Wear analysis of Silicon Nitride (Si3N4) cutting tool in dry machining of T6061 Aluminium Alloy

Dry machining is an eco-friendly machining process and its importance in the manufacturing industries should be taken seriously. Machining without the use of any cutting fluid is becoming increasingly more popular due to concerns regarding the safety of the environment and reducing cost. Dry and we...

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Main Authors: Mohamed Ariff, Tasnim Firdaus, Shafie, Nurul Syamira, Mahamad Zahir, Zamzahariah
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spelling iium-274322013-05-02T04:02:40Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/27432/ Wear analysis of Silicon Nitride (Si3N4) cutting tool in dry machining of T6061 Aluminium Alloy Mohamed Ariff, Tasnim Firdaus Shafie, Nurul Syamira Mahamad Zahir, Zamzahariah TS200 Metal manufactures. Metalworking Dry machining is an eco-friendly machining process and its importance in the manufacturing industries should be taken seriously. Machining without the use of any cutting fluid is becoming increasingly more popular due to concerns regarding the safety of the environment and reducing cost. Dry and wet turning of T6061 aluminium alloy was performed on a lathe by using Silicon Nitride (Si3N4) inserts as the cutting tool. Tool wear behaviour of Si3N4 cutting tool were studied with the aim of finding the optimum cutting conditions for both dry and wet machining. Machining was performed at four different cutting speeds; 292, 388, 518 and 689 m/min using two different cutting parameters (feed rate, f = 0.2 mm/rev, depth of cut, d = 0.1 mm and f = 0.4 mm/rev, d = 0.2 mm). Material removal rate (MRR) was also obtained and the temperature at the tool-chip interface were measured using an infrared (IR) thermometer as to see the effect of temperature rise during machining. Dry machining with smaller cutting parameters resulted in lower wear rates by 37 to 48% for all four cutting speeds. Nevertheless, reduction of wear rate by 38 to 57% was found from wet machining. The optimum cutting speed for both dry and wet machining of T6061 aluminium alloy using Si3N4 cutting tool was found to be 518 m/min for both cutting parameters. However, the optimum cutting parameters are apparently with the feed rate of 0.4 mm/rev and depth of cut of 0.2 mm. At the optimum cutting speed, the tool tip temperature for dry machining was higher than wet machining by 40 and 51% for f = 0.2 mm/rev and f = 0.4 mm/rev respectively. Dry machining of T6061 Aluminium alloy can be more suitable particularly at higher cutting speed with interrupted cutting operations. Trans Tech Publications Ltd., Switzerland 2013 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/27432/1/AMM.268-270.563-ICAMMM2012-CHINA.pdf Mohamed Ariff, Tasnim Firdaus and Shafie, Nurul Syamira and Mahamad Zahir, Zamzahariah (2013) Wear analysis of Silicon Nitride (Si3N4) cutting tool in dry machining of T6061 Aluminium Alloy. Applied Mechanics and Materials, 268-70. pp. 563-567. ISSN 1660-9336 http://www.scientific.net/AMM 10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.268-270.563
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topic TS200 Metal manufactures. Metalworking
spellingShingle TS200 Metal manufactures. Metalworking
Mohamed Ariff, Tasnim Firdaus
Shafie, Nurul Syamira
Mahamad Zahir, Zamzahariah
Wear analysis of Silicon Nitride (Si3N4) cutting tool in dry machining of T6061 Aluminium Alloy
description Dry machining is an eco-friendly machining process and its importance in the manufacturing industries should be taken seriously. Machining without the use of any cutting fluid is becoming increasingly more popular due to concerns regarding the safety of the environment and reducing cost. Dry and wet turning of T6061 aluminium alloy was performed on a lathe by using Silicon Nitride (Si3N4) inserts as the cutting tool. Tool wear behaviour of Si3N4 cutting tool were studied with the aim of finding the optimum cutting conditions for both dry and wet machining. Machining was performed at four different cutting speeds; 292, 388, 518 and 689 m/min using two different cutting parameters (feed rate, f = 0.2 mm/rev, depth of cut, d = 0.1 mm and f = 0.4 mm/rev, d = 0.2 mm). Material removal rate (MRR) was also obtained and the temperature at the tool-chip interface were measured using an infrared (IR) thermometer as to see the effect of temperature rise during machining. Dry machining with smaller cutting parameters resulted in lower wear rates by 37 to 48% for all four cutting speeds. Nevertheless, reduction of wear rate by 38 to 57% was found from wet machining. The optimum cutting speed for both dry and wet machining of T6061 aluminium alloy using Si3N4 cutting tool was found to be 518 m/min for both cutting parameters. However, the optimum cutting parameters are apparently with the feed rate of 0.4 mm/rev and depth of cut of 0.2 mm. At the optimum cutting speed, the tool tip temperature for dry machining was higher than wet machining by 40 and 51% for f = 0.2 mm/rev and f = 0.4 mm/rev respectively. Dry machining of T6061 Aluminium alloy can be more suitable particularly at higher cutting speed with interrupted cutting operations.
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author Mohamed Ariff, Tasnim Firdaus
Shafie, Nurul Syamira
Mahamad Zahir, Zamzahariah
author_facet Mohamed Ariff, Tasnim Firdaus
Shafie, Nurul Syamira
Mahamad Zahir, Zamzahariah
author_sort Mohamed Ariff, Tasnim Firdaus
title Wear analysis of Silicon Nitride (Si3N4) cutting tool in dry machining of T6061 Aluminium Alloy
title_short Wear analysis of Silicon Nitride (Si3N4) cutting tool in dry machining of T6061 Aluminium Alloy
title_full Wear analysis of Silicon Nitride (Si3N4) cutting tool in dry machining of T6061 Aluminium Alloy
title_fullStr Wear analysis of Silicon Nitride (Si3N4) cutting tool in dry machining of T6061 Aluminium Alloy
title_full_unstemmed Wear analysis of Silicon Nitride (Si3N4) cutting tool in dry machining of T6061 Aluminium Alloy
title_sort wear analysis of silicon nitride (si3n4) cutting tool in dry machining of t6061 aluminium alloy
publisher Trans Tech Publications Ltd., Switzerland
publishDate 2013
url http://irep.iium.edu.my/27432/
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