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Particleboard (PB) is a widely used panel material because of its physical properties and low cost. Unfortunately, cutting can degrade its surface creating rejects and increasing manufacturing costs. A major challenge is PB’s internal variability. Different particle and glue bond strength combinations can sometimes create high quality surfaces in one area and defects such as edge chipping in nearby areas. This research examines methods of improving surface quality by examining PB characteristics and their interactions with the cutting tool. It also develops an analytical model and software tool that allows the effects of these factors to be simulated, thereby giving practical guidance and reducing the need for costly experiments. When PB is cut and the glue bond strength is weaker than the particle strength, particles are pulled out, leading to surface defects. When instead the glue bond strength is stronger than the particle strength, particles are smoothly cut, leading to a high quality surface. PB is modeled as a matrix of particles each with stochastically assigned material and glue bond strengths. The PB model is layered allowing particles to be misaligned. Voids are modeled as missing particles. PB cutting is modeled in three zones. In the finished material and tool tip zones, particles are compressed elastically and then crushed at constant stress. After failure, chip formation occurs in the chip formation zone. At large rake angles, the chip is modeled as a transversely loaded beam that can fail by cleavage at its base or tensile failure on its surface. At small rake angles, the chip is modeled as the resultant force acting on the plane from the tool tip through to the panel surface. Experimental and simulation results show that cutting forces increase with depth of cut, glue content and particle strength. They decrease with rake angle. Glue bond strength can be increased to the equivalent particle strength through the selection of particle geometry and the subsequent increased glue bond efficiency, which increases the cut surface quality without the need for additional glue. Minimizing the size and frequency of voids and using larger rake angles can also increase surface quality.

Particleboard (PB) is a widely used panel material because of its physical properties and low cost. Unfortunately, cutting can degrade its surface creating rejects and increasing manufacturing costs. A major challenge is PB’s internal variability. Different particle and glue bond strength combinations can sometimes create high quality surfaces in one area and defects such as edge chipping in nearby areas. This research examines methods of improving surface quality by examining PB characteristics and their interactions with the cutting tool. It also develops an analytical model and software tool that allows the effects of these factors to be simulated, thereby giving practical guidance and reducing the need for costly experiments. When PB is cut and the glue bond strength is weaker than the particle strength, particles are pulled out, leading to surface defects. When instead the glue bond strength is stronger than the particle strength, particles are smoothly cut, leading to a high quality surface. PB is modeled as a matrix of particles each with stochastically assigned material and glue bond strengths. The PB model is layered allowing particles to be misaligned. Voids are modeled as missing particles. PB cutting is modeled in three zones. In the finished material and tool tip zones, particles are compressed elastically and then crushed at constant stress. After failure, chip formation occurs in the chip formation zone. At large rake angles, the chip is modeled as a transversely loaded beam that can fail by cleavage at its base or tensile failure on its surface. At small rake angles, the chip is modeled as the resultant force acting on the plane from the tool tip through to the panel surface. Experimental and simulation results show that cutting forces increase with depth of cut, glue content and particle strength. They decrease with rake angle. Glue bond strength can be increased to the equivalent particle strength through the selection of particle geometry and the subsequent increased glue bond efficiency, which increases the cut surface quality without the need for additional glue. Minimizing the size and frequency of voids and using larger rake angles can also increase surface quality.

Particleboard (PB) is a widely used panel material because of its physical properties and low cost. Unfortunately, cutting can degrade its surface creating rejects and increasing manufacturing costs. A major challenge is PB’s internal variability. Different particle and glue bond strength combinations can sometimes create high quality surfaces in one area and defects such as edge chipping in nearby areas. This research examines methods of improving surface quality by examining PB characteristics and their interactions with the cutting tool. It also develops an analytical model and software tool that allows the effects of these factors to be simulated, thereby giving practical guidance and reducing the need for costly experiments. When PB is cut and the glue bond strength is weaker than the particle strength, particles are pulled out, leading to surface defects. When instead the glue bond strength is stronger than the particle strength, particles are smoothly cut, leading to a high quality surface. PB is modeled as a matrix of particles each with stochastically assigned material and glue bond strengths. The PB model is layered allowing particles to be misaligned. Voids are modeled as missing particles. PB cutting is modeled in three zones. In the finished material and tool tip zones, particles are compressed elastically and then crushed at constant stress. After failure, chip formation occurs in the chip formation zone. At large rake angles, the chip is modeled as a transversely loaded beam that can fail by cleavage at its base or tensile failure on its surface. At small rake angles, the chip is modeled as the resultant force acting on the plane from the tool tip through to the panel surface. Experimental and simulation results show that cutting forces increase with depth of cut, glue content and particle strength. They decrease with rake angle. Glue bond strength can be increased to the equivalent particle strength through the selection of particle geometry and the subsequent increased glue bond efficiency, which increases the cut surface quality without the need for additional glue. Minimizing the size and frequency of voids and using larger rake angles can also increase surface quality. / Applied Science, Faculty of / Mechanical Engineering, Department of / Graduate

O presente trabalho apresenta uma revisão bibliográfica sobre o processo de serramento por serra de fita, abordando fatores relativos ao desempenho de corte nas diversas operações deste processo. Na seqüência, apresentam-se os seguintes estudos específicos: características da madeira que exercem influência nas operações de serramento por serra de fita: o processo de serramento e; ferramentas de corte. A fim de se verificar os aspectos teóricos especificados na literatura para adequação do processo de serramento, efetuou-se um estudo de caso em uma serraria, usinando-se a espécie de madeira Pinus oocarpa em operação de desdobro com serra de fita vertical. Neste estudo, realizou-se a medição da potência consumida durante o corte com aquisição de dados em tempo real, a qual possibilitou calcular a potência de corte média. / The present work shows a bibliographical review on band sawing, in respect to the factors related to cutting performance during the several operations of such process. Moreover, the following studies are presented: wood characteristics influencing the band sawing; sawing process itself; and cutting tools. In order to check the theorical aspects encountered in the literature to adequate the sawing process, a case study in a sawmill plant has been carried out. Pinus oocarpa wood species has been machied by unfolding using a vertical bandsaw. The consumed power during the cutting process was measured by a data acquisition system in real time, what allowed the calculation of the average cutting power.

O presente trabalho apresenta uma revisão bibliográfica sobre o processo de serramento por serra de fita, abordando fatores relativos ao desempenho de corte nas diversas operações deste processo. Na seqüência, apresentam-se os seguintes estudos específicos: características da madeira que exercem influência nas operações de serramento por serra de fita: o processo de serramento e; ferramentas de corte. A fim de se verificar os aspectos teóricos especificados na literatura para adequação do processo de serramento, efetuou-se um estudo de caso em uma serraria, usinando-se a espécie de madeira Pinus oocarpa em operação de desdobro com serra de fita vertical. Neste estudo, realizou-se a medição da potência consumida durante o corte com aquisição de dados em tempo real, a qual possibilitou calcular a potência de corte média. / The present work shows a bibliographical review on band sawing, in respect to the factors related to cutting performance during the several operations of such process. Moreover, the following studies are presented: wood characteristics influencing the band sawing; sawing process itself; and cutting tools. In order to check the theorical aspects encountered in the literature to adequate the sawing process, a case study in a sawmill plant has been carried out. Pinus oocarpa wood species has been machied by unfolding using a vertical bandsaw. The consumed power during the cutting process was measured by a data acquisition system in real time, what allowed the calculation of the average cutting power.

The introduction of ceramics into the market of wood cutting tools has failed so far due to the generally low toughness of ceramics which is causing brittle failure of the cutting edge. A feasibility study showed that Si3N4/SiC composites with fine elongated β-Si3N4 grains are a promising material for industrial wood machining and outperform commercial standard tungsten carbide tools in terms of lifetime. However, they were produced by hot pressing followed by very costly diamond cutting and grinding. The costs associated with the above production route are too high for an industrial viability. In this thesis Si3N4/SiC composites suitable for industrial wood milling are produced by a near net shape processing route including gas pressure sintering. These newly developed tools show less abrasive wear and consequently twice as long lifecycles than commercial standard tungsten carbide tools. Microscopic properties determine the performance of the Si3N4/SiC cutting tools. Therefore, an adequate selection of sintering additives is crucial. 12 wt% sintering additives are included in the composite as a combination of Al2O3 and the refractory oxides La2O3 and Y2O3. Important for the production of effective Si3N4/SiC wood cutting tools is the formation of a partly crystalline silicate phase within the multiple grain junctions during the final treatment by hot isostatic pressing. The use of MgO as a sintering additive for facilitating the densification of the Si3N4 ceramics inhibits the formation of the favourable silicate phase and must be avoided for the production of these wood cutting tools.

Submitted by JOÃO CARLOS BIAZZON null (carlosbiazzon@bol.com.br) on 2016-12-19T16:22:00Z No. of bitstreams: 1 Dissertação João Carlos Biazzon.pdf: 9362825 bytes, checksum: 73ab148e606959b23c89521eeb67a86e (MD5) / Approved for entry into archive by Felipe Augusto Arakaki (arakaki@reitoria.unesp.br) on 2016-12-21T10:59:59Z (GMT) No. of bitstreams: 1 bizzon_jc_me_bauru.pdf: 9362825 bytes, checksum: 73ab148e606959b23c89521eeb67a86e (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2016-12-21T10:59:59Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 bizzon_jc_me_bauru.pdf: 9362825 bytes, checksum: 73ab148e606959b23c89521eeb67a86e (MD5) Previous issue date: 2016-12-07 / O presente trabalho teve como objetivo, verificar o desempenho de juntas coladas em função da qualidade das superfícies da madeira usinadas em operações de fresamento cilíndrico tangencial para diferentes velocidades de avanço, empregando-se quatro tipos de adesivos à base de Poliacetato de Vinila (PVAc) denominados como C1, C2, C3 e C4 e madeira da espécie Eucalyptus saligna. Para tanto, foram confeccionadas amostras para ensaios normatizados pela Norma ABNT - NBR 7190:1997, submetidas a testes de resistência à ruptura na linha de cola por esforços de cisalhamento. Na união das peças de madeira para confecção das amostras, essas foram coladas em planos aleatórios em relação aos anéis de crescimento da madeira. As amostras foram usinadas empregando-se as velocidades de avanço V1= 6,0; V2 = 11,0; V3 = 16,0 e V4 = 21,0 m.min-1, correspondendo, respectivamente aos avanços por dente “fz”: 0,25 mm; 0,45 mm; 0,66 mm e 0,87 mm. Pôde-se verificar um melhor desempenho para uso do adesivo “C4” e melhor superfície de adesão para a velocidade de avanço V1 = 6,0 m.min-1. Dos resultados podem-se destacar o melhor desempenho empregando-se o adesivo C4, e o pior desempenho o adesivo C2 para todas as velocidades de avanço testadas. / The present work aimed at verifying the performance of bonded joints in function to the quality to the wood surfaces machined tangential cylindrical milling operations to different advance speeds, using four types of adhesives based on vinyl polyacetate (PVAc) denominated as C1, C2, C3 and C4 and wood species Eucalyptus saligna. For this, samples were prepared for standardized tests by ABNT - NBR 7190:1997, subjected to tensile strength tests on the glue line shear efforts. In the union of pieces of wood for making the samples, these were glued on random plans in relation to the wood growth rings. The samples machined using the advance speed V1 = 6.0; V2 = 11.0; V3 = 16.0 and V4 = 21.0 m. min-1, corresponding respectively to advances by tooth "fz": 0.25 mm; 0.45 mm; 0.66 mm and 0.87 mm. It was verified better performance for adhesive use "C4" and better adhesion surface for the advance speed V1 6.0 m. min-1. From the results, it can be highlighted the best performance using the C4 adhesive, and the worst performance C2 adhesive for all tested advance speeds.

The fully fashioned master’s thesis within the frame of the master’s study at the Fakulty of mechanical engineering deals with subject woodworking tools. There are characteristics of wood and tool materials used for woodworking. There is an emphasis on milling cutter in each case of construction of selected woodworking tools. Whereas there is concrete proposal of milling cutter used for production of half round profile – half round concave cutter – at the end of the thesis.

The introduction of ceramics into the market of wood cutting tools has failed so far due to the generally low toughness of ceramics which is causing brittle failure of the cutting edge. A feasibility study showed that Si3N4/SiC composites with fine elongated β-Si3N4 grains are a promising material for industrial wood machining and outperform commercial standard tungsten carbide tools in terms of lifetime. However, they were produced by hot pressing followed by very costly diamond cutting and grinding. The costs associated with the above production route are too high for an industrial viability. In this thesis Si3N4/SiC composites suitable for industrial wood milling are produced by a near net shape processing route including gas pressure sintering. These newly developed tools show less abrasive wear and consequently twice as long lifecycles than commercial standard tungsten carbide tools. Microscopic properties determine the performance of the Si3N4/SiC cutting tools. Therefore, an adequate selection of sintering additives is crucial. 12 wt% sintering additives are included in the composite as a combination of Al2O3 and the refractory oxides La2O3 and Y2O3. Important for the production of effective Si3N4/SiC wood cutting tools is the formation of a partly crystalline silicate phase within the multiple grain junctions during the final treatment by hot isostatic pressing. The use of MgO as a sintering additive for facilitating the densification of the Si3N4 ceramics inhibits the formation of the favourable silicate phase and must be avoided for the production of these wood cutting tools.