Study of machining accuracy in ultrasonic elliptical vibration cutting

The cutting speeds of the tool, the rake angle and clearance angle through the cycles of elliptical vibration cutting for separating type ultrasonic elliptical vibration cutting are defined initially in the present paper. Subsequently, a theoretical model of the thrust cutting force in ultrasonic elliptical vibration cutting is proposed, and the reason of the machining accuracy improvement by applying ultrasonic elliptical vibration is clarified theoretically. Finally, the effect of ultrasonic elliptical vibration cutting on machining accuracy is verified experimentally by utilizing an ultrasonic elliptical vibration cutting system.     

A study on the effect of tool nose radius in ultrasonic elliptical vibration cutting of tungsten carbide

Nowadays, ultrasonic elliptical vibration cutting (UEVC) technique is being successfully applied for ultraprecision machining of difficult-to-cut materials. Previous study reported that the tool geometry especially tool nose radius notably influences the performance of 1D ultrasonic vibration cutting (UVC). However, the effect of tool nose radius in the UEVC technique is yet to be studied. This study aims to investigate the effects of tool nose radius on the UEVC performance in terms of cutting force, tool wear and surface finish when machining a hard-to-cut material, sintered tungsten carbide (WC), using PCD tools. The experimental results show that the UEVC technique performs remarkably better in all aspects at a 0.6 mm nose radius compared to a lower (e.g. 0.2 or 0.4 mm) and a higher nose radius (e.g. 0.8 mm). When machining about 412 mm² surface area, an average surface roughness, R_a of 0.010 μm is achieved with a 0.6 mm nose radius. Analyses are conducted to justify the findings in this study.     

Suppression of burrs in turning with ultrasonic elliptical vibration cutting

The approximate cutting force models in three-dimensional separating type ultrasonic elliptical vibration cutting are proposed in present paper. The theoretical models of the stresses of deformation zone on the workpiece edge in burr formation in ultrasonic elliptical vibration cutting are derived based on three-dimensional cutting model, and the reason for the burr being suppressed by applying ultrasonic elliptical vibration is clarified theoretically. Finally, the effect of ultrasonic elliptical vibration cutting on the burr is verified experimentally.     

An ultrasonic elliptical vibration cutting device for micro V-groove machining: Kinematical analysis and micro V-groove machining characteristics

Micro V-groove machining characteristics of an ultrasonic elliptical vibration cutting (UEVC) device have been experimentally investigated and compared with the conventional micro V-grooving. From the initial experiments performed on ductile material such as aluminum and brass with a single crystal diamond cutting tool, it was found that the cutting force was significantly decreased and the formation of burrs at the machining boundaries was greatly suppressed in the UEVC. The elliptical vibration of the cutting tool was achieved using two parallel stacked piezoelectric actuators with assembling metal structures. Kinematical analysis of the UEVC system has shown that the manipulation of the cutting tool path is possible by changing dimension of the mechanism, phase difference, and relative magnitude of the voltages applied to the piezoelectric actuators.     

Machinability study of tungsten carbide using PCD tools under ultrasonic elliptical vibration cutting

Sintered tungsten carbide (WC) is an extremely hard and brittle material extensively used in tool manufacturing industries. However, the current cutting technologies for shaping this typical hard-to-machine material are still cost ineffective. In this study, polycrystalline diamond (PCD) tools are used to study the machinability of sintered WC (~15% Co) by applying the ultrasonic elliptical vibration cutting (UEVC) technique. Firstly, it presents the UEVC principle and the effects of speed ratio (i.e. the ratio of the nominal cutting speed to the maximum tool vibration speed in the cutting direction) on the tool–workpiece relative motion as the cutting speed greatly influences the UEVC performance. Then UEVC experiments are carried out to analyze the cutting force, tool-wear progression, chip formation and surface quality against the cutting time at different speed ratios. The results show that when the speed ratio decreases, the resultant cutting force and the tool flank wear decrease while the surface finish improves. Average surface roughness, R_a, in a range between 0.030 and 0.050 μm is achieved at speed ratios less than 0.107. The experimental findings suggest that the commercial PCD tools can be used to machine sintered WC to achieve ultraprecision surface by applying the UEVC technique, which will be cost effective for miniature cutting technologies in future.     

PCD刀具加工有色金属的研究

本文主要研究PCD刀具加工有色金属时刃口及后刀面的刃磨质量对切削表面质量的影响。首先对PCD刀具切削有色金属模型进行了分析研究,然后分别采用金属结合剂金刚石砂轮、树脂结合剂金刚石砂轮和陶瓷结合剂金刚石砂轮刃磨出三把不同质量的PCD刀具进行了切削对比试验,并用扫描电镜对切削表面微观形貌进行了观察分析,发现加工有色金属时,PCD刀具后刀面与刃口刃磨质量对切削表面质量有着同等重要的影响作用。     

Effect of machining parameters in ultrasonic vibration cutting

The ultrasonic vibration cutting (UVC) method is an efficient cutting technique for difficult-to-machine materials. It is found that the UVC mechanism is influenced by three important parameters: tool vibration frequency, tool vibration amplitude and workpiece cutting speed that determine the cutting force. However, the relation between the cutting force and these three parameters in the UVC is not clearly established. This paper presents firstly the mechanism how these parameters effect the UVC. With theoretical studies, it is established that the tool–workpiece contact ratio (TWCR) plays a key role in the UVC process where the increase in both the tool vibration parameters and the decrease in the cutting speed reduce the TWCR, which in turn reduces both cutting force and tool wear, improves surface quality and prolongs tool life. This paper also experimentally investigates the effect of cutting parameters on cutting performances in the cutting of Inconel 718 by applying both the UVC and the conventional turning (CT) methods. It is observed that the UVC method promises better surface finish and improves tool life in hard cutting at low cutting speed as compared to the CT method. The experiments also show that the TWCR, when investigating the effect of cutting speed, has a significant effect on both the cutting force and the tool wear in the UVC method, which substantiates the theoretical findings.     

PcBN加工淬硬钢刀具材料的研究

介绍了立方氮化硼刀具材料( PcBN)的制备过程,并制备了六种不同配方的样品加工淬硬钢.通过切削实验和性能检测,发现PcBN刀片在加工淬硬钢时cBN浓度起着关键作用,切削同样的路程,低浓度PcBN的后刀面磨损量小.经扫描电镜观察,CoAl合金粉能够提高PcBN烧结刀具材料的致密度.测量耐磨性时,证明用于金刚石复合片PC...     

PCD刀具切削天然大理石的磨损特性研究

通过PCD刀具切削天然大理石的试验研究,分析了在不同加工参数条件下对PCD刀具切削性能的影响以及刀具的磨损机理。试验结果表明:PCD刀具在加工过程中的磨损机理主要表现为磨粒的磨损、剥落,聚晶层的破损与结合剂破坏等;刀具主轴转速为12 000 r/min、进给速度为1 000 mm/min、切削深度为0.5 mm时,刀具的磨损量最小;且磨损量随刀具主轴转速的增加而降低,随刀具的进给速度和切削深度的增加而增加。     

Oxygen-shielded ultrasonic vibration cutting to suppress the chemical wear of diamond tools

Ultrasonic vibration has been applied to reduce intense chemical tool wear in ultra-precision diamond cutting of steel and other alloys since a few decades ago. But still, its tool wear suppression mechanisms have not been fully understood. In this paper, the effect of oxygen in suppression of diamond tool wear for ultrasonic vibration cutting is investigated. Experimental results show that the wearing rate is reduced by applying oxygen shielding to the cutting zone in comparison with air and argon. Scientific explanations are also provided for the observed phenomenon through low-pressure metal oxidation experiments and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy surface analyses.     

淬火钢的车削加工研究

淬火钢硬度较高,使用常规刀具加工时难以达到理想效果。现根据工件不同的硬度要求,提出了采用不同牌号的刀具材料,选择合理的切削用量,可获得较好的加工质量和经济效益。     

PCD和CVD金刚石刀具切削性能对比及失效机理初探

通过切削实验,观察切削前后刀具的表面和刃口形貌、金刚石刀片组成成分、以及被加工工件表面粗糙度,比较两种刀具的切削性能,探讨其失效机理。结果表明:在同等条件下,CVD金刚石刀具的切削性能要明显优于PCD刀具。在车削过程中,PCD刀具的失效机理主要是结合剂与被加工材料中化学成分发生化学反应使结合剂流失,导致刀具结构疏松,从而导致磨粒团脱落。CVD刀具的失效机理为产生变质层磨损。切削过程中随着加工时间的进一步延长,切削区温度不断升高,当达到热化学反应温度时,就会在刀具表面形成变质层,从而带来切削过程中刀具的磨损;同时高温状态下CVD金刚石的晶界疲劳破坏,也可能会造成CVD金刚石刀具的磨损失效。     

The effect of tool geometry on regenerative instability in ultrasonic vibration cutting

Ultrasonic vibration cutting as a cutting process has been widely used in the precision machining of difficult-to-cut materials due to an enhanced cutting stability and increased productivity. The authors' previous researches have shown that chatter vibration prediction is made possible by the suggested cutting model. This paper is an attempt to determine cutting parameters based on regenerative chatter prediction in order to facilitate the machining objectives of high accuracy, high efficiency and low cost in ultrasonic vibration cutting. The machinability of SCM440 steel, called typical hardened steel, is investigated theoretically and experimentally. The cutting model is developed by introducing an experimental cutting database of SCM440 steel. The simulation and experimental results show that the workpiece material parameter has a direct influence on the occurrence of regenerative chatter. In order to achieve the chatter-suppressing dynamics in hard ultrasonic vibration cutting, a stability diagram is predicted based on the simulated work displacement for tool geometry changing. The stability diagram indicates that the regions of the chatter-suppressing dynamics expand with increasing tool rake angle and decreasing tool clearance angle. It is also found from the predictive results that regenerative chatter can be suppressed by a change of tool geometry. The determined tool geometry with the aid of the computer simulation is demonstrated through actual data of ultrasonic vibration cutting. By the use of the designed tool geometry, a good experimental result is achieved.     

The effect of tool nose radius in ultrasonic vibration cutting of hard metal

A tool edge with a small nose radius can alleviate the regenerative chatter. In general, it is important for conventional cutting to use the smallest possible tool nose radius. However, a sharp tool shape has an adverse effect on tool strength and the instability of machining process still occurs. Previous researches have shown that vibration cutting has a higher cutting stability as compared with conventional cutting. In the present paper, the influence of tool nose radius on cutting characteristics including chatter vibration, cutting force and surface roughness is investigated by theory. It is found from the theoretical investigation that a steady vibration created by motion between the tool and the workpiece is still obtained even using a large nose radius in vibration cutting. This article presents a vibration cutting method using a large nose radius in order to solve chatter vibration and tool strength problem in hard-cutting. With a suitable nose radius size, experimental results show that a stable and a precise surface finish is achieved.     

Investigation of the torque characteristics in vibration tapping of hardened steel

Vibration tapping is presented in this paper to solve this problem, as high-speed steel tap is incapable of tapping small-hole (M3) in hardened steel (50HRC). Theoretical analysis with fracture mechanics indicates that the impact effect of the tap on the workpiece results in increased II-type stress intensity factor and extended micro cracks, leading to lower plastic deformation, reduced cutting forces and a much lower tapping torque, and the torsional rigidity of the tap is enhanced in vibration tapping as proved by dynamic analysis. The experimental results show that with well chosen amplitudes, tapping torque decreases as vibration frequency increases, and tapping torque increases as net cutting time ratio increases, where net cutting time ratio influences the tapping torque more significantly. Vibration tapping is then proved to be a practical solution to the problem of small-hole tapping in hardened steel.     

金刚石钻磨头超声振动钻磨硬脆材料表面质量的试验研究

硬脆材料以其优良的性能在生产实践中得到了广泛应用，但其低塑性、易脆性及不导电性等使得加工十分困难，尤其是超精密表面制作更加困难。为此，本文将超声振动引入普通钻磨中，介绍了超声振动切削原理，通过超声与普通两种方式下的表面粗糙度试验和微观形貌观察得出以下结沦：1）不同加工参数时，超声振动钻磨时的工件表面粗糙度值均低于普通钻磨时的表面粗糙度值；2）随着进给量、工件转速和输入功率的增加，超声和普通钻磨时的表面粗糙度均呈上升趋势；3）普通钻磨加工后孔壁表面有宽度和间距不均匀的沟槽，并且沟槽较宽，而超声钻磨加工后表面沟槽（划痕）较浅且均匀。     

Analysis of 3D elliptical vibration cutting with thin shear plane model

Simple analytical models of three dimensional (3D) elliptical vibration cutting are developed in order to simulate the cutting process quickly and to understand the basic mechanics. The elliptical vibration cutting has recently been applied in industry mainly to ultraprecision machining of dies and molds, where the vibration locus is not generally perpendicular to the cutting edge and thus all directions of shear, chip flow and cutting force have the 3D components. Therefore, the 3D elliptical vibration cutting models are developed, and the basic cutting mechanics are discussed in the present research.     

A study on ultrasonic elliptical vibration cutting of tungsten carbide

Sintered tungsten carbide (WC) is a versatile metal matrix composite (MMC) material widely used in the tool manufacturing industries. Machining of this material with conventional cutting (CC) method is a real challenge compared to other difficult-to-cut materials. Ultrasonic elliptical vibration cutting (UEVC) method is a novel and non-conventional cutting technique which has been successfully applied to machine such intractable materials for the last decade. However, few studies have been conducted on cutting of WC using single point diamond tool (SPDT) applying the UEVC technique. This paper presents an experimental study on UEVC of sintered WC (～15% Co) using polycrystalline diamond (PCD) tools. Firstly, experiments have been carried out to investigate the effect of cutting parameters in the UEVC method in terms of cutting force, flank wear, surface finish while cutting sintered WC. The tests have revealed that the PCD tools in cutting of WC by the UEVC method results in better cutting performance at 4 μm depth of cut (DOC) as compared to both a lower DOC (e.g. 2 μm) and a higher DOC (e.g. 6 or 8 μm). Moreover, the cutting performance improves with the decrease in both the feed rate and cutting speed in the UEVC method like conventional turning (CT) method. A minimum surface roughness, R_a of 0.036 μm has been achieved on an area of about 1257 mm² with the UEVC performance. The CT method has also been employed to compare its cutting performance against the UEVC method. It has been observed that the UEVC method results in better cutting performances in all aspects compared to the CT method. Theoretical analysis on the UEVC method and analysis of the experimental results have been carried out to explain the reasons of better surface finish at 4 μm DOC and better cutting performance of the UEVC method.     

PCBN刀具干车淬硬钢时倒棱前角对切削力和刀具磨损的影响

PCBN刀具磨出负倒棱是为了加强刀具的刃口强度，以减少刀具加工时可能出现的破损情况。本文通过对PCBN刀具加工淬硬轴承钢GCr15的一系列试验数据加以分析，得出倒棱前角和切削力、刀具磨损之间的关系，进而得出在实际加工情况下应该采用的最佳倒棱前角值。试验表明：当倒棱前角取15度且切削速度为125m／s时，刀具具有最好的加工效果，不但切削力可以达到最小值，刀具磨损最轻，而且刀具寿命也达到了最大值。     

Effect of cutting parameters on pitting corrosion resistance of S32760 duplex stainless steel

To improve the performance in service of S32760 duplex stainless steel (DSS) in the marine environment, the influence of cutting parameters of S32760 DSS on the pitting corrosion resistance of the workpiece is studied. Cutting experiments are performed on S32760 DSS by varying the cutting parameters to investigate their effects on the surface morphology. The electrochemical experiments are conducted on the workpiece immersed in the 3.5 wt% sodium chloride solution to investigate how the cutting parameters affect the pitting corrosion resistance of S32760 DSS. The results indicate that the pitting corrosion resistance is influenced by the cutting speed and feed rate, which in turn affects the surface roughness. The cutting depth does not have a significant impact on the surface roughness but significantly affects the pitting resistance. The recommended cutting parameters are as follows: feed rate of 0.1 mm/r, cutting speed of 130 m/min, and cutting depth of 0.4 mm.