Chip formation and morphology in cryogenic machining of Al-SiC composites

Result code in IS VaVaI

<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F68407700%3A21220%2F25%3A00382206" target="_blank" >RIV/68407700:21220/25:00382206 - isvavai.cz</a>

Result on the web

<a href="https://doi.org/10.1007/s00170-025-15337-w" target="_blank" >https://doi.org/10.1007/s00170-025-15337-w</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00170-025-15337-w" target="_blank" >10.1007/s00170-025-15337-w</a>

Result language

angličtina

Original language name

Chip formation and morphology in cryogenic machining of Al-SiC composites

Original language description

This study investigated the influence of cryogenic cooling on chip formation and morphology during the turning of aluminum-silicon carbide (A359/SiC-20wt%) composites using an uncoated tungsten carbide cutting tool. The primary objective was to enhance the cutting conditions and improve the overall efficacy of the machining process for aluminum composite materials. Compared with dry machining, cryogenic cooling significantly altered the chip formation process, producing shorter and less curled chips at all tested cutting speeds. The rake and dual cooling strategies proved to be the most effective in terms of chip breakability, despite the relatively unchanged tool-chip contact length (chip ratio increased up to 25% and chip curl increased up to 20%). Cryogenic cooling also led to a reduction in average chip thickness, particularly with the dual cooling strategy, contributing to improved material removal efficiency. Microstructural analysis revealed that under cryo-cooling conditions, the hard SiC particles were distributed more uniformly within the chips, in contrast to the particle redistribution along the shear bands observed in dry cutting. Chip separation is primarily facilitated by the formation and propagation of cracks and microcracks along the matrix-particle interface, leading to noticeably frayed chip edges and improved breakability. The study also examined the effects of cutting speed and cooling strategy on chip characteristics, such as chip curl diameter, average chip thickness, chip compression ratio, and shear angle. For example, the chip curl diameter decreased by 18% with cutting speed and the shear angle increased by 16%. These findings contribute to the understanding of machining aluminum matrix composites under cryogenic conditions and provide insights for optimizing cutting parameters to enhance the machining performance, tool life, and surface quality.

Czech name

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Czech description

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Type

J_imp - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database

CEP classification

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OECD FORD branch

20301 - Mechanical engineering

Project

<a href="/en/project/EF16_026%2F0008404" target="_blank" >EF16_026/0008404: Machine Tools and Precision Engineering</a><br>

Continuities

P - Projekt vyzkumu a vyvoje financovany z verejnych zdroju (s odkazem do CEP)

Publication year

2025

Confidentiality

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Name of the periodical

The International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology

ISSN

0268-3768

e-ISSN

1433-3015

Volume of the periodical

137

Issue of the periodical within the volume

5-6

Country of publishing house

GB - UNITED KINGDOM

Number of pages

19

Pages from-to

2899-2917

UT code for WoS article

001441674100001

EID of the result in the Scopus database

2-s2.0-105001085995