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Research on cutting force and surface integrity of TC18 titanium alloy by longitudinal ultrasonic vibration assisted milling

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In order to study the influence of spindle speed and amplitude on the surface integrity, TC18 titanium alloy samples were milled by the process of conventional milling and longitudinal ultrasonic vibration assisted milling. The experimental data were obtained by dynamometer, thermometer, scanning electron microscope, X-ray diffractometer, and three-dimensional surface topography instrument for observation and analysis. The results show that the spindle speed has a significant effect on the cutting force, cutting temperature, surface morphology, and surface residual stress. Compared with conventional milling, the surface micro-texture produced by longitudinal ultrasonic vibration assisted milling is more regular, and the cutting force and cutting temperature can be reduced by 34.1% and 19.5%, respectively. Then, the surface residual compressive stress and surface roughness can be increased by 50.9% and 163.88%, respectively. In addition, a certain depth of plastic deformation layer can be formed under the surface of ultrasonic vibration machining, and the depth of deformation layer increases with the increase of amplitude, and when the amplitude is 4 μm, the depth of plastic deformation can reach about 5.2 μm. This study lays a theoretical foundation for further research and optimization of ultrasonic milling technology for difficult machining materials.

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This study was funded by the Research Fund for High-level Talents of Pingdingshan University (PXY-BSQD-202014), National Project Cultivation Fund of Pingdingshan University (PXY-PYJJ-202105), Key Research Project of Institutions of Higher Education in Henan Province (21A430029), and Henan Science and Technology Tackling Key Project (212102210349).

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    Weibo Xie, Jian Wang, Xiaobin Tang & Jian Zhang

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    Weibo Xie, Xikui Wang, Erbo Liu, Guangxi Li, Liquan Yang, Yongbo Chai & Bo Zhao

  3. School of Mechanical and Power Engineering, Henan Polytechnic University, Jiaozuo, 454150, China

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Conceptualization was handled by Weibo Xie and Guangxi Li; visualization was handled by Weibo Xie; writing of the original draft was handled by Weibo Xie and Xikui Wang; supervision was handled by Jian Wang and Bo Zhao; data curation was handled by Weibo Xie and Yongbo Chai; review and editing was handled by Xiaobin Tang, Jian Zhang, and Liquan Yang; and funding acquisition was handled by Xikui Wang and Guangxi Li.

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Xie, W., Wang, X., Liu, E. et al. Research on cutting force and surface integrity of TC18 titanium alloy by longitudinal ultrasonic vibration assisted milling. Int J Adv Manuf Technol 119, 4745–4755 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00170-021-08532-y

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