Experimental investigation of precision turning of Monel K-500 under dry conditions

Abstract

In this paper, final surface accuracy in turning the super alloy Monel K-500 is studied. The experiments were conducted on the basis of the design of experiment methodology considering four inputs of tool nose radius, feed rate, depth of cut, and cutting speed, and three outputs of surface roughness, dimensional deviation, and tool wear. The aim of this work is to identify these three phenomena to achieve a desirable machined surface with acceptable finishing and the least deviation from nominal dimensions under different parametric conditions. It was observed that the quality of the machined surface in the direction of the machining length is not constant and, in some trials, the values of Ra increase considerably at the end of the machining length. The results show that cutting speed can improve surface accuracy, in a way that the more the cutting speed, the less the dimensional deviation. Less depth of cut and tool radius affect dimensional deviation as well. Although it has a small effect on dimensional deviation, feed rate plays the most important role in controlling tool wear. Finally, on the basis of Grey relational analysis, a simultaneous optimization is carried out on surface roughness, dimensional deviation, and tool wear values. In order to minimize these responses, optimal parametric conditions are presented. A satisfying correspondence was observed between the predicted results and the confirmation observations.