Wear Patterns and Mechanisms of Cutting Tools in High Speed Face Milling

High speed machining has received an important interest because it leads to an increase of productivity and a better workpiece surface quality. However, at high cutting speeds, the tool wear increases dramatically due to the high temperature at the tool-workpiece interface. Tool wear impairs the surface finish and hence the tool life is reduced. That is why an important objective of metal cutting research has been the assessment of tool wear patterns and mechanisms. In this paper, wear performances of PCBN tool, ceramic tool, coated carbide tool and fine-grained carbide tool in high speed face milling were presented when cutting cast iron, 45# tempered carbon steel and 45# hardened carbon steel. Tool wear patterns were examined through a tool-making microscope. The research results showed that tool wear types differed in various matching of materials between cutting tool and workpiece. The dominant wear patterns observed were rake face wear, flank wear, chipping, fracture and breakage. The main wear mechanisms were mechanical friction, adhesion, diffusion and chemical wear promoted by cutting forces and high cutting temperature. Hence, the important considerations of high speed cutting tool materials are high heat-resistance and wear-resistance, chemical stability as well as resistance to failure of coatings. The research results will be great benefit to the design and the selection of tool materials and control of tool wear in high-speed machining processes.

MICROSTRUCTURE OF LASER MELTED-RESOLIDIFIED LAYER ON HIGH SPEED TOOL STEEL

The laser melted-resolidified processing on W18Cr4V high speed tool steel has been made us- ing a 1 kW CO_2 continuous wave laser device.The microstructure of the laser melted- resolidified layer has been examined by optical microscopy and transmission electron microscopy(TEM).It was characteristic of extremely fine dendrite in the laser melted- resolidified layer and δ-ferrite in bulk form in the center of dendrite.The predominant twin martensite and a little dislocation martensite existed in the dendrite.The thin plate-like M_(213)C_6 carbide precipitated coherently on the twin martensites along their twin plane.There were both austenite rich in W,V and Cr and M_6C carbide in the interdendritic regions.

Wear Mechanism of Cemented Carbide Tool in High Speed Milling of Stainless Steel

Adhesion of cutting tool and chip often occurs when machining stainless steels with cemented carbide tools. Wear mechanism of cemented carbide tool in high speed milling of stainless steel 0Cr13Ni4 Mo was studied in this work. Machining tests on high speed milling of 0Cr13Ni4 Mo with a cemented carbide tool are conducted. The cutting force and cutting temperature are measured. The wear pattern is recorded and analyzed by high?speed camera, scanning electron microscope(SEM) and energy dispersive X?ray spectroscopy(EDS). It is found that adhesive wear was the dominant wear pattern causing tool failure. The process and microcosmic mechanism of the tool’s adhesive wear are analyzed and discussed based on the experimental results. It is shown that adhesive wear of the tool occurs due to the wear of coating, the a nity of elements Fe and Co, and the grinding of workpiece materials to the tool material. The process of adhesive wear includes both microcosmic elements di usion and macroscopic cyclic process of adhe?sion, tearing and fracture.

High Speed Cutting Inconel 718 with Coated Carbide and Ceramic Inserts

High speed machining (HSM) technology is one of important aspects of advanced manufacturing technology. Nickel-based superalloys have been widely used in the aircraft and nuclear industry due to their exceptional thermal resistance and the ability to retain mechanical properties at elevated temperatures of service environment over 700 ℃. However, they are classified as difficult-to-cut materials due to their high shear strength, work hardening tendency, highly abrasive carbide particles in the microstructure, strong tendency to weld and form built-up edge and low thermal conductivity. They have a tendency to maintain their strength at high temperature that is generated during machining. The Inconel 718 workpiece material used in the experiment was in the hot forged and annealed condition. The commercially available inserts (all inserts were made by Kennametal Inc.) were selected for the tests, a PVD TiAlN coated carbide, a CVD/PVD TiN/TiCN/TiN coated carbide and a CVD Al 2O 3/TiC/TiCN coated carbide were used at the cutting speed range about 50～100 m/min. Three kinds Sialon grade inserts with various geometry and cutting angles were used at the cutting speed range from 100 m/min to 300 m/min. For evaluating the inserts machinability when high speed cutting Inconel 718, Taylor Formula within certain cutting speeds, an high speed cutting experiment of tool life was carried out to establish the models of tool life by means of rapid facing turning test. The conclusions drawn from the turning of Inconel 718 with silicon nitride based ceramic; PVD and CVD coated carbide inserts are as follows: Studies on tool wear in high speed machining. The thorough investigations and studies were made on the tool wear form, wear process and wear mechanism in high speed cutting of difficult-to-machine materials with ceramic tools and with coated carbides. The major wear mechanisms of nickel-based alloys are interactions of abrasive wear, adhesion wear, micro-breakout and chipping. Optimization analysis on the application of high speed machining. Based on the experimental results, the optimal cutting parameters were determined for machining of Inconel 718 at high speed. The recommendation of tool inserts for high speed cutting inconel 718 were ceramic inserts of KY2000 with negative rake angle and KY2100 with round type, the PVD coated carbide insert KC7310 was recommended for its lower price.

高速铣削-激光切割机床数控加工高精度控制技术

激光切割机铣削过程中会因工件变形导致表面出现凹凸不平或波浪状,表面局部区域高低不等,致使机床的浮动轴偏离实际运动轨迹,影响工件铣削加工的质量。为此,提出一种高速铣削-激光切割机床数控加工高精度控制技术。采用运动学理论、矩阵转换函数建立激光切割机床运动数学模型,利用PLC控制器、伺服驱动器及电机等搭建激光切割机床高速铣削加工控制模型,使用负反馈控制算法、位移误差函数控制机床铣削加工浮动轴运动,即当浮动轴执行上浮或者下浮运动时,若浮动轴运动轨迹偏离预设轨迹,调节PLC控制器参数来驱动电机控制作业,使其反向运动,直到落在预设轨迹上,实现铣削加工的高精度控制。实验结果表明,所提技术工件的铣削加工质量高,高速铣削过程中上浮点、下浮点控制误差最大值分别为6 mm、6 mm,铣削加工控制的响应时间为6.8 ms。

Tool Failure Analysis in High Speed Milling of Titanium Alloys

In high speed milling of titanium alloys the high rate of tool failure is the main reason for its high manufacturing cost. In this study,fractured tools which were used in a titanium alloys 5-axis milling process have been observed both in the macro scale using a PG-1000 light microscope and in the micro scale using a Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM) respectively. These observations indicate that most of these tool fractures are the result of tool chipping. Further analysis of each chipping event has shown that beachmarks emanate from points on the cutting edge. This visual evidence indicates that the cutting edge is failing in fatigue due to cyclical mechanical and/or thermal stresses. Initial analyses explaining some of the outlying conditions for this phenomenon are discussed. Future analysis regarding determining the underlying causes of the fatigue phenomenon is then outlined.

基于数值模拟分析CBN刀具车削参数对SAE-5120钢残余应力的影响

零部件表面的残余应力对其屈服极限、疲劳寿命有很大影响,残余拉应力与压应力对零部件的疲劳影响也存在差异。本试验主要研究CBN刀具切削SAE-5120钢时的表面残余应力,利用有限元数值分析方法设计不同切削速度、进给量和背吃刀量等切削参数,分析CBN刀具切削SAE-5120钢的表层应力状态以及切削用量对残余应力的影响,优化产生最小残余应力的切削参数,并结合极差法分析切削速度、进给量和背吃刀量对残余应力影响的显著度。有限元结果表明:采用CBN刀具切削SAE-5120时,工件表层会产生残余拉应力;切削速度对残余应力的影响最显著,其次是进给量;切削速度为200m/min和进给量为0.2mm/r时,工件表层残余应力最小。

HIGH SPEED MILLING OF GRAPHITE ELECTRODE WITH ENDMILL OF SMALL DIAMETER

Graphite becomes the prevailing electrode material in electrical discharging machining （EDM）currently.Orthogonal cutting experiments are carried out to study the characteristics of graphite chip formation process.High speed milling experiments are conducted to study tool wear and cutting forces.The results show that depth of cut has great influence on graphite chip formation.The removal process of graphite in high speed milling is the mutual result of cutting and grinding process. Graphite is prone to cause severe abrasion wear to coated carbide endmills due to its high abrasiveness nature.The major patterns of tool wear are flank wear,rake wear,micro-chipping and breakage. Cutting forces can be reduced by adoption of higher cutting speed,moderate feed per tooth,smaller radial and axial depths of cut,and up cutting.

高速铣削Ti-10V-2Fe-3Al的刀具磨损试验研究

针对切削加工Ti-10V-2Fe-3Al钛合金时刀具磨损迅速、加工效率低的问题,开展硬质合金刀具高速铣削Ti-10V-2Fe-3Al的刀具寿命试验,以研究刀具的磨损机理,分析刀面磨损的发展以及对切削力的影响。利用扫描电子显微镜观察了后刀面磨损区域的微观形貌并对元素成分进行了能谱分析。实验结果表明:高速铣削Ti-10V-2Fe-3Al时硬质合金刀具的磨损形式为后刀面带状磨损与局部崩刃,伴有明显的切屑黏附与热裂纹;磨损区域有工件材料的元素向硬质合金内扩散的迹象出现;切屑流的黏附与撕扯导致硬质合金的颗粒脱落,切削刃逐步退化为洼形区域,其与后刀面交界的棱边代替原切削刃进行切削直至剥落。

Laser Surface Hardening of Tool Steels—Experimental and Numerical Analysis

This research work is focused on both experimental and numerical analysis of laser surface hardening of AISI M2 high speed tool steel. Experimental analysis aims at clarifying effect of different laser processing parameters on properties and performance of laser surface treated specimens. Numerical analysis is concerned with analytical approaches that provide efficient tools for estimation of surface temperature, surface hardness and hardened depth as a function of laser surface hardening parameters. Results indicated that optimization of laser processing parameters including laser power, laser spot size and processing speed combination is of considerable importance for achieving maximum surface hardness and deepest hardened zone. In this concern, higher laser power, larger spot size and lower processing speed are more efficient. Hardened zone with 1.25 mm depth and 996 HV surface hardness was obtained using 1800 W laser power, 4 mm laser spot size and 0.5 m/min laser processing speed. The obtained maximum hardness of laser surface treated specimen is 23% higher than that of conventionally heat treated specimen. This in turn has resulted in 30% increase in wear resistance of laser surface treated specimen. Numerical analysis has been carried out for calculation of temperature gradient and cooling rate based on Ashby and Easterling equations. Then, surface hardness and hardened depth have been numerically estimated based on available Design-Expert software. Numerical results indicated that cooling rate of laser surface treated specimen is high enough to be beyond the nose of the CCT diagram of the used steel that in turn resulted in a hard/martensitic structure. Numerically estimated values of surface temperature, surface hardness and hardened depth as a function of laser processing parameters are in a good agreement with experimental results. Laser processing charts indicating expected values of surface temperature, surface hardness and hardened depth as a function of different wider range of laser processing parameters are proposed.

Grey Relational Optimization of Turning Parameters in Dry Machining of Austenitic Stainless Steel Using Zr Based Coated Tools

The present work aims at the microstructural characterization of TiAlZrN/ Al2O3 and TiAlZrN/Si3N4 coatings deposited via lateral rotating cathodes. The coatings were deposited using Lateral Rotating Cathodes (LARC) technology. The deposited coatings were studied for its cross sectional morphology using scanning electron microscopy. Energy Dispersive Spectrometry was also conducted along the cross section to determine the elemental composition. Micro Vickers hardness test was conducted to determine the hardness of the coatings. The scanning electron microscope images showed that TiAlZrN/Al2O3 coatings showed preferred columnar grain orientation with multilayered structure while TiAlZrN/Si3N4 coatings exhibit a dense grain structure. The TiAlZrN/Si3N4 coating shows a hardness of 31.58 GPa while TiAlZrN/Al2O3 coating shows a hardness of 25.40 GPa. Dry turning tests were performed on AISI 304 stainless steel. The TiAlZrN/Si3N4 coatings show reduced flank wear. Both the coatings even under severe cutting conditions impart surface roughness of less than 1.5 μm.

Research on dynamic characteristics of high speed milling force based on discontinuous functions

This paper begins with a consideration of the influence of feed per revolution upon the depth of a cut and the impact of the machining method on the direction of tool pressure average and subsequent description of efficient cutting directions and the methods for load cell orientation. The paper goes further into the key conclusions concerning the dependences of the cutting depth at high-speed milling as in the case of discontinuous functions. It ends with recommendations offered for positioning of load cells for cut-up milling and cut-down milling.

低温风冷微量润滑切削A-100超高强度钢工艺研究

针对难加工材料A-100超高强度钢的加工性能差,刀具磨损严重等问题,进行了传统切削液冷却切削与低温风冷微量润滑切削加工对比试验。通过改变冷却温度,切深和进给量参数,分析了刀具寿命变化规律,利用普赛PV4030-DCC影像仪和蔡司Gemini360分别观察了断屑外观形貌和刀具磨损形貌,通过相关分析法对综合加工效率的影响因素进行探究。结果表明,低温风冷微量润滑加工的刀具寿命,刀具磨损和断屑断裂形态均显著优于切削液冷却加工。当切深和进给量增加时,刀具寿命均下降。低温风冷微量润滑加工均能不同程度提升刀具寿命,并得出了最优的加工参数。影响综合加工效率的主要因素是切深,具有强相关关系。实验结果证明低温风冷微量润滑加工A-100超高强度钢具有实际加工应用前景。

Cutting force and its frequency spectrum characteristics in high speed milling of titanium alloy with a polycrystalline diamond tool

In this paper, a series of experiments were performed by high speed milling of Ti-6.5Al-2Zr-1Mo-1V (TA15) by use of polycrystalline diamond (PCD) tools. The characteristics of high speed machining (HSM) dynamic milling forces were investi- gated. The effects of the parameters of the process, i.e., cutting speed, feed per tooth, and depth of axial cut, on cutting forces were studied. The cutting force signals under different cutting speed conditions and different cutting tool wear stages were analyzed by frequency spectrum analysis. The trend and frequency domain aspects of the dynamic forces were evaluated and discussed. The results indicate that a characteristic frequency in cutting force power spectrum does in fact exist. The amplitudes increase with the increase of cutting speed and tool wear level, which could be applied to the monitoring of the cutting process.

基于误差最小化的铸造不锈钢零件高速切削工艺方法研究

铸造不锈钢零件在切削过程中容易产生变形和振动,导致表面粗糙、切削尺寸偏差大。为了解决这一问题,提出基于误差最小化的铸造不锈钢零件高速切削工艺方法研究。在数控机床的支持下,采用在线测量的方式测量铸造不锈钢零件数据,将数控机床测量的坐标值转换为零件表面实测点,获取合适的测量点完成对加工路径的规划,在此基础上通过粗加工和精加工结合的形式对铸造不锈钢零件进行高速切削处理,并以误差最小为目的对加工误差进行补偿处理。实验结果表明:提出的基于误差最小化的高速切削工艺方法加工误差小、精度高,零件表面质量高,该工艺方法的实用性得到了增强。

铣削20CrMnTi钢已加工表面粗糙度的试验研究

采用正交试验法研究CBN直柄平底立铣刀高速铣削20CrMnTi淬硬钢时切削参数对已加工表面粗糙度的影响。通过极差分析方法研究了切削参数对表面粗糙度的影响程度,通过单因素试验法得到了切削参数对表面粗糙度的影响规律,建立了基于指数函数的切削参数与表面粗糙度的关系模型。利用预测模型得出的表面粗糙度与试验的结果进行误差分析,说明所建立的模型能比较准确地对表面粗糙度进行预测。试验结果表明:各因素的影响程度从大到小依次为铣削深度、每齿进给量和切削速度,表面粗糙度随每齿进给量和铣削深度的增大而增大,随切削速度的增大而减小。

干式高速高效车削D6AC高强钢的试验研究

研究了TiCN+Al_(2)O_(3)涂层硬质合金刀具在高速高效车削未淬火处理的D6AC高强钢时,刀具磨损的特点及加工过程中切削力、切削温度和工件表面粗糙度的变化规律。结果表明:刀具磨损形态主要为后刀面磨损,在切削后期刀具前刀面发生局部破损,后刀面发生剧烈磨损;刀具正常磨损阶段,各切削分力增长缓慢,主切削力>轴向力>径向力,当刀具破损发生剧烈磨损时,轴向力和径向力均波动较大,其平均值下降;刀具切出位置最高温度远高于工件已加工表面最高温度,在刀具正常磨损阶段,温度增长较平缓;加工表面粗糙度变化,刀具破损后工件表面沟痕明显加深。

Inconel 718镍基高温合金高速切削仿真与刀具磨损机理研究

Inconel 718高温合金因强度高和导热系数低导致其切削加工性较差,采用陶瓷刀具高速切削Inconel 718时存在磨损快、寿命短等问题。通过仿真和试验对比分析,研究切削用量对切削力、切削温度和刀具磨损的影响规律,并获取高速切削过程中刀具前、后刀面温度场和应力场的动态分布规律,为镍基高温合金的高速切削及刀具设计制备提供指导依据。结果表明,切削速度对切削力和切削温度的影响程度小于背吃刀量和进给量;在选择切削参数时,优先选取较高的切削速度;沟槽磨损是抑制陶瓷刀具耐用度的关键因素,主要失效机理是黏结磨损。

低温微量润滑高速铣削PH13-8Mo刀具磨损试验研究

针对高强度不锈钢材料加工性能差、刀具耐用度低的问题,进行了硬质合金刀具在低温微量润滑条件下高速铣削高强度不锈钢PH13-8Mo的刀具磨损试验,结果表明:WSP45刀片比WXM35适合加工PH13-8Mo,低温微量润滑(CMQL)能有效地抑制刀具磨损,提高刀具耐用度;两种刀具在铣削过程中前、后刀面同时发生磨损,最终因刃口严重崩刃而失效。

PCBN刀具高速切削抗氢钢HR-2的性能研究

采用不同CBN含量和晶粒结构的PCBN刀具,在不同切削速度下进行了HR-2抗氢钢的高速精密切削试验。通过对PCBN刀具前、后刀面的显微形貌特征进行观测,分析了刀具的失效磨损机理,研究了不同CBN含量及不同切削速度对刀具使用寿命的影响。对刀具磨损的测量结果表明,PCBN刀具高速切削HR-2时,CBN含量高的刀具显示出更长的使用寿命,且在130-200m/min区间为最佳切削速度区域。SEM和EDS分析结果表明,高速精密切削HR-2的磨损机理为氧化磨损、扩散磨损、粘结磨损,同时存在磨粒磨损以及引起的微崩刃现象。