Dominguez-Caballero, J. orcid.org/0000-0001-7329-9929, Ayvar-Soberanis, S. orcid.org/0000-0002-1899-9743, Kim, J. et al. (3 more authors) (2023) Hybrid simultaneous laser- and ultrasonic-assisted machining of Ti-6Al-4V alloy. The International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology, 125 (3-4). pp. 1903-1916. ISSN 0268-3768
Abstract
The machinability of Ti-6Al-4V alloy has been a constant challenge in the industry, although the material is widely used in the aerospace and medical industries due to its mechanical properties, particularly its strength-to-weight ratio. The current research presents a hybrid laser- and ultrasonic-assisted machining (LUAM) technique to improve the machinability of Ti-6Al-4V alloy in a turning process. This is compared with ultrasonic-assisted machining (UAM), laser-assisted machining (LAM), and convectional turning (CT). The results reveal that UAM and LAM can reduce the cutting forces and surface roughness (Ra) compared to the CT. However, these are achieved mainly at the lowest range of cutting speeds. The hybrid LUAM process demonstrates process improvement with wider range of cutting speeds and depths of cut, which is achieved due to the combined force reduction and thermal softening effect by the hybrid process.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2023 The Authors. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Licence (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. |
Keywords: | Laser-assisted machining; Ultrasonic-assisted machining; Turning; Surface roughness; Cutting forces; Ti-6Al-4V material |
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Institution: | The University of Sheffield |
Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > University of Sheffield Research Centres and Institutes > AMRC with Boeing (Sheffield) The University of Sheffield > Advanced Manufacturing Institute (Sheffield) > AMRC with Boeing (Sheffield) |
Funding Information: | Funder Grant number ENGINEERING AND PHYSICAL SCIENCE RESEARCH COUNCIL EP/P027652/1 |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Sheffield |
Date Deposited: | 22 Feb 2023 10:22 |
Last Modified: | 22 Feb 2023 10:22 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Springer Science and Business Media LLC |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1007/s00170-022-10764-5 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:196608 |