Papers by Author: Jia Xuan Chen

Abstract: Molecular dynamics simulations method is used on the study of material deformation in monocrystal silicon during nanomachining. Both nanoindentation and nanocutting by a diamond tool tip is investigated using LAMMPS. Characterization methods such as coordination number and labeling atoms in different layers have been adopted to study the law of transformation. As the surface atoms are tracked, their transformation law is analyzed and the formation mechanism of the cuttings and finished surface is announced. The impact crystal orientation of silicon on the machining is also studied.

Abstract: In some special fields such as precision optics, the part surface has strict requirements on the frequency domain errors, besides the conventional spatial domain errors such as surface roughness error. In light of the available works lacking of the frequency domain error analysis in ultra-precision flycutting, this paper therefore presents its frequency domain error analysis. A case study of KDP crystal flycutting is carried out to show its detailed processes, where the processing parameters, tool geometry, motion dynamic error of the machine guideway and tool-work vibration induced dynamic error are considered. A surface profile generation method is put forward. Two cases with different tool-work vibration frequencies are carried out. The spatial frequency spectrum is obtained based on the FFT analysis of the generated profile in the specified direction. After the in-depth analysis, the inherent correlation of the generated spatial frequency components with feed spatial frequency and machine dynamic errors induced spatial frequency under certain machining conditions are found, which is very meaningful for the frequency domain error prediction in the real application. The proposed analysis method can also be applied into other types of surface machining.

Abstract: Monte Carlo (MC) method and molecular dynamics (MD) are combined to analyze the influence of ageing on mechanical properties of machined nanostructures. Single crystal copper workpiece is first cut in MD simulation, and then the machined workpiece is used in MC simulation of ageing process, finally the tensile mechanical properties of machined nanostructures before and after ageing are investigated by MD simulation. The results show that machining process and ageing have obvious influence of tensile mechanical properties. After machining, the yield strength, yield strain, fracture strain and elastic modulus reduce by 36.02%, 28.86%, 20.79% and 7.16% respectively. However, the yield strength, yield strain and elastic modulus increase by 4.84%, 1.41% and 1.02% respectively, fracture strain reduce by 24.53% after ageing process. To research the ageing processes of machined nanostructures by MC simulation is both practical and meaningful.

Abstract: A three-dimensional model of Monte Carlo (MC) simulation is proposed to study the effects of ageing on the surface quality of machined nanostructures. The model includes the utilization of the Morse potential function to simulate the interatomic force between the atoms in workpieces. The results show that the ageing processes have important influence on the surface morphology and internal structure of machined workpiece. Most of the disordered point defects and one large stacking fault structures in machined workpiece disappear after ageing, but still some defect structures remain. In addition, distribution of atomic potential and atomic stress in the workpiece become regular in the aging process, and the atoms of the defect structures have much higher potential energy and stress. Finally, surface roughness of machined workpiece definitely increases after ageing. To analyze the morphology of machined surface after ageing is very practical and meaningful.

Abstract: Under atmospheric pressure diamond is a metastable phase of carbon, which on heating can spontaneously transforms into a thermodynamically stable phase of carbon, graphite. No matter in diamond and in graphite, the six-fold ring is the smallest ring structure; they are very simillar in shape. The graphitization occurs when the rings of {111} plane are flattened. The {111} plane of diamond is the one that would graphitize preferentially and the (001) planes are most resistant to high temperature thermal graphitization.

Abstract: Molecular dynamics simulations of the single crystal silicon nanoscale cutting with a diamond tool in ductile mode are carried out to investigate the adhesion phenomenon. After relaxation the silicon atoms on the surface reconstruct to make the potential decrease. The silicon atoms close to the diamond tool have the lowest potential (<-5.5 eV) and form a stable structure with surface atoms on the tool surface.