Aluminium (Al) is the suitable material for aerospace and automotive industries due its light weight, corrosion resistance, weldability, non-magnetic and mechanical properties. But, machining of Al and its alloy and finding the suitable tool is really a big challenge because of its formation of BUE (Built-up Edge) and BUL (Built-up Layer). This paper presents the influence of cutting parameters (speed, feed and depth of cut) and its effect on the cutting force and the surface finish. Five different advanced cutting tool inserts (SPUN WC, SPGN WC, PCD, WC ? TiN and WC ? Ti(C, N) TiN ? Al 2 O 3 ) at different cutting speed (V c ) ranging between 300 m/min and 700 m/min and feed rate (f) of 0.045, 0.06, 0.09 and 0.125 mm/rev at a depth of cut of 0.2 mm (constant throughout the experiment) were taken for the experiment. Tool inserts were characterized by Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) and Energy Dispersive X-ray (EDX) analysis. The cutting forces were measured using Kistler force dynamometer. Amongst all tools, PCD provided a better result in all aspects but surprisingly WC tool provided a better surface finish with lesser tool wear. For all cutting conditions, high speed (670 m/min) and low feed rate (0.045 mm/rev) were recommended. adhana(0123456789().,-volV)FT3 ](0123456789().,-volV)
Enormous developmental work has been made in synthesis of metastable diamond by hot filament chemical vapor deposition (HFCVD) method. In this paper, micro-crystalline diamond (MCD) was deposited on WC–6 wt.% Co cutting tool inserts by HFCVD technique. The MCD coated tool was characterized by the scanning electron microscope (SEM), X-ray diffraction (XRD) and micro Raman spectroscopy (μ-RS). A comparison was made among the MCD tool, uncoated tungsten carbide (WC) tool and polycrystalline diamond (PCD) tool during the dry turning of rolled aluminum. The various major tests were conducted such as surface roughness, cutting force and tool wear, which were taken into consideration to establish a proper comparison among the advanced cutting tools. Surface roughness was measured during machining by Talysurf. The tool wear was studied by SEM after machining. The cutting forces were measured by Kistler 3D-dynamometer during the machining process. The test results indicate that, the CVD coated MCD tool and PCD tool produced almost similar results. But, the price of PCD tools are five times costlier than MCD tools. So, MCD tool would be a better alternative for machining of aluminium.
The formation of diamond thin solid film is studied by Hot Filament Chemical Vapor Deposition (HFCVD) by using different seeding powders on WC substrate. Here, we have deposited microcrystalline diamond (MCD) on SPUN cemented carbide (WC-Co) cutting tool insert using conventional HFCVD technique. The substrates were ultrasonically seeded with titanium, tungsten, molybdenum, diamond, combined diamond and tungsten powder at the same operation parameters to observe the difference in the growth of diamond by different seeding. Nucleation of diamond coating was studied after 40 minutes of coating with seeded substrate. The physical characteristics were studied by X-ray Diffraction (XRD).The Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM) was used to study the surface morphology. The diamond purity was studied with the help of Raman spectroscopy (RS). Reduction of cobalt percentage before and after pretreatment was studied by Energy Dispersive Spectroscopy (EDS). A very dense and uniform coating was deposited on the diamond powder seeded substrate. The nucleation density was found to be highest in diamond powder when compared with molybdenum and tungsten powder individually, because in initial stage the deposited material contains more sp 2 content as compared to sp 3 content. By using diamond and tungsten mixed powder the coating was uniform rather in case of only tungsten powder coating the discrete crystals were formed.
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