Tool Wear in Turning of Titanium Alloy after Thermohydrogen Treatment

The influence of hydrogen contents on the tool wear has been mainly focused on the flank wear of the common tool,and the influence of hydrogen contents on the rake crater wear（main wear type） of the tool,particularly for the fine granular material tool,has been less investigated comprehensively.In this paper,for the purpose of researching the influence of hydrogen contents on tool wear,the titanium alloy Ti-6Al-4V is hydrogenated at 800 ℃ by thermohydrogen treatment technology and the turning experiments are carried out by applying uncoated WC-Co cemented carbide tool.The three-dimensional video microscope is used to take photos and measure tool wear.The results show that both of crater wear depth（KT） and average flank wear width（VB） firstly decreases and then increases with the increasing of hydrogen content.The maximum reducing amplitude of KT and VB is about 50% and 55%,respectively.Under the given conditions,the optimum hydrogen content is 0.26%.It is considered that the reduction of cutting temperature is an important factor for improving tool wear after the Ti-6Al-4V alloy is properly hydrogenated.Furthermore,the reasons of hydrogen effect on the tool wear are chiefly attributed to comprehensive effect of hydrogen contents on microstructure,physical properties and dynamic mechanical properties of the Ti-6Al-4V alloy.The proposed research provides the basic data for evaluating the machinability of hydrogenation Ti-6Al-4V alloy,and promotes practical application of thermohydrogen treatment technology in titanium alloys.

置氢钛合金TC4的切削加工性研究

采用热氢处理技术在800℃下对Ti-6Al-4V钛合金进行了置氢处理,并利用硬质合金刀具对不同置氢量钛合金开展了车削试验研究,重点研究了置氢处理对切削力、切削温度以及刀具磨损的影响。结果表明：在给定的试验条件下,随着置氢量的增加,切削力、切削温度、刀具后刀面磨损量均呈现先降低、后升高的变化趋势;主切削力最大降幅为11%,切削温度最大降幅为80℃,后刀面平均磨损量减小了1倍;明显改善Ti-6Al-4V钛合金切削加工性,其置氢量范围为0.16%-0.37%,其中最佳置氢量为0.26%。