Fundamental Investigation of Ultrasonic Assisted Pulsed Electrochemical Grinding of Ti-6Al-4V

Abstract:

Aiming at the development of a novel grinding technology for the highly efficient machining of difficult to machine materials such as Ti-6Al-4V, an ultrasonic assisted pulsed electrochemical grinding (UAECG) method was proposed. The current work is to reveal the fundamental grinding characteristics of the UAECG of Ti-6Al-4V by experimentally investigating the effect of vibration amplitude on grinding forces, actual material removal and work-surface roughness under different process parameters such as the input voltage and rotational speed. Summarizing the obtained results revealed that the grinding forces in UAECG are significantly smaller than those in conventional grinding (CG).

• Periodical: Materials Science Forum (Volume 874)
• Pages: 279-284
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/MSF.874.279
• Online since: October 2016
• Authors: Si Si Li, Yong Bo Wu*, Mitsuyoshi Nomura
• Keywords: Actual Removal Depth, Grinding Force, Pulse Discharge, Ultrasonic Vibration

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