Skip to main content
SpringerLink
Log in

Surface Integrity of Inconel 718 by Ball Burnishing

  • Published:
Journal of Materials Engineering and Performance Aims and scope Submit manuscript

Abstract

Inconel 718 has wide applications in manufacturing mechanical components such as turbine blades, turbocharger rotors, and nuclear reactors. Since these components are subject to harsh environments such as high temperature, pressure, and corrosion, it is critical to improve the functionality to prevent catastrophic failure due to fatigue or corrosion. Ball burnishing as a low plastic deformation process is a promising technique to enhance surface integrity for increasing component fatigue and corrosion resistance in service. This study focuses on the experimental study on surface integrity of burnished Inconel 718. The effects of burnishing ball size and pressure on surface integrity factors such as surface topography, roughness, and hardness are investigated. The burnished surfaces are smoother than the as-machined ones. Surface hardness after burnishing is higher than the as-machined surfaces, but become stable over a certain burnishing pressure. There exists an optimal process space of ball sized and burnishing pressure for surface finish. In addition, surface hardness after burnishing is higher than the as-machined surfaces, which is confirmed by statistical analysis.

This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.

Access this article

Log in via an institution

Price excludes VAT (USA)
Tax calculation will be finalised during checkout.

Instant access to the full article PDF.

Institutional subscriptions

Fig. 1
Fig. 2
Fig. 3
Fig. 4
Fig. 5
Fig. 6
Fig. 7
Fig. 8
Fig. 9
Fig. 10
Fig. 11

Similar content being viewed by others

References

  1. M. Rahman, W.K.H. Seah, and T.T. Teo, The Machinability of Inconel 718, J. Mater. Process. Technol., 1997, 63(1-3), p 199–204

    Article  Google Scholar 

  2. M. Alauddin, M.A. El Baradie, and M.S.J. Hashmi, Optimization of Surface Finish in End Milling Inconel 718, J. Mater. Process. Technol., 1996, 56(1-4), p 54–65

    Article  Google Scholar 

  3. Y. Guo, W. Li, and I. Jawahir, Surface Integrity Characterization and Prediction in Machining of Hardened and Difficult-to-Machine Alloys: A State-of-Art Research Review and Analysis, Mach. Sci. Technol., 2009, 13(4), p 437–470

    Article  Google Scholar 

  4. C. Seemikeri, P. Brahmankar, and S. Mahagaonkar, Investigations on Surface Integrity of AISI, 1045 using LPB Tool, Tribol. Int., 2008, 41(8), p 724–734

    Article  Google Scholar 

  5. C. Fu, Y. Guo, J. McKinney, and X. Wei, Process Mechanics of Low Plasticity Burnishing of Nitinol Alloy, J. Mater. Eng. Perform., 2012, 21, p 2607–2617

    Article  Google Scholar 

  6. F. Shiou and C. Chen, Freeform Surface Finish of Plastic Injection Mold by using Ball-Burnishing Process, J. Mater. Process. Technol., 2003, 140(1-3), p 248–254

    Article  Google Scholar 

  7. L.N. López de Lacalle, A. Rodriguez, A. Lamikiz, A. Celaya, and R. Alberdi, Five-Axis Machining and Burnishing of Complex Parts for the Improvement of Surface Roughness, Mater. Manuf. Process., 2011, 26(8), p 997–1003

    Article  Google Scholar 

  8. A. Rodríguez, L.N. López de Lacalle, A. Celaya, A. Lamikiz, and J. Albizuri, Surface Improvement of Shafts by the Deep Ball-Burnishing Technique, Surf. Coat. Technol., 2012, 206(11-12), p 2817–2824

    Article  Google Scholar 

  9. L.L. De Lacalle, A. Lamikiz, J. Sánchez, and J. Arana, The Effect of Ball Burnishing on Heat-Treated Steel and Inconel 718 Milled Surfaces, The, Int. J. Adv. Manuf. Technol., 2007, 32(9-10), p 958–968

    Article  Google Scholar 

  10. D. Rao, H. Hebbar, M. Komaraiah, and U. Kempaiah, Studies on the Effect of Ball Burnishing Parameters on Surface Hardness of Hsla Dual-Phase Steels using Factorial Design, Trans. Indian Inst. Met., 2008, 61(2-3), p 187–191

    Article  Google Scholar 

  11. K. Pałka, A. Weroński, and K. Zalewski, Mechanical Properties and Corrosion Resistance of Burnished X5CrNi18-9 Stainless Steel, J. Achiev. Mater. Manuf. Eng., 2006, 16(1-2), p 57–62

    Google Scholar 

  12. A. Ghodake and R. Rakhade, A. Maheshwari, Effect of Burnishing Process on Behavior of Engineering Materials-A Review, J. Mech Civ. Eng., 2013, 5(5), p 9–20

    Google Scholar 

  13. M. Salahshoor and Y. Guo, Surface Integrity of Biodegradable Magnesium-Calcium Orthopedic Implant by Burnishing, J. Mech. Behav. Biomed. Mater., 2011, 4(8), p 1888–1904

    Article  Google Scholar 

  14. N.H. Loh, S.C. Tam, and S. Miyazawa, Optimisation of the Surface Finish Produced by Ball Burnishing, J. Mech. Work. Technol., 1989, 19(1), p 101–107

    Article  Google Scholar 

  15. R. Avilés, J. Albizuri, A. Rodríguez, and L.N. López de Lacalle, Influence of Low-Plasticity Ball Burnishing on the High-Cycle Fatigue Strength of Medium Carbon AISI, 1045 Steel, Int. J. Fatigue, 2013, 55, p 230–244

    Article  Google Scholar 

  16. L. Wagner, M. Mhaede, M. Wollmann, I. Altenberger, and Y. Sano, Surface Layer Properties and Fatigue Behavior in Al 7075-T73 and Ti-6Al-4V: Comparing Results After Laser Peening; Shot Peening and Ball-Burnishing, Int. J. Struct. Integr., 2011, 2(2), p 185–199

    Article  Google Scholar 

  17. P.S. Prevéy and J. Cammett, Low Cost Corrosion Damage Mitigation and Improved Fatigue Performance of Low Plasticity Burnished 7075-T6, J. Mater. Eng. Perform., 2001, 10(5), p 548–555

    Article  Google Scholar 

  18. P.S. Prevéy and J.T. Cammett, The Influence of Surface Enhancement by Low Plasticity Burnishing on the Corrosion Fatigue Performance of AA7075-T6, Int. J. Fatigue, 2004, 26(9), p 975–982

    Article  Google Scholar 

Download references

Author information

Authors and Affiliations

  1. Department of Mechanical Engineering, The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL, 35487, USA

    A. Sequera, C. H. Fu & Y. B. Guo

  2. School of Mechanical Engineering, Shandong University of Technology, Zibo, 255049, China

    X. T. Wei

Authors
  1. A. Sequera
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  2. C. H. Fu
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  3. Y. B. Guo
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  4. X. T. Wei
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

Corresponding author

Correspondence to Y. B. Guo.

Rights and permissions

Reprints and permissions

About this article

Check for updates. Verify currency and authenticity via CrossMark

Cite this article

Sequera, A., Fu, C.H., Guo, Y.B. et al. Surface Integrity of Inconel 718 by Ball Burnishing. J. of Materi Eng and Perform 23, 3347–3353 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11665-014-1093-6

Download citation

  • Received:

  • Revised:

  • Published:

  • Issue Date:

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11665-014-1093-6

Keywords

Search

Navigation