Papers by Author: Xin Qiang Zhuang

Abstract: Ball-end milling of Cr12MoV die steel was studied using ceramic and cemented carbide inserts under different cutting conditions. The cutting forces, wear patterns and chip patterns generated using the different cutting tools at the different cutting conditions were investigated using a three component piezoelectric dynamometer and VHX-600E large depth-of-view 3-D scanner. The relationships among the cutting forces, wear patterns and chip patterns were discussed. The results indicated that the cutting forces caused by the ceramic insert were slightly lower than those caused by the cemented carbide insert under the same cutting conditions. For ceramic inserts, effects of cutting conditions on the rake face wear were different from those on the flank wear. The higher wear for the ceramic insert was caused at the lower cutting conditions but the higher wear for the cemented carbide insert was encountered at the higher cutting conditions. The squeezed chip was involved with the higher cutting forces. The sharper cutting edge of the cemented carbide insert was responsible for chip patterns caused by the No. I cutting condition. The effects of cutting conditions on wear patterns were more evident than that on chip patterns.

Abstract: Tool wear was investigated at the different cutting conditions in rough ball-end milling of Cr12MoV die steel using an indexable cutter with asymmetric inserts. The wear patterns on rake face and flank face of major insert and minor insert, and chip patterns were observed by VHX-600E large depth-of-view 3-D scanner. The relationships of tool wear and cutting conditions, and their mechanisms were discussed. The tool life was determined by the flank wear at No. 1 cutting condition. At Nos. 2-8 cutting conditions, the life of major inset and minor insert were determined by the wear of their rake faces and flank faces respectively. At No. 8 cutting condition, the tool wear was dominated by boundary wear, adhesion and diffusion wear, and the slight chipping. Both type and color of chips identified the cutting stability at the different cutting conditions.

Abstract: An orthogonal test was carried out so as to analyze the cutting force in high speed rough milling with ball-end cutting tools. The wave form of the cutting force components was analyzed. The range analysis was performed to investigate the effect of cutting parameters on the cutting force. The analysis results show that the depth of cut and feed rate have the most significant effect on the resultant force. An empirical equation to describe the resultant cutting force was developed.

Abstract: The milling experiments of the annealed T10A steel were carried out in the various cutting conditions using the coated cemented carbide tool. The cutting parameters were designed by the multi-factor orthogonal experiment method, and the effects of cutting speed, feed, axial depth of cut and radial depth of cut on the cutting force and tool wear were investigated. The tool wear mechanisms were also discussed. Adhesion, abrasion, diffusion and oxidation were the main tool wear mechanisms. According to these investigations, the optimizing cutting parameter was recommended.