Effect of cryogenic treatment on the microstructure and the wear behavior of WC-Co end mills for machining of Ti6Al4V titanium alloy


Çelik O. N., Sert A., Gaşan H., Ulutan M.

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ADVANCED MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY, cilt.95, ss.2989-2999, 2018 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 95
  • Basım Tarihi: 2018
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1007/s00170-017-1444-1
  • Dergi Adı: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ADVANCED MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.2989-2999
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: WC-Co, Cryogenic treatment, Ti6Al4V, Tool wear, Cutting force, Friction force, TUNGSTEN CARBIDE INSERTS, CUTTING FORCE, TOOL WEAR, CEMENTED CARBIDES, FLANK WEAR, STEEL, MACHINABILITY, PERFORMANCE, MECHANISMS, TI-6AL-4V
  • Eskişehir Osmangazi Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

This paper compares some of the key machinability aspects acquired during milling of Ti6Al4V titanium alloy with uncoated and coated cryogenically treated end mills. Tool wear, coefficient of friction, cutting force, and chip morphology were the major criteria considered. Ti6Al4V is one of the titanium alloys that are widely used in aerospace and biomedical applications; however, it has a poor machinability and tribological properties. To evaluate the performance of cryogenically treated end mills, milling operations using a force dynamometer and dry sliding tests were conducted. The milling operations were conducted with a cutting speed of 90 m/min, a feed rate of 0.11 mm/tooth, a 1-mm axial depth of cut, and a 10-mm radial depth of cut under dry cutting conditions. The dry sliding tests were conducted using a tribometer with a ball-on-disk geometry under 10 N load and a speed of 5 cm/s. The milling test results showed that flank wear, chipping, and tool breakage were the wear mechanisms of the end mills. The cutting force measurements and the dry sliding tests showed that the cutting force and friction force values decreased when the cryogenic treatment time increased. As a result of the study, tools treated cryogenically for 36 h showed the best performance for the cutting force, friction force, and tool wear criteria. These improvements were characterized with hardness, fracture toughness, scanning electron microscope (SEM), energy-dispersive spectroscopy (EDS), and X-ray diffraction (XRD) analyses.