Influence of cryogenic coolant on turning performance characteristics: A comparison with wet machining

Machining of 17-4 Precipitation Hardenable Stainless Steel (PH SS) is one of the difficult tasks because of its high cutting temperatures. Conventional cutting fluids are used to overcome the high cutting temperatures, but these are not acceptable from the health and environmental sustainable points of view. Cryogenic cooling is one of the potential techniques to overcome such problems. In the current work, comparison is made of cryogenic turning results, such as tool flank wear, cutting forces (feed force, main cutting force), cutting temperature, chip morphology and surface integrity characteristics with wet machining during machining of heat-treated 17-4 PH SS. The result showed that in cryogenic machining, a maximum of 53%, 78%, 35% and 16% reductions was observed in tool flank wear, cutting temperature, surface roughness and cutting force, respectively, when compared with wet machining. It was also evident from the experimental results that cryogenic machining significantly improved the machining performance and product quality even at high feed rates.     

粘合体系对天然橡胶复合材料性能的影响

本文以木质纤维素/蒙脱土、炭黑为增强材料,制备了天然橡胶复合材料,探讨了以间苯二酚(R-80)、六甲氧基甲基三聚氰胺(HMMM)和新癸酸钴为主要成分的粘合体系对天然橡胶复合材料性能的影响。结果表明:间-甲-钴粘合体系大幅提高了天然橡胶复合材料的焦烧时间(T_(10))和正硫化时间(T_(90)),降低了其硫化速度(V_(C1));力学测试显示,粘合体系对复合材料的拉伸强度、撕裂强度和断裂伸长率的影响相当大;提高了复合材料的邵氏A硬度、密度和耐磨性。     

射频输入功率对DLC∶F∶Si薄膜结构和附着特性的调制机理

以SiC陶瓷靶为靶材,Ar和CHF_3为源气体,采用反应磁控溅射法在双面抛光的316L不锈钢基片上制备出了系列Si和F共掺杂的DLC∶F∶Si薄膜。研究了射频输入功率对薄膜的附着力、硬度和表面接触角的影响。结果表明,选取适当的输入功率(180W左右)可以制备出附着力达11N的DLC∶F∶Si薄膜。通过拉曼和红外光谱分析以及样品粗糙度分析,作者提出了输入功率对DLC∶F∶Si薄膜结构和特性调制的机理,即输入功率直接影响SiC靶的溅射产额、空间Ar~+的能量以及CHF_3的分解程度,继而影响空间Si、C、-CF、-CF_2,特别是F~*等基团的能量和浓度,调制薄膜中F含量以及Si-C键含量和C网络的关联度。Si-C、C=C键的增加有助于薄膜附着力的明显改善,F含量的减少则会导致薄膜的疏水性能有所下降。     

基于表面理论的温拌SBS改性沥青-集料体系的粘附性

采用躺滴法检测了掺加1.5%、3%的Sasobit和0.5%、1%的Evotherm 3G制备得到的温拌SBS改性沥青与蒸馏水、甘油和甲酰胺3种液体的接触角;基于表面自由能理论,对比了温拌SBS改性沥青在无水条件下的表面自由能和粘聚功以及在有水条件下的剥落功;同时,考察了温拌SBS改性沥青和石灰岩质集料的粘附功和配伍率。结果表明:采用躺滴法可以准确检测温拌SBS改性沥青与常用检测液体的接触角;以粘聚功、粘附功、剥落功、配伍率作为评价指标可用于表征温拌SBS改性沥青-集料体系的粘附性;温拌SBS改性沥青的表面自由能及其分量、粘聚功、配伍率随着Sasobit掺量的增大而减小,但随着Evotherm温拌剂掺量的增加而增大;水的参与降低了温拌剂对SBS改性沥青-集料体系粘附性影响的差异;Evotherm温拌剂有助于改善温拌SBS改性沥青的水敏感性,Sasobit温拌剂增加了温拌SBS改性沥青的水敏感性。     

Cutting force and hole quality analysis in micro-drilling of CFRP

Micro-drilling in carbon fiber reinforced plastic (CFRP) composite material is challenging because this material machining is difficult due to anisotropic, abrasive and non-homogeneous properties and also downscaling of cutting process parameters affect the cutting forces and micro-drilled hole quality extensively. In this work, experimental results based statistical analysis is applied to investigate feed and cutting speed effect on cutting force components and hole quality. Analysis of variance based regression equation is used to predict cutting forces and hole quality and their trend are described by response surface methodology. Results show that roundness error and delamination factor have similar trends to those of radial forces and thrust force, respectively. Non-linear trends of cutting forces and hole quality errors are observed during downscaling of the micro-drill feed value. Optimization results show that cutting forces and hole quality errors are minimum at a feed value which is almost equal to the tool edge radius rather than at the lowest feed value. Therefore, the presented results clearly show the influences of size effects on cutting forces and hole quality parameters in micro-drilling of CFRP composite material.     

Q345B钢氧化铁皮的高温粘附性研究

热轧板带加热过程中高温氧化将直接影响氧化铁皮的结构、元素分布以及粘附性,进而间接影响后续除鳞效果以及粗轧和精轧后得到的成品钢板表面质量。本文利用Gleeble热模拟试验机模拟Q345B连铸坯粗轧前在1 150和1 250℃加热阶段的氧化情况,并结合拉伸试验研究了两个温度下氧化铁皮的表面形貌、次生氧化铁皮的裂纹以及氧化铁皮与基体界面处截面形貌和各合金的元素分布。研究表明：高温短时氧化生成的一次氧化铁皮粘附性小,仅微小变形即可完全剥离脱落;次生氧化铁皮粘附性大,但强度低,塑性差,易产生裂纹。此外,次生氧化铁皮与基体界面处反应生成的Fe₂SiO₄会改变氧化铁皮FeO内层的相间分布,对氧化皮起到钉扎作用,导致氧化皮的粘附性强,这增大了后续除鳞的难度。为改善钢板的表面质量,生产实践中建议在粗轧除鳞前控制钢板氧化铁皮界面温度高于Fe₂SiO₄凝固温度,以降低氧化铁皮与钢板基体附着力。     

A resonating rheometer using two polymer membranes for measuring liquid viscosity and mass density

A resonating sensor for mechanical liquid properties facilitating measurements at two different modes of operation is presented. One mode is more sensitive to liquid viscosity the other to mass density. A sample liquid is subjected to time-harmonic shear stress induced by two opposed vibrating polymer membranes. These membranes, placed in an external static magnetic field, carry two conductive paths each. The first path is used to actuate the membranes by means of Lorentz forces while the second acts as a pick-up coil providing an induced voltage representing the movement of the membrane. From the resulting frequency response the liquid's viscosity and mass density can be deduced. This double membrane based setup allows examining the test liquid at adjustable frequencies in the low kilohertz range from 500 Hz to 20 kHz by varying the gap between both membranes. The sensor is suitable, e.g., for low cost handheld devices with inline capabilities and disposable sensor elements for measuring Newtonian liquids such as, e.g., oils and aqueous solutions.     

Slippage control in soft finger grasping and manipulation

Handling objects with robotic soft fingers without considering the odds of slippage are not realistic. Grasping and manipulation algorithms have to be tested under such conditions for evaluating their robustness. In this paper, a dynamic analysis of rigid object manipulation with slippage control is studied using a two-link finger with soft hemispherical tip. Dependency on contact forces applied by a soft finger while grasping a rigid object is examined experimentally. A power-law model combined with a linear viscous damper is used to model the elastic behavior and damping effect of the soft tip, respectively. In order to obtain precise dynamic equations governing the system, two second-order differential equations with variable coefficients have been designed to describe the different possible states of the contact forces accordingly. A controller is designed based on the rigid fingertip model using the concept of feedback linearization for each phase of the system dynamics. Numerical simulations are used to evaluate the performance of the controller. The results reveal that the designed controller shows acceptable performance for both soft and rigid finger manipulation in reducing and canceling slippage. Furthermore, simulations indicate that the applied force in the soft finger manipulation is considerably less than the rigid “one.”.