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High Pressure Coolant Effect on PVD Coated Inserts During End Milling of Ti-6Al-4V
Industrial Engineering Research Conference (IERC) (2011)
  • Andres L. Carrano, Georgia Southern University
  • Arvind Sridharan, Rochester Institute of Technology
  • John L. Bonzo, Rochester Institute of Technology
Abstract
Titanium alloys are being employed extensively in engineering and aerospace applications for their high strength to weight ratio, mechanical strength and ability to withstand high temperatures. Out of the different alloys of titanium available, the most commonly used alloy is Ti-6Al-4V. It is also called ‘Grade-5 titanium alloy’ or ‘α+β titanium alloy’. High speed machining of titanium alloys generates high temperatures in the cutting zone, promoting accelerated tool wear and reducing the efficiency in metal cutting. Consequently, the ability of the coolant to remove heat from the cutting zone plays an increasingly important role in the economics of the process as well as on the life of tool inserts. With the introduction of thru-tool coolant delivery, the coolant can now be delivered directly at the point of machining without having to flood the area of machining. This research tries to address the effects that high pressure and thru-tool coolant has on insert wear while end milling Ti-6Al-4V. The parameters used in this study are speed, feed, axial depth of cut, radial depth of cut and coolant pressure. A structured design of experiments along with a central composite design approach is used to determine the main effects of coolant pressure and its interactions with the remaining parameters. The results show that, within the parameters of this experiment, coolant pressure was not a significant main effect. However, pressure seems to react positively with feed rate. Contributions from this research can be used to recommend settings of the cutting factors in order to obtain the minimal tool wear.
Keywords
  • High pressure coolant,
  • PVD-coated inserts,
  • End milling,
  • Ti-6Al-4V
Disciplines
Publication Date
May, 2011
Location
Reno, NV
Citation Information
Andres L. Carrano, Arvind Sridharan and John L. Bonzo. "High Pressure Coolant Effect on PVD Coated Inserts During End Milling of Ti-6Al-4V" Industrial Engineering Research Conference (IERC) (2011)
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/andres-carrano/38/