Abstract
Aluminium alloys are widely used for their demanding structural applications due to a good combination of formability, corrosion resistance, weldability and mechanical properties. Simultaneously, the demand for the better cutting tool for the machining of aluminium is also increasing day by day as it is quite difficult to machine aluminium because it is abrasive in nature. This paper provides a comparative study of machining rolled aluminium under the dry condition with uncoated WC, WC+TiN, WC+Ti (N, C)+Al2O3 and polycrystalline diamond inserts. The orthogonal cutting is performed using a capstan lathe. The chip morphology and surface roughness are analysed for several cutting conditions. The turning operation is performed at different speeds by keeping feed and depth of cut as constant. The identification and characterization of cutting inserts were carried out by scanning electron microscope (SEM) and X-ray diffraction. It is finally observed that among all cutting tools used, the polycrystalline diamond tools showed best surface finish, produced thin chip and a mirror-like finishing after machining.
This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.
Access this chapter
Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout
Purchases are for personal use only
References
Kouadri, S., Necib, K., Atlati, S., Haddag, B., Nouari, M.: Quantification of the chip segmentation in metal machining: application to machining the aeronautical aluminium alloy AA2024-T351with cemented carbidetoolsWC-Co. Int. J. Mach. Tools Manuf. 64, 102–113 (2013)
Roy, P., Sarangi, S.K., Ghosh, A., Chattopadhyay, A.K.: Machinability study of pure aluminum and Al–12% Si alloys against uncoated and coated carbide inserts. Int. J. Refract. Metals Hard Mater. 27, 535–544 (2009)
Bansala, P., Upadhyay, L.: Effect of turning parameters on tool wear, surface roughness and metal removal rate of alumina reinforced aluminum composite. Procedia Technol. 23, 304–310 (2016)
Gomez-Parra, A., Alvarez-Alco, M., Salguero, J., Batista, M., Marcos, M.: Analysis of the evolution of the Built-Up Edge and Built-Up Layer Formation mechanisms in the dry turning of aeronautical aluminium alloys. Wear 302, 1209–1218 (2013)
Uhlmann, E., Reimers, W., Byrne, F., Klaus, M.: Analysis of tool wear and residual stress of CVD diamond coated cemented carbide tools in the machining of aluminium silicon alloys. Prod. Eng. Res. Dev. 4, 203–209 (2010)
Chavoshi, S.Z.: Tool flank wear prediction in CNC turning of 7075 AL alloy SiC composite. Prod. Eng. Res. Dev. 5, 37–47 (2011)
Horvath, R., Czifra, A., Drégelyi-Kiss, A.: Effect of conventional and non-conventional tool geometries to skewness and kurtosis of surface roughness in case of fine turning of aluminium alloys with diamond tools. Int. J. Adv. Manuf. Technol. 78, 297–304 (2015)
Cakir, A., Yaomur, S., Kavak, N., Kucukturk, G., SekerInt, U.: The effect of minimum quantity lubrication under different parameters in the turning of AA7075 and AA2024 aluminium alloys. Int. J. Adv. Manuf. Technol. 84:2515–2521 (2016)
Bhushan, R.K., Kumar, S., Das, S.: Effect of machining parameters on surface roughness and tool wear for 7075 Al alloy SiC composite. Int. J. Adv. Manuf. Technol. 50, 459–469 (2010)
Liang, Q., Vohra, Y.K., Thompson, R.: High speed continuous and interrupted dry turning of A390 aluminum/silicon alloy using nanostructured diamond coated WC–6 wt.% cobalt tool inserts by MPCVD. Diam. Relat. Mater. 17, 2041–2047 (2008)
Pattnaik, S.K., Bhoi, N.K., Padhi, S., Sarangi, S.K.: Dry machining of aluminum for proper selection of cutting tool: tool performance and tool wear. Int. J. Adv. Manuf. Technol. 98, 55–65 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00170-017-0307-0
Acknowledgements
The authors would like to thank the Mechanical Engineering Department, VSSUT, Burla, for the help and support in experimental work.
Author information
Authors and Affiliations
Corresponding author
Editor information
Editors and Affiliations
Rights and permissions
Copyright information
© 2019 Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd.
About this paper
Cite this paper
Pattnaik, S.K., Behera, M., Padhi, S., Sarangi, S.K. (2019). Comparison Between Advanced Cutting Tools to Achieve a Better Cutting Condition for the Machining of Aluminium. In: Shunmugam, M.S., Kanthababu, M. (eds) Advances in Forming, Machining and Automation. AIMTDR 2018. Lecture Notes on Multidisciplinary Industrial Engineering. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-32-9417-2_40
Download citation
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-32-9417-2_40
Published:
Publisher Name: Springer, Singapore
Print ISBN: 978-981-32-9416-5
Online ISBN: 978-981-32-9417-2
eBook Packages: Chemistry and Materials ScienceChemistry and Material Science (R0)