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Finite element modeling of chip separation in machining cellular metals

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Cellular metals and metal foams belong to a young material group. Although it is desired to manufacture near-net-shape parts of cellular metals by primary shaping processes, additional secondary machining operations are often unavoidable to obtain the required geometries and quality demands. Nevertheless, conventional machining of cellular metals leads to undesirable surface damage and poor precision. Furthermore, the chip formation and the mechanism description of the surface damage are still unclear. A mesoscopic finite element model was developed to simulate the chip formation process in machining cellular metals. Experimental data of orthogonal machining tests were used to validate the finite element model. The cutting and thrust forces, as well as the images of the chip formation process of both experiments and simulations were compared and analysed. The model enabled the analysis of the chip formation and the surface defect mechanisms. The rake angle and cutting conditions affected the chip formation process, but the cell arrangement was detected as a decisive factor in the chip formation and the resulting surface damage.

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We would like to thank the DAAD-Fundayacucho Scholarship Program and the Center for Information Services and High Performance Computing of the TU Dresden for their support. We would also like to thanks Peter Quadbeck of the Fraunhofer Institute for Manufacturing Technology and Advanced Materials, Branch Lab Dresden for providing the samples of material used in the experiments and Mr. Bernd Nipl for the support during the experiments.

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  1. School of Mechanical Engineering, Central University of Venezuela, Caracas, 1051, Venezuela

    R. Guerra Silva

  2. Institute of Manufacturing Technology, Dresden University of Technology, 01062, Dresden, Germany

    U. Teicher, A. Nestler & A. Brosius

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Guerra Silva, R., Teicher, U., Nestler, A. et al. Finite element modeling of chip separation in machining cellular metals. Adv. Manuf. 3, 54–62 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40436-015-0099-0

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