Experimental investigations on ultrasonic assisted turning of magnesium silicon carbide

ABSTRACT

The conventional turning (CT) of Mg-SiC was found difficult due to high tool wear and surface roughness, which reduced the machinability of the composites. In this paper, a study applying ultrasonic vibration assisted turning (UAT) along with minimum quantity lubrication (MQL) is proposed to improve the machinability of Mg-SiC. The input parameters used in this work are spindle speed (SS), feed rate (FR), depth of cut (DOC), and percentage intensity of ultrasonic power (PIUP). The flank wear morphology of the cutting tool and average surface roughness (Ra) of the workpiece is studied. In addition, the surface topography of machined samples was studied by AFM to assess the surface quality. The results show that UAT with MQL reduces the Ra by 21% and 7% compared to CT and UAT at dry cutting conditions. The flank wear (Vb) decreased by 15% compared to dry UAT.

KEYWORDS:

• Surface
• roughness
• flank
• wear
• magnesium
• composites
• ultrasonic
• assisted
• turning

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Funding

This work received monetary support from the SRM Institute of Science and Technology under the selective excellence research initiative scheme.