is different and more exact than the one that derives from the simple superposition of the tool and the workpiece lobe diagrams. The correctness of the model is validated by experiments. These conclusions provide a theoretical foundation and reference for the milling mechanism research.     

Time domain coupled simulation of machine tool dynamics and cutting forces considering the influences of nonlinear friction characteristics and process damping

A higher machining ability is always required for NC machine tools to achieve higher productivity. The self-oscillated vibration called “chatter” is a well-known and significant problem that increases the metal removal rate. The generation process of the chatter vibration can be described as a relationship between cutting force and machine tool dynamics. The characteristics of machine tool feed drives are influenced by the nonlinear friction characteristics of the linear guides. Hence, the nonlinear friction characteristics are expected to affect the machining ability of machines. The influence of the contact between the cutting edge and the workpiece (i.e., process damping) on to the machining ability has also been investigated. This study tries to clarify the influence of the nonlinear friction characteristics of linear guides and ball screws and process damping onto milling operations. A vertical-type machining center is modeled by a multi-body dynamics model with nonlinear friction models. The influence of process damping onto the machine tool dynamics is modeled as stiffness and damping between the tool and the workpiece based on the evaluated frequency response during the milling operation. A time domain-coupled simulation approach between the machine tool behavior and the cutting forces is performed by using the machine tool dynamics model. The simulation results confirm that the nonlinear frictions influence the cutting forces with an effect to suppress the chatter vibration. Furthermore, the influence of process damping can be evaluated by the proposed measurement method and estimated by a time domain simulation.     

动态切削力对切削颤振的影响

以外圆车削实验为依据,建立加工过程中刀具振动的非线性动力学模型,并采用数值分析方法,研究切削力中的动态分量对切削颤振的影响.结果表明,随速度变化的切削力分量对颤振幅值影响较小,而且会在短时间内被系统内的结构阻尼所衰减.而与加速度成非线性关系的切削力分量对颤振的影响却很显著,而且加速度系数有临界值存在,当超过这个临界值后,颤振的理论幅度将急剧增大.     

Analysis of regenerative chatter suppression with adding the ultrasonic elliptical vibration on the cutting tool

A method is proposed to suppress regenerative chatter in turning operation, in which the ultrasonic elliptical vibration is added on the cutting tool. It results in the fact that the cutting tool is separated periodically from the chip and the workpiece, and the direction of the frictional force between the rake face of the cutting tool and the chip is reversed in each cycle of the ultrasonic elliptical vibration. The experimental investigations show that the regenerative chatter occurring in ordinary turning operation can be suppressed effectively by applying the ultrasonic elliptical vibration on the cutting tool. In order to clearify the reason of the regenerative chatter suppression, theoretical analysis and computer simulation are performed on turning with ultrasonic vibration. There is a good agreement among the experimental investigations, theoretical analysis and the computer simulation.     

Development of a novel cubic boron nitride cutting tool with a textured flank face for high-speed machining of Inconel 718

Nickel-based superalloys such as Inconel 718 offer several advantages, including high-temperature strength and high corrosion resistance; this has led to a rapid increase in the demand for such materials, particularly in the aircraft industry. In contrast, these alloys are known to be among the most difficult-to-cut materials because of their mechanical and chemical properties, and tools used for this purpose have extremely short lifetimes. Recently, cubic boron nitride (CBN), which is the second hardest of all known materials, has received significant attention as a material for cutting tools and has already established itself in many fields of application. However, the performance of CBN tools is still insufficient for practical use, especially in the high-speed machining of Inconel 718. To overcome this problem, we first conducted orthogonal cutting experiments on Inconel 718 and performed cross-sectional observations of the CBN cutting tool in order to identify its wear mechanisms in continuous cutting operations under high-speed machining conditions (300 m/min). As a result, it was found that fatal tool failure occurs through crater and flank wear because of diffusion led by high cutting temperatures and subsequent chip adhesion to the tool flank face, accompanied by cutting edge chipping. Based on these results, a CBN cutting tool with a textured flank face was newly developed to improve the cutting tool life. Experimental: results showed that micro grooves generated on the flank face significantly suppressed the cutting edge chipping and remarkably extended the lifetime of the CBN tool during high-speed machining of Inconel 718.     

基于小波包能谱熵的铣削颤振监测方法

针对切削加工过程中容易出现颤振,导致零件表面加工质量降低,本文以铣削加工为研究对象,提出了基于小波包能谱熵的铣削颤振监测方法。信号的采集是一个连续的过程,为避免刀具不参与切削对这种方法的影响,本文提出基于铣削力幅值平方和的方法以识别刀具是否参与切削。试验结果表明,无论对于刀具是否参与切削的识别或者是否出现铣削颤振的监测都能有效的监测。     

Cooling performance of micro-texture at the tool flank face under high pressure jet coolant assistance

Micro-texture at the tool face is a state-of-the-art technique to improve cutting performance. In this paper, five types of micro-texture were fabricated at the flank face to improve the cooling performance under the condition of high pressure jet coolant assistance. By using micro-textures consisted of pin fins, plate fins and pits fabricated 0.3 mm away from the cutting edge, heat transfer from the tool face to coolant was enhanced. The conditions of tool wear, adhesion and chip formation were compared between the micro-textured and non-patterned tools in the longitudinal turning of the nickel-based superalloy Inconel 718. As a result, micro-textured tools always exhibited the reduced flank and crater wear compared with the non-patterned tool, and the rate of tool wear was influenced by the array and height of fin. The energy dispersive spectroscopy analysis of worn flank faces and the electromotive forces obtained from the tool-work thermocouple supported better cooling performances of micro-textured tools. In addition, coolant deposition at flank face evidenced that heat transfer could be promoted by micro-texture near the border of the contact area between the flank wear land and machined surface. Finally, the changes of flow patterns with pit depth are analyzed for pit type tools by computational fluid dynamics. This investigation clearly showed the function of micro-textures for increasing the turbulent kinetic energy and cooling the textured tool face.     

Stability of high frequency machining vibration by extended chatter model

An extended chatter model was proposed in a previous paper [1], which explains the onset of machining chatter at frequencies as high as 10,000 Hz in fine boring operation. The model consists of an equation of energy equilibrium, including two sources of energy supply and other two sources of energy dissipation. The sources of energy supply are by the regeneration and X–Y looping of the tool tip, and the sources of energy dissipation are by the structural damping and the cutting process damping.The present study applies the energy equilibrium equation for predicting the stability borderline in terms of cutting condition. At the cutting condition above the stability borderline where the chatter should occur, some parameters are further predicted by computation to characterize the vibration of the tool tip. The transition from the borderline to the condition above the borderline has been evaluated by the predictive calculation of the time phase between X and Y vibration displacements, the inner to outer modulation phase lag, and the percentage share by mechanisms of the energy supply and dissipation.Validity of the prediction in terms of borderline width of cut, and X to Y amplitude ratio are confirmed by comparison with experimental measurements obtained in cutting tests.     

基于电流变效应的车削颤振预报控制技术的研究

将电流变减振技术引入机床切削系统,研制了车床横刀架电流变液减振器。通过流变学动态模量测试方法,求得了该系统的附加阻尼和附加刚度,并对该系统振动响应特性进行了理论分析。研制开发了基于电流变效应的车削颤振预报控制系统。预报控制试验结果表明,利用该系统可以对机床切削颤振实施有效的预报控制。     

Chatter suppression in micro-milling using shank-mounted Two-DOF tuned mass damper

The tuned mass damper (TMD) has been used in machining processes for reducing forced vibration, suppressing chatter, and improving machined surface quality. In micro-milling process, the tiny size of the cutting tool-tip and the high rotating speed bring challenges in implementing the TMD. Besides, the TMD needs to have two degrees-of-freedom (DOFs) for reducing vibrations of micro-mill in two orthogonal directions. This paper presents the chatter suppression for micro-milling by attaching a two-DOF TMD to the tool shank and rotates with the cutting tool. The frequency response function (FRF) at the tip of the micro-mill clamped by an aerostatic spindle is predicted using receptance coupling analysis. A two-DOF TMD is designed via graphical approach based on the FRF result at the tool-tip. The natural frequencies and damping ratio of the TMD are optimized under different spindle speeds in order to enhance the cutting stability. The chatter stability of micro-milling is predicted considering the gyroscopic and centrifugal effects of the TMD structure. Modal tests and micro-milling experiments are conducted to validate the effect of the TMD on chatter stability. The results show that the TMD is able to improve the critical depth of cut by 13 folds, and satisfy the compact design requirement for micro-milling.     

电流变液减振器在抑制深孔切削颤振上的研究

针对深孔机床切削中的颤振问题,设计了一套基于流动模式的电流变液减振器,分析了电流变液减振器的阻尼力并得出其表达式;又通过对切削颤振产生原因的分析,推导出瞬时动态钻削力的表达式;并在研究了深孔机床切削过程的基础上,建立了切削系统动力学模型,得出安装电流变液减振器后的动力学方程。在给定动力学方程中的参数值后,通过计算机仿真,对比安装和未安装电流变液减振器后的振动时域图,时域图表明电流变液减振器能有效地抑制深孔机床的切削颤振。     

切削颤振研究的关键技术与进展综述

切削颤振是金属切削加工过程中的一种非常复杂的机械振动现象,影响零件加工质量并限制生产率提高.颤振产生的原因和发生、发展规律与切削过程本身以及切削机床动态特性都有着内在的本质联系,长久以来被众多研究者关注.本文就切削颤振在颤振机理、建模、稳定性分析、颤振识别预报以及颤振控制领域的国内外研究成果进行了详细介绍,讨论和分析了...     

A new process damping model for chatter vibration

This paper presents a new analytical process damping model (PDM) and calculation of Process Damping Ratios (PDR) for chatter vibration for low cutting speeds in turning operations. In this study a two degree of freedom complex dynamic model of turning with orthogonal cutting system is considered. The complex dynamic system consists of dynamic cutting system force model which is based on the shear angle (φ) oscillations and the penetration forces which are caused by the tool flank contact with the wavy surface. Depending on PDR, the dynamic equations of the cutting system are described by a new mathematical model. Variation and quantity of PDR are predicted by reverse running analytical calculation procedure of traditional Stability Lobe Diagrams (SLD). Developed mathematical model is performed theoretically for turning operations in this study and simulation results are verified experimentally by cutting tests.     

CONTINUITY AND BREAK OF CHATTER VIBRATION STATUS

By turning a specifically designed conical part, complete process of metal cutting, in which the chatter occurs and expands, is recorded and analyzed. This process exposes that chatter vibration has two characters called continuity and break. The continuity character means that vibration extent enlarges continuously while chatter frequency is almost changeless as the cutting depth extends downwards continuously. The break one is that chatter frequency moves rapidly downwards to a lower level while chatter remains after the cutting depth reach another given value. It is confirmed through an exciting test that the two chatter frequencies obtained in chatter test belong to the natural frequencies of workpiece system and cutting tool system respectively. From the viewpoints of chatter energy supplying and chatter mass effect, the. chatter should occur on one of the two final executive components in its natural frequency. On this basis, a new chatter model with two chatter active bodies is proposed. This new model can better explain the above phenomenon, and adapt to chatter monitoring and improvement of component structure well.     

Analysis of tool wear effect on chatter stability in turning

This study establishes an analytical basis for the prediction of chatter stability in the turning process in the presence of wear flat on the tool flank. The components contributing to the forcing function in the machine vibration dynamics are analyzed in the context of cutting force, contact force and Coriolis force. In this way, the effects of the displaced workpiece volume at the wear flat as well as the workpiece rotation in conjunction with its radial compliance can be incorporated in describing the motion of the vibration system. Laplace domain analysis provides the analytical solution for the limits of stability in terms of the machine characteristics, structural stiffness, cutting stiffness, specific contact force, cutting conditions and cutter geometry. Stability plots are presented to relate stiffness ratio to cutting velocity in the determination of chatter stability. Machining experiments at various cutting conditions were conducted to identify the characteristic parameters involved in the vibration system and to verify the analytical stability limits. The extent of tool wear effect and Coriolis effect on the stability of machining is discussed.     

Investigation of tool wear suppression in ultraprecision diamond machining of die steel

Rapid tool wear in diamond machining of steel can cause catastrophic failures. Despite several approaches to reducing tool wear, diamond machining of steel for industrial applications remains limited. We investigated two solutions, namely plasma nitriding treatment for workpiece surface modification and elliptical vibration cutting for cutting process modification, to determine their effect on reducing tool wear in diamond machining of AISI 4140 die steel. Furthermore, a new approach by combining the two solutions was also explored. Experimental results showed that diamond tool wear could be reduced by several orders of magnitude and mirror-quality surface can be obtained by using either the plasma nitriding treatment or the elliptical vibration cutting. However, in contrast to our expectations, combining the two solutions did not yield further improvement of either the surface finish or the reduction of tool wear compared with that of elliptical vibration cutting alone due to microchipping. Care has been taken to investigate the mechanism responsible for microchipping, and it was found that microchipping is highly dependent on the crystal orientation of the diamond. A diamond tool with the (1 1 0) plane as the rake face and the (1 0 0) plane as the flank face was more resistant to damage, and the microchipping induced in the combined cutting process was almost completely suppressed.     

On-machine tool prediction of flank wear from machined surface images using texture analyses and support vector regression

In this paper, a method for on-machine tool condition monitoring by processing the turned surface images has been proposed. Progressive monitoring of cutting tool condition is inevitable to maintain product quality. Thus, image texture analyses using gray level co-occurrence matrix, Voronoi tessellation and discrete wavelet transform based methods have been applied on turned surface images for extracting eight useful features to describe progressive tool flank wear. Prediction of cutting tool flank wear has also been performed using these eight features as predictors by utilizing linear support vector machine based regression technique with a maximum 4.9% prediction error.