A Study of tool wear behaviour during milling of Compacted Graphite Iron under dry and minimum quantity lubrication conditions
(2022) MMTM05 20221Production and Materials Engineering
- Abstract
- The search for stronger materials in the automotive industry resulted in an increased used of Compacted graphite iron (CGI) instead of gray cast iron; however, the machinability of this material is more difficult, and different approaches such as composition modification, improved tooling and improved cutting conditions have been attempted.
This thesis project is focused on the analysis of tool wear when milling CGI while testing three different conditions. First, the assessment of a relatively new environmentally friendly lubrication option such as Minimum quantity lubricant (MQL) using rapeseed oil as the lubricant. Second, the analysis of the tool wear mechanisms present when the cutting speed and feed are modified. Last, the study of... (More) - The search for stronger materials in the automotive industry resulted in an increased used of Compacted graphite iron (CGI) instead of gray cast iron; however, the machinability of this material is more difficult, and different approaches such as composition modification, improved tooling and improved cutting conditions have been attempted.
This thesis project is focused on the analysis of tool wear when milling CGI while testing three different conditions. First, the assessment of a relatively new environmentally friendly lubrication option such as Minimum quantity lubricant (MQL) using rapeseed oil as the lubricant. Second, the analysis of the tool wear mechanisms present when the cutting speed and feed are modified. Last, the study of the influence in tool wear of CGI aging.
The results showed that MQL has a positive effect on milling, causing a 14-18% reduction of flank wear (VB) compared to dry machining, using a tool wear criterion of 200 µm. Additionally, adding graphite nano particles (GnP) to the oil didn’t have a positive effect on tool wear. For the second focus of study, while abrasion was present in all cutting speeds, adhesion was very noticeable at lower speeds, while diffusion and crater wear were more common at the higher speeds due to increased temperatures. Regarding aging, results showed less tool cratering after milling CGI aged for a year compared to others reset and aged for 4 and 11 days; nevertheless, more cutting speeds would be required to make a more robust statement on the effect of aging. (Less)
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- author
- Monroe Diaz, Kevin LU
- supervisor
- organization
- course
- MMTM05 20221
- year
- 2022
- type
- H2 - Master's Degree (Two Years)
- subject
- keywords
- Compacted Graphite Iron, Minimum Quantity Lubrication, CVD, PVD, Tool wear, Machinability
- report number
- LUTMDN/(TMMV-5335)/1-107/2022
- language
- English
- id
- 9089454
- date added to LUP
- 2022-06-16 13:50:51
- date last changed
- 2022-06-16 13:50:51
@misc{9089454, abstract = {{The search for stronger materials in the automotive industry resulted in an increased used of Compacted graphite iron (CGI) instead of gray cast iron; however, the machinability of this material is more difficult, and different approaches such as composition modification, improved tooling and improved cutting conditions have been attempted. This thesis project is focused on the analysis of tool wear when milling CGI while testing three different conditions. First, the assessment of a relatively new environmentally friendly lubrication option such as Minimum quantity lubricant (MQL) using rapeseed oil as the lubricant. Second, the analysis of the tool wear mechanisms present when the cutting speed and feed are modified. Last, the study of the influence in tool wear of CGI aging. The results showed that MQL has a positive effect on milling, causing a 14-18% reduction of flank wear (VB) compared to dry machining, using a tool wear criterion of 200 µm. Additionally, adding graphite nano particles (GnP) to the oil didn’t have a positive effect on tool wear. For the second focus of study, while abrasion was present in all cutting speeds, adhesion was very noticeable at lower speeds, while diffusion and crater wear were more common at the higher speeds due to increased temperatures. Regarding aging, results showed less tool cratering after milling CGI aged for a year compared to others reset and aged for 4 and 11 days; nevertheless, more cutting speeds would be required to make a more robust statement on the effect of aging.}}, author = {{Monroe Diaz, Kevin}}, language = {{eng}}, note = {{Student Paper}}, title = {{A Study of tool wear behaviour during milling of Compacted Graphite Iron under dry and minimum quantity lubrication conditions}}, year = {{2022}}, }