A comparative study on ultrasonic machining of hard and brittle materials



Título del documento: A comparative study on ultrasonic machining of hard and brittle materials
Revista: Journal of the Brazilian Society of Mechanical Sciences and Engineering
Base de datos: PERIÓDICA
Número de sistema: 000312240
ISSN: 1678-5878
Autores: 1

2
Instituciones: 1Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Departamento de Engenharia Mecanica, Recife, Pernambuco. Brasil
2Universidade Federal de Uberlandia, Faculdade de Engenharia Mecanica, Uberlandia, Minas Gerais. Brasil
Año:
Periodo: Ene-Mar
Volumen: 26
Número: 1
Paginación: 56-61
País: Brasil
Idioma: Inglés
Tipo de documento: Artículo
Enfoque: Experimental, analítico
Resumen en inglés Precision abrasive processes are commonly employed to machine glasses, single crystals and ceramic materials for various industrial applications. Until now, precision machining of hard and brittle solids are poorly investigated in Brazil from the fundamental and applied point of views. Taking into account the major technological importance of this subject to the production of functional and structural components used in high performance systems, the present study investigated the ultrasonic abrasion of different workpiece materials - alumina, zirconia, quartz, glass, ferrite and LiF - by using a stationary ultrasonic machine. Experiments were conducted using a rectangular shaped cutting toll and SiC particles with mean grain size of 15mm. The machined surfaces were characterized by surface profilometry and scanning electron microscopy. In the case of alumina, zirconia and quartz, the rates of material removal decrease with the depth of machining. The rate of material removal remained constant for the others materials. The micrographs showed that brittle microcracking was the primary mechanism involved with material removal. The rates of material removal and the machined surface topographies were discussed as a function of intrinsic stiffness, hardness and fracture toughness of workpiece materials
Disciplinas: Ingeniería
Palabras clave: Ingeniería mecánica,
Maquinado ultrasónico,
Fracturas,
Superficie,
Topografía,
Cerámica,
Cristales
Keyword: Engineering,
Mechanical engineering,
Ultrasonic machining,
Fractures,
Surface,
Topography,
Ceramics,
Crystals
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