Hardness-Based Flow Stress for Numerical Simulation of Machining Inconel 718 Alloy

Abstract:

The phenomenological models for material flow stress and fracture, typically used in the Finite Element simulations of Inconel 718 alloy during machining processes, are often deemed to represent only certain metallurgical material states. In contrast, these models are not suitable to describe the constitutive behaviour of the workpiece for different metallurgical states (i.e., annealed, aged, etc.) and, consequently, different hardness values. Since the description of the material behaviour requires correct formulation of the constitutive law, new flow stress models which include also the hardness effect should be developed and, accordingly used, for computer simulation of machining Inconel alloy. This paper describes the development of a hardness-based flow stress and fracture models for machining Inconel 718 alloy, which can be applied for a wide range of work material hardness. These models have been implemented in a non-isothermal viscoplastic numerical model to simulate the influence of work material hardness on the chip formation process. The predicted results are being validated with experimental results available in literature. They are found to satisfactory predict the cutting forces, the temperature, the shear angle and the chip morphology from continuous to segmented chip as the hardness values change.

• Periodical: Key Engineering Materials (Volumes 504-506)
• Pages: 1287-1292
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/KEM.504-506.1287
• Online since: February 2012
• Authors: Domenico Umbrello, Serafino Caruso, Giovanna Rotella
• Keywords: Finite Element Method (FEM), Inconel 718, Machining, Material Characterisation

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