Finite Element Investigation of the Influence of SiC Particle Distribution on Diamond Cutting of SiCp/Al Composites

Springer Science and Business Media LLC - Tập 3 - Trang 251-259 - 2020
Shijin Lu1, Zengqiang Li1,2, Junjie Zhang1,2, Jianguo Zhang3, Xiaohui Wang4, Yongda Yan1, Tao Sun1
1Center for Precision Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, China
2Technology and Innovation Research Center of Jiangyan Economic Development Zone, Taizhou, China
3State Key Laboratory of Digital Manufacturing Equipment and Technology, School of Mechanical Science and Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
4School of Mechanical Engineering, University of Jinan, Jinan, China

Tóm tắt

Characteristics of internal microstructures have a strong impact on the properties of particulate reinforced metal composites. In the present work, we perform finite element simulations to elucidate fundamental mechanisms involved in the ultra-precision orthogonal cutting of aluminum-based silicon carbide composites (SiCp/Al), with an emphasis on the influence of particle distribution characteristic. The SiCp/Al composite with a particle volume fraction of 25 vol% and a mean particle size of 10 μm consists of randomly distributed polygon-shaped SiC particles, the elastic deformation and brittle failure of which are described by the brittle cracking model. Simulation results reveal that in addition to metal matrix tearing, cutting-induced particle deformation in terms of dislodging, debonding, and cracking plays an important role in the microscopic deformation and correlated machining force variation and machined surface integrity. It is found that the standard deviation of particle size to the mean value has a strong influence on the machinability of microscopic particle–tool edge interactions and macroscopically observed machining results. The present work provides a guideline for the rational synthesis of particulate-reinforced metal composites with high machinability.

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