Carbon fiber reinforced silicon carbide(C_(f)/SiC)composites are widely used in aerospace for their excellent mechanical properties.However,the quality of the machined surface is poor and unpredictable due to the mate...Carbon fiber reinforced silicon carbide(C_(f)/SiC)composites are widely used in aerospace for their excellent mechanical properties.However,the quality of the machined surface is poor and unpredictable due to the material heterogeneity induced by complex removal mechanism.To clarify the effects of fiber orientation on the grinding characteristics and removal mechanism,single grit scratch experiments under different fiber orientations are conducted and a three-phase numerical modelling method for 2.5D C_(f)/SiC composites is proposed.Three fiber cutting modes i.e.,transverse,normal and longitudinal,are defined by fiber orientation and three machining directions i.e.,MA(longitudinal and normal),MB(longitudinal and transverse)and MC(normal and transverse),are selected to investigate the effect of fiber orientation on grinding force and micro-morphology.Besides,a three-phase cutting model of 2.5D C_(f)/SiC composites considering the mechanical properties of the matrix,fiber and interface is developed.Corresponding simulations are performed to reveal the micro-mechanism of crack initiation and extension as well as the material removal mechanism under different fiber orientations.The results indicate that the scratching forces fluctuate periodically,and the order of mean forces is MA>MC>MB.Cracks tend to grow along the fiber axis,which results in the largest damage layer for transverse fibers and the smallest for longitudinal fibers.The removal modes of transverse fibers are worn,fracture and peel-off,in which normal fibers are pullout and outcrop and the longitudinal fibers are worn and push-off.Under the stable cutting condition,the change of contact area between fiber and grit leads to different removal modes of fiber in the same cutting mode,and the increase of contact area results in the aggravation of fiber fracture.展开更多
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.51922066)the Key Research and Development Plan of Shandong Province(Nos.2019JMRH0307,2020CXGC010204)。
文摘Carbon fiber reinforced silicon carbide(C_(f)/SiC)composites are widely used in aerospace for their excellent mechanical properties.However,the quality of the machined surface is poor and unpredictable due to the material heterogeneity induced by complex removal mechanism.To clarify the effects of fiber orientation on the grinding characteristics and removal mechanism,single grit scratch experiments under different fiber orientations are conducted and a three-phase numerical modelling method for 2.5D C_(f)/SiC composites is proposed.Three fiber cutting modes i.e.,transverse,normal and longitudinal,are defined by fiber orientation and three machining directions i.e.,MA(longitudinal and normal),MB(longitudinal and transverse)and MC(normal and transverse),are selected to investigate the effect of fiber orientation on grinding force and micro-morphology.Besides,a three-phase cutting model of 2.5D C_(f)/SiC composites considering the mechanical properties of the matrix,fiber and interface is developed.Corresponding simulations are performed to reveal the micro-mechanism of crack initiation and extension as well as the material removal mechanism under different fiber orientations.The results indicate that the scratching forces fluctuate periodically,and the order of mean forces is MA>MC>MB.Cracks tend to grow along the fiber axis,which results in the largest damage layer for transverse fibers and the smallest for longitudinal fibers.The removal modes of transverse fibers are worn,fracture and peel-off,in which normal fibers are pullout and outcrop and the longitudinal fibers are worn and push-off.Under the stable cutting condition,the change of contact area between fiber and grit leads to different removal modes of fiber in the same cutting mode,and the increase of contact area results in the aggravation of fiber fracture.
