Hard turning of difficult-to-cut materials is an economical method of machining components with high surface quality and mechanical performance. Conventionally in the machining industry, generating a component from raw goods includes a casting or forging process, rough machining, heat treatment to a desired hardness, and then finished-machining through a grinding process. Given the relative disadvantages of grinding, which include high specific energy consumption and low material removal rates, a newer technology has been introduced; hard turning. After the heat treatment of a cast part (generally in a range of 50-65 HRC), hard turning allows for immediate finished-machining. Hard turning reduces the production time, sequence, cost, and energy consumed. In addition, dry machining offsets environmental concerns associated with the use of coolant in grinding operations as well as other common turning operations. Higher specific forces and temperatures in the contact area between the tool and workpiece lead to excessive tool wear. Generated tool wear affects the quality of the machined surface. Therefore, minimizing tool wear and consequently the generated surface quality become the status quo. Adverse effects associated with generated heat at the tool tip can be reduced by using cutting fluid or by continuously providing a fresh cutting edge. The latter method will be applied in this thesis. Rotary tool cutting involves a tool in the form of a disk that rotates about its axis. Different types of rotary tools have been developed, all with similar functional characteristics, however few are commercially available. Rotary tools can be classified as either driven or self-propelled. The former is provided rotational motion by an external source while the latter is rotated by the chip flow over the rake face of the tool. A prototype self-propelled rotary tool (SPRT) for hard turning was developed which provides economical benefits and affordability for the user. It was tested on a turret-type CNC lathe by machining AISI 4140 Steel that was heat treated to 54-56HRC and Grade 5 Titanium (Ti-6Al-4V). Carbide inserts with ISO designation RCMT 09 T3 00 (9.5mm diameter) were used during machining. Both the SPRT rotational speed and the workpiece surface roughness were measured. Also, chips were collected and analyzed for each of the cutting conditions. The same procedure was followed during machining with the same tool which was denied the ability to rotate, therefore simulating a fixed tool with identical cutting conditions. Comparisons were made between tool life, surface roughness, and chip formation for the fixed tool and SPRT. Tool rotational speed was also analyzed for the SPRT. In general, the designed and prototyped SPRT showed very good performance and validated the advantages of self-propelled rotary tools. A typical automotive component that is hard turned from difficult-to-cut materials is a transmission input shaft. These components demand high strength and wear resistance as they couple the vehicle‟s engine power to the transmission and remaining driveline. / UOIT

The present work was performed at AB Sandvik Coromant as a part in improving the knowledge and understanding about wear of uncoated WC/Co cutting tools during turning of titanium alloy Ti-6Al-4V. When machining titanium alloys, or any other material, wear of the cutting tools has a huge impact on the ability to shape the material as well as the manufacturing cost of the finished product. Due to the low thermal conductivity of titanium, high cutting temperatures will occur in narrow regions near the cutting edge during machining. This will result in high reaction and diffusion rates, resulting in high cutting tool wear rates. To be able to improve titanium machining, better knowledge and understanding about wear during these tough conditions are needed. Wear tests were performed during orthogonal turning of titanium alloy and the cutting tool inserts were analysed by SEM, EDS and optical imaging in Alicona InfiniteFocus. Simulations in AdvantEdge provided calculated values for cutting temperatures, cutting forces and contact stresses for the same conditions as used during wear tests. It was found that turning titanium alloy with WC/Co cutting tools at cutting speeds 30-60 m/min causes chamfering of the cutting tool edge and adhesion of a build-up layer (BUL) of workpiece material on top of the rake face wear land. The wear rate for these low cutting speeds was found to be almost unchanging during cutting times up to 3 minutes. During cutting speeds of 90-115 m/min, crater wear was found to be the dominating wear mechanism and the wear rate was found to have a linear dependence of cutting speed. An Arrhenius-type temperature dependent wear mechanism was found for high cutting speeds, between 90 and 115 m/min.

<p>Automobile and aero industries have an increasing interestin materials with improved mechanical properties. However, manyof these new materials are classified as difficult-to-cut withconventional tools. It is obvious that tools, cutting processesand cutting models has to be devel-oped parallel to materialsscience. In this thesis rotary cutting tools are tested as analternative toexpensive diamond or cubic bore nitridetools.</p><p>Metal matrix composites mostly consist of a light metalalloy (such as aluminium or titanium) reinforced with hard andabrasive ceramic parti-cles or fibres. On machining, thereinforcement results in a high rate of tool wear. This is themain problem for the machining of MMCs. Many factors affect thelife length of a tool, i.e. matrix alloy, type, size andfraction of the reinforcement, heat treatment, cuttingconditions and tool properties.</p><p>In tests, the Al-SiC MMC formed a deformation layer duringmilling, probably affected by lack of cooling. The dominatingfactor for tool life was the cutting speed. Water jet or CO2cooling of turning did not provide dramatic increase in toollife. With PCD, cutting speeds up to 2000 m/min were usedwithout machining problems and BUE formation. Tool flank wearwas abrasive and crater wear created an "orange-peel type" wearsurface. PCD inserts did not show the typical increase in flankwear rate at the end of its lifetime.</p><p>The use of self-propelled rotary tools seems to be apromising way to increase tool life. No BUE was formed on therotary tool at high cutting data. The measurements indicatethat the rotary tool creates twice as good surface as PCDtools. The longest tool life was gained with an inclinationangle of 10 degrees. Tool costs per component will beapproximately the same, but rotary cutting tool allows higherfeeds and therefore a higher production rate and thus a lowerproduction cost.</p><p>The rotary cutting operation might have a potential toincrease productiv-ity in bar peeling. The lack of BUE withrotary cutting gives hope on higher tool life. The test resultsshow that tool wear was 27% lower with rotary cutting tools.Increase of cutting speed from 22 to 44 m/min did not affectcutting forces. This indicates that the cutting speed canincrease without significant change in tool wear rate.</p><p>Issues related to rotary cutting like cutting models,cutting processes, standards, tools and models have beendiscussed. A tool wear model with kinetic energy has beendiscussed.</p><p><b>KEYWORDS:</b>Difficult-to-Cut material, Metal MatrixComposite (MMC), Machining, Machinability, Rotary Cutting Tool,Acoustic Emission</p>

Cutting tool inserts are often coated with thin layers either through chemical vapor deposition (CVD) or physical vapor deposition (PVD) processes. In order to have a better wear resistance cutting tools are mostly subjected to post-coating treatment processes. Shot peening is one of the processes that is used to improve the fatigue life of metallic components. In this study, the finite element (FE) method is employed to model the elastic-plastic deformation and development of residual stress distributions in a cutting tool after the impact of a shot medium. To carry out the work, CVD coated cemented carbide has been chosen to be the workpiece (insert), and the coatings of the chosen insert are Titanium Carbo Nitride (TiCN)  and Aluminum Oxide (Al2O3). Aim of the study is to model a single impact in the shot peening process on a surface of a coated cemented carbide insert while simulating the plastic deformation of the materials. In addition, the objective of the study is also to understand and explain the mechanics of shot peening process and find applicable mechanical properties of the materials for FE modeling. Conjugately, the influence of shot peening process parameters (e.g. velocity, diameter or shape of the peening media) on residual stress distribution has been investigated and the results obtained were compared to the one observed from experiment. The modeling in the study is carried out both with and without initial residual stresses in the materials. The initial residual stresses are estimated by applying a thermal load to the model. The results show that the compressive residual stresses achieved while shot peening by an edge-shaped medium are significantly higher at the surface (i.e. in a coated layer) than compared to a globular medium. In contrast, it is observed that the compressive residual stresses in the cemented carbide are significantly higher and deeper when shot peened with globular medium than the edge-shaped medium. Furthermore, the results of parameteric study demonstrate that the smaller medium induces higher residual stresses at the surface (i.e. in a coated layer) than in the cemented carbide. In contrast, it is observed that the bigger medium induces less residual stresses at the surface (i.e. in a coated layer) and higher residual stresses deeper in the cemented carbide. Whereas, it is observed that the higher residual stresses at the surface (i.e. in a coated layer) and in the cemeneted carbide can be achieved simultaneously by shot peens having a  higher velocity. Residual stress profiles modelled in this report correlate with data from previous studies.   This study has been carried out at Sandvik Coromant, Edge and Surfaces department in Stockholm, Sweden.

This diploma thesis addresses the issues associated with the theory of chip machining of metals. The theories are supported in many chapters by illustrative images created in the SolidWorks 3D modeler. The introductory part is rather theoretical, describing integrally and systematically the basic terms of splinter machining. The subsequent chapters address the issues of the turning tool edge geometry, different types of tools? materials, chip development, forces, work, temperatures and heat emitted during the work. Furthermore, the diploma thesis also addressed issues related to the machining efficiency. Finally, the conclusion of the thesis consists of a description of the basic types of milling and turn machining

Les difficultés majeures rencontrées en production des pièces mécaniques métalliques sont dues aux conditions de chargements extrêmes appliqués lors de la mise en forme ainsi qu'au problème de l'usure prématurée des outils de coupe de coupe. Dans ce cadre, les travaux de thèse sont centrés sur la mise en évidence et la compréhension des mécanismes physiques mis en jeu lors de l'usure des outils de coupe depuis l'échelle de la microstructure jusqu'à celle du système usinant, en passant par l'échelle de la pointe de l'outil (échelle mésoscopique). A cet effet, Un modèle analytique permettant de décrire l'usure par abrasion et de prédire la durée de vie des outils a été développé sur la base d'une approche statistique rendant compte de l'hétérogénéité des particules pouvant être à l'origine de la dégradation de l'outil. La prise en compte de la nature du contact collant-glissant et de l'effet du coefficient de frottement via des résultats de la littérature couplés au modèle proposé ont permis de mettre en évidence l'influence des paramètres opératoires de la coupe des métaux sur le volume d'usure enlevé par abrasion. A la suite ce modèle a été confronté à des résultats expérimentaux préalablement réalisé dans le cadre de la coupe orthogonale. En parallèle une analyse inclusionnaire est réalisée pour l'identification et la quantification des inclusions non métallique jugées responsable de l'usure par abrasion. Les résultats obtenue via des observations MEB et microscopique ainsi que des traitements d'images a permis d'alimenter en données le modèle prédictif / Tool wear and tool failure are critical problems in the industrial manufacturing field since they affect the quality of the machined workpiece (unexpected surface finish or dimensional tolerance) and raise the production cost. Improving our knowledge of wear mechanisms and capabilities of wear prediction are therefore of great importance in machining. The three main wear modes usually identified at the tool/chip and the tool/workpiece interfaces are abrasion, adhesion and diffusion. Besides the fact that understanding mechanisms that govern these wear mechanisms are still incomplete, the experimental analysis is very difficult because friction interface features (such as temperature, pressure, particles embedded in the contact …) are not easily measurable. The objective of this research work is to understand the physical mechanisms governing the tool wear by taking into account the sensibilities to scale going from the microscopic scale (microstructure scale) to the macroscopic scale (scale of the manufacturing operation) passing by the mesoscopic scale (tool tip scale). For this purpose, an analytic wear model was developed to describe the abrasive wear and to predict the cutting tool life. The proposed model is based on a tribological approach including a statistical description of the distribution of particles seen as non-metallic inclusions. The latter are assumed embedded at the interface of contact and having a conical shape characterized by two main parameters in the present approach: the corresponding size and apex angle. The volume of the removed material per unit time is chosen in this study as the main parameter to describe the abrasive wear mode. Coupled with literature results, the developed model is able to take into account the nature of the sticking-sliding contact and the effect of the friction coefficient on the rake face of the cutting tool. In order to identify all the material's parameters of the predictive model, a study of non-metallic inclusion considered responsible of the abrasive wear was performed on the 42CD4 steel. The determination of inclusion type and inclusion morphology was assessed qualitatively and quantitatively through microscopic and MEB observations as well as image processing. Finally, the volume removed by abrasion given by the model was compared to the experimental results previously achieved under orthogonal cutting.

Orientador: Amauri Hassui / Dissertação (mestrado) - Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Faculdade de Engenharia Mecânica / Made available in DSpace on 2018-08-26T13:17:57Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Araujo_GilbertodeLima_M.pdf: 4592521 bytes, checksum: 2e679dc1a192c0f7897695fb43c81107 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2014 / Resumo: Os processos de brunimento visam buscar precisão de usinagem mais acentuada em superfícies cilíndricas, principalmente em diâmetros internos, em que tais tolerâncias não podem ser obtidas por um processo de retificação cilíndrica. As operações anteriores deste processo também contribuem na qualidade final em termos de obtenção de características geométricas mais precisas. A determinação dos parâmetros de corte de usinagem, o tipo de ferramenta, neste caso a pedra de brunimento ou brunidor, as condições de fixação da peça a ser usinada e o fluido de corte também afetam tais requisitos de especificação geométrica no produto final. Quando as especificações do produto em erros de forma de circularidade e retilineidade demandam valores abaixo de 0,001mm e rugosidade média máxima de 0,10 µm Ra, para sua produção seriada é necessário a realização de uma operação complementar de lapidação, que em muitas aplicações são manuais e utilizam pastas de difícil remoção na superfície da peça. O presente trabalho busca estudar as operações de brunimento e lapidação, tendo como objetivo: realizar experimentos em busca de alternativas de processo para substituir a operação de lapidação diretamente pelo brunimento de precisão, aplicado em aços-liga de alta dureza. Como resultado final, obter erros de forma estatisticamente aceitáveis em produção seriada, inferiores à 0,001mm e rugosidade média abaixo de 0,10 µm Ra, através de experimentos planejados de todo sistema máquina e ferramenta. Os primeiros ensaios comprovaram a forte influência da baixa granulometria dos brunidores na rugosidade da peça, alcançando valores similares ao da lapidação. Os demais ensaios mostraram que a rotação do fuso da brunidora e o avanço dos brunidores em valores baixos, nos limites inferiores dos que foram definidos nos ensaios, proporcionaram melhores características geométricas de circularidade e retilineidade. A estabilidade dimensional do diâmetro da peça também foi melhorada nestas condições. A conclusão desta pesquisa foi de que é possível substituir uma operação de lapidação pelo brunimento de precisão. Palavras Chave: Brunimento, brunidor, brunidora, lapidação, circularidade, retilineidade, rugosidade / Abstract: Honing process is used when a high precision machining is required to correct bore errors on a cylindrical surface, mainly in internal diameters, which is more accurate than grinding process. The operations carried out before honing affect directly the final quality in order to achieve tighter tolerances. The specification of the cutting parameters, such as the tool type, in this case the honing stone, the fixturing condition and the honing coolant affect the geometric results on the final product. In some products applications when roundness and straightness specification is very tight, around or less than 0,001mm and surface finishing of 0,10 ?m Ra maximum, it is necessary a complementary operation of lapping, which is manual and uses the lapping paste, difficult to remove from the piece surface. The objective of this research is to analyze the behavior of the above parameters on precision honing process for hardened steels and suggest process alternatives to achieve the above tolerances directly from honing without lapping. The results must be statistically accepted in production environment by planned experiments in the machine and tooling system. The experiments confirmed the influence of lower honing stones grit size in the roughness quality and it was achieved equivalent surface from the lapping operation. In addition, it was demonstrated that lower spindle speed and stones feedrate figures, in the bottom limit from the range adopted in the trials resulted in a better geometry quality in the roundness and straightness. Also the diameter capability improved with this cutting condition. The conclusion of this research was that it is possible to replace a lapping operation to a precision honing. Keywords: Honing, honing stones, honing machine, lapping, cylindricity, roundness, straightness, surface finishing / Mestrado / Materiais e Processos de Fabricação / Mestre em Engenharia Mecânica

General perspective of this diploma thesis was aimed at machining of hard-to-machine materials. Theoretical part contains division and specification of these types of materials. Ways of classification and evaluation were also listed. Causes of worsened machinability were defined with the design of possible technological solutions, which eliminates these features. The main target of experimental part was turning nickel-based superalloy Inconel® 718 with the purpose of increase process productivity. Knowledge about appropriate types of cutting tool material and his coating were necessary for process optimization. It was achieved by replacing reference cutting tool material (coated carbide inserts) with SiAlON ceramic. Cutting tool edge was tested with an intention to discover appropriate deal between tool life and volume of material removed. Measured cutting forces, generated by machining of reference and optimize technology, were processed by using simulation software. Total deformation of workpiece material was statistically evaluated. The conclusion of diploma thesis is technical-economic evaluation of both options.

HABR Stanislav: Manufacturing of chain wheel for mountain bike The goal is to design components of chain wheel for mountain bike. It will be made of structural steel. The variant was chosen the most optimal production through precise cutting edge of pushing the system hard punch tool – movable retainer. According to the calculations and dimensions were selected from company press Feintool. The economic evaluation is the annual dose 600000 pcs fixed price of one component of 11,88 CZK.

The purpose of the diploma thesis is to design a manufacturing technology of the Brake Disk. The component is made of stainless steel 17 023 (X30Cr13). The blank is 2 mm thick sheet metal. Within the literary study the comparison of the possible technologies of manufacturing has been carried out. With respect to the batch size 200 000 pieces the fineblanking technology has been chosen. For the manufacturing has been chosen HFA 700 press. The major point of diploma thesis is to design a cutting tool and create a drawing documentation. The part of the project is the technical and economical evaluation of the designed manufacturing process.