Milling of Nanoparticles Reinforced Al-Based Metal Matrix Composites

This study investigated the face milling of nanoparticles reinforced Al-based metal matrix composites (nano-MMCs) using a single insert milling tool. The effects of feed and speed on machined surfaces in terms of surface roughness, surface profile, surface appearance, chip surface, chip ratio, machi...

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Main Authors: Pramanik, Alokesh, Basak, A., Dong, Yu, Shankar, S., Littlefair, G.
Format: Journal Article
Published: MDPI AG 2018
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/67887
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author Pramanik, Alokesh
Basak, A.
Dong, Yu
Shankar, S.
Littlefair, G.
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Basak, A.
Dong, Yu
Shankar, S.
Littlefair, G.
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description This study investigated the face milling of nanoparticles reinforced Al-based metal matrix composites (nano-MMCs) using a single insert milling tool. The effects of feed and speed on machined surfaces in terms of surface roughness, surface profile, surface appearance, chip surface, chip ratio, machining forces, and force signals were analyzed. It was found that surface roughness of machined surfaces increased with the increase of feed up to the speed of 60 mm/min. However, at the higher speed (100–140 mm/min), the variation of surface roughness was minor with the increase of feed. The machined surfaces contained the marks of cutting tools, lobes of material flow in layers, pits and craters. The chip ratio increased with the increase of feed at all speeds. The top chip surfaces were full of wrinkles in all cases, though the bottom surfaces carried the evidence of friction, adhesion, and deformed material layers. The effect of feed on machining forces was evident at all speeds. The machining speed was found not to affect machining forces noticeably at a lower feed, but those decreased with the increase of speed for the high feed scenario.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-678872018-07-16T00:08:12Z Milling of Nanoparticles Reinforced Al-Based Metal Matrix Composites Pramanik, Alokesh Basak, A. Dong, Yu Shankar, S. Littlefair, G. This study investigated the face milling of nanoparticles reinforced Al-based metal matrix composites (nano-MMCs) using a single insert milling tool. The effects of feed and speed on machined surfaces in terms of surface roughness, surface profile, surface appearance, chip surface, chip ratio, machining forces, and force signals were analyzed. It was found that surface roughness of machined surfaces increased with the increase of feed up to the speed of 60 mm/min. However, at the higher speed (100–140 mm/min), the variation of surface roughness was minor with the increase of feed. The machined surfaces contained the marks of cutting tools, lobes of material flow in layers, pits and craters. The chip ratio increased with the increase of feed at all speeds. The top chip surfaces were full of wrinkles in all cases, though the bottom surfaces carried the evidence of friction, adhesion, and deformed material layers. The effect of feed on machining forces was evident at all speeds. The machining speed was found not to affect machining forces noticeably at a lower feed, but those decreased with the increase of speed for the high feed scenario. 2018 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/67887 10.3390/jcs2010013 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ MDPI AG fulltext
spellingShingle Pramanik, Alokesh
Basak, A.
Dong, Yu
Shankar, S.
Littlefair, G.
Milling of Nanoparticles Reinforced Al-Based Metal Matrix Composites
title Milling of Nanoparticles Reinforced Al-Based Metal Matrix Composites
title_full Milling of Nanoparticles Reinforced Al-Based Metal Matrix Composites
title_fullStr Milling of Nanoparticles Reinforced Al-Based Metal Matrix Composites
title_full_unstemmed Milling of Nanoparticles Reinforced Al-Based Metal Matrix Composites
title_short Milling of Nanoparticles Reinforced Al-Based Metal Matrix Composites
title_sort milling of nanoparticles reinforced al-based metal matrix composites
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/67887