Ultra-precision machining of Fresnel microstructure on die steel using single crystal diamond tool |
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Authors: | Yilong Wang Qingliang Zhao Yuanjiang Shang Pengxiang Lv Bing Guo Lingling Zhao |
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Affiliation: | aSchool of Mechatronics Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, Heilongjiang 150001, PR China;bDepartment of Mechanical Science and Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Nagoya University, Furo-cho, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya, Aichi 464-8603, Japan |
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Abstract: | With the increasing demand for the replication of structured optical elements such as Fresnel lenses and prism arrays, more attention is being paid to the development of ultra-precision diamond machining technology for the fabrication of die steel molds. However, the machining process would be a catastrophic failure because of rapid and excessive tool wear if a diamond tool is used to machine die steel. In the present paper, a micromachining method for fabricating microstructures on die steel using single crystal diamond tool is presented. The presented technology is based on a thermochemical technique that uses plasma nitriding treatment to suppress the rapid and excessive tool wear in the diamond machining of steel. Experimental findings revealed that severe chemical tool wear, which is the main wear mechanism in the diamond machining of steel, was reduced significantly after plasma nitriding treatment, and a mirror-quality surface with an average surface roughness of 20 nm root-mean-square (RMS) was achieved over a cutting distance of approximately 5.4 km. Furthermore, a Fresnel microstructure with surface roughness RMS better than 40 nm was precisely fabricated on AISI 4140 die steel using single crystal diamond tool. |
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Keywords: | Ultra-precision machining Single crystal diamond tool Die steel Plasma nitriding treatment Fresnel microstructure |
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