An analytical cutting force model of quasi-intermittent vibration assisted swing cutting based on predictive machining theory

Abstract

Quasi-intermittent vibration assisted swing (QVASC) method was aimed to improve the cutting machinability of difficult-to-machine materials. Inherited the intermittent cutting characteristics of the elliptical vibration cutting (EVC) technology, this method reduces the impact of residual height on the machined surface quality. But there is still a lack of in-depth research on cutting force modeling of QVASC. Based on the conventional cutting force model, a cutting force prediction model in QVASC processing, which considers the time-variable characteristics of QVASC, adopts the non-equidistant shear zone model and regards the workpiece material properties, tool geometry, and cutting conditions as the input data are proposed in this paper. Using the micro-element method, the proposed model decomposed the cutting edge to calculate the cutting force and the cutting force value by superimposing them. It finally predicts the chip flow angle. Experimental results show that when the cutting velocity increases, the average cutting force and the Z -direction increases by 20%, the average cutting force and the Y direction decreases by 17%. The average cutting force along X direction remains unchanged; the depth of cutting became larger. Besides, the average cutting force X decreased by 18%, Y decreased 21%, and Z increased by 13%. As the feed rate increases, the X direction is increased by 26%, and the Z direction is reduced by 22%, while the cutting force in the Y direction is unchanged. After comparing and verifying the measured value and the predicted value, the minimum error of the prediction model reaches 4.01%, which validates the force model of QVACS.

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“…On the basis of a single-factor experiment, Zhang et al [22] researched the variation laws of the cutting force with the processing parameters in high-speed machining of 300M steel under cryogenic minimum quantity lubrication conditions. In consideration of the time-variable characteristics of the quasi-intermittent vibration-assisted swing, Lu et al [23] researched the influence of the processing parameters on the cutting force in the non-equidistant shear zone. Kurniawan et al [24] proposed a cutting force model, in which the transient area of the cut was defined by acquiring the beginning time and the stop time of the elliptical vibration texturing.…”