Modares Mechanical Engineering

Modares Mechanical Engineering

Investigation of the Effect of Types of Aluminum Oxide Nanoparticles Lubricants on Surface Roughness in the Micromilling Process of Titanium Alloy Ti6Al4V

Document Type : Original Research

Abstract
Micro-milling process as one of the most widely used methods of making parts due to the small size and their delicate properties in the process. In this study, micro-milling operations were performed on a titanium piece made of Ti6Al4V alloy using a tool with a diameter of 0.5 mm. The effect of nanoparticles used in lubricants on the surface roughness of the micro-milled workpiece is the most important characteristic studied in this research. In this research, experimental test methods and design and analysis of experiments by Taguchi method have been used to study the surface roughness during the process. Experimental tests to compare the role of lubrication in dry, wet and Minimum Quantity Lubrication (MQL) in different machining environments with lubricants containing nanoparticles and without nanoparticles and the effect of shear parameters on different characteristics of micro-milling of Ti6Al4V alloy is done. The results show that the use of Minimum Quantity Lubrication (MQL), especially with lubricants containing nanoparticles, increased the surface quality and had a more effective role in lubrication during micro-milling of Ti6Al4V alloy. Spindle speed and type of lubrication are the most effective parameters in Ti6Al4V alloy micro-milling.
Keywords
Titanium alloy
Micromilling
Nanoparticles
Al2O3
Ti6Al4V

Subjects

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Modares Mechanical Engineering
Volume 22, Issue 10
October 2022
Pages 181-186