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Machinability of Lead-Free Brass – A comparative study

Schultheiss, Fredrik LU ; Lundström, Erik ; Johansson, Daniel LU ; Bushlya, Volodymyr LU ; Zhou, Jinming LU ; Nilsson, Kent and Ståhl, Jan-Eric LU (2014) Swedish Production Symposium, 2014
Abstract
Convetional brass is still allowed to contain up to 3.5 wt.% lead even though lead is a hazardous metal. However, due to environmental concerns lead-free brasses are becoming increasingly available. The aim of this paper is to evaluate the machinability of a lead-free brass alloy, CuZn21Si3P, as compared to a convetionally used, lead-alloyed alternative, CuZn39Pb3. The attained results show that CuZn21Si3P has a considerably higher strength than the lead-alloyed material resulting in significantly higher cutting forces. This increase in cutting forces was found to result in more rapid deterioration of the cutting tool, raising concerns for higher manufacturing cost if not properly adressed.
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Machining, Cutting resistance, Cutting forces, Material properties
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Proceedings of the 6th Swedish Production Symposium
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The Swedish Production Academy
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Swedish Production Symposium, 2014
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Gothenburg, Sweden
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2014-09-16 - 2014-09-18
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English
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  abstract     = {{Convetional brass is still allowed to contain up to 3.5 wt.% lead even though lead is a hazardous metal. However, due to environmental concerns lead-free brasses are becoming increasingly available. The aim of this paper is to evaluate the machinability of a lead-free brass alloy, CuZn21Si3P, as compared to a convetionally used, lead-alloyed alternative, CuZn39Pb3. The attained results show that CuZn21Si3P has a considerably higher strength than the lead-alloyed material resulting in significantly higher cutting forces. This increase in cutting forces was found to result in more rapid deterioration of the cutting tool, raising concerns for higher manufacturing cost if not properly adressed.}},
  author       = {{Schultheiss, Fredrik and Lundström, Erik and Johansson, Daniel and Bushlya, Volodymyr and Zhou, Jinming and Nilsson, Kent and Ståhl, Jan-Eric}},
  booktitle    = {{Proceedings of the 6th Swedish Production Symposium}},
  keywords     = {{Machining; Cutting resistance; Cutting forces; Material properties}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  publisher    = {{The Swedish Production Academy}},
  title        = {{Machinability of Lead-Free Brass – A comparative study}},
  year         = {{2014}},
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