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Study of Factors Affecting The Surface Quality
Study of Factors Affecting The Surface Quality
Study of Factors Affecting The Surface Quality
To cite this article: C. F. Cheung & W. B. Lee (2000) Study of Factors Affecting the Surface Quality in Ultra-Precision Diamond
Turning, Materials and Manufacturing Processes, 15:4, 481-502, DOI: 10.1080/10426910008913001
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Materials and Manufacturing Processes, VoL 15, No.4, 481-502, 2000
Abstract
This paper deals with an investigation of the process factors and the material
factors affecting the surface roughness in ultra-precision diamond turning. The
process factors involve cutting conditions, tool geometry, and relative tool-work
vibrationwhich are related to the cutting geometryand the dynamiccharacteristics
of the cutting process. The material factors considered are material anisotropy,
swelling, and crystallographic orientation of the work materials. Experimental
results indicate that the influence due to the process factors can be minimized
through a proper selection of operational settings and better control of dynamic
characteristics of the machine. The material factors, on the other hand, exert
consistent influence on the surface roughness which can not be minimized solely
by an optimization of process parameters and machine design. Based on these
findings, somesuggestionsare proposedfor the optimizationof the surfacequality
in ultra-precisiondiamond turning.
Specimen
Part Descriptions
No.
Al 1. Aluminum Alloy (6061)
A2 2. Copper Alloy with Chemical Composition in Percentage
A
A3 in weight of Cu: Bal., Al:0.24, Fe:0.20, Zn: 0.4., and
A4 Pb:O.l2.
BI (001) Aluminum Single Crystal
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(rpm) 2000,3000
Tool Nose 0.52,0.79, 1.17,
1.55 1.55 1.55
Radius (mm) 1.54,2.03
Depth of Cut 2,5,10,
2 2 2
(fUll) 15,20
tool nose radius are studied in Groups A3 diffractometer (Philips PW3 710). The
and A4, respectively. Part B includes diffractometer was operated at a current
cutting tests for studying the effect of of 35 rnA and a tube voltage of 40 kV.
material anisotropy, swelling and Copper target was used throughout the
crystallographic orientation of the work tests. The surface roughness of the
material on the surface roughness. Face machined surfaces was examined by a
cutting tests were done on copper alloy, Form Talysurf system equipped with a
aluminum single crystals and copper rotary table with a resolution of 0.017°.
single crystals with different A cut-off length of 0.25 rnm and 7 cut-off
crystallographic orientations. Hence, the per measurement were used to determine
surface roughness profiles at twelve the surface roughness parameters. The
equally spaced radial sections (i.e. angle surface roughness parameters under
between sections is 30°) were taken on a investigation are the maximum peak-to-
turned surface. Tables 2 and 3 summarized valley height R, and the arithmetic
the cutting conditions for Part A and B, roughness Ra , respectively. The relative
respectively. tool-work vibration was measured with a
All cutting tests were performed on a capacitive displacement sensor on the
two-axis CNC ultra-precision machine centre line ofthe spindle during air cutting
(Nanoform 300 from Taylor Hobson condition. A dominant mode of vibration
Pneumo Co.). In Part B, the with average amplitude of 15 nm
crystallographic orientation of the (i.e. 30 run peak to peak) and a frequency
workpiece was checked by a standard of 45 Hz was found to exist between the
reflection technique on an x-ray tool and the workpiece.
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3.1.1 Effect of Spindle Speed discrepancy between the predicted and the
Figure I shows the effect of spindle measured roughness increases with
speed on the surface roughness. The increasing spindle rotational speed. The
cutting tests were conducted under Group discrepancy can be explained by the
Al conditions. It is found that the surface relative vibration between the tool and the
roughness R, decreases with increasing workpiece at high speeds.
spindle speed. Similar results (Figure lb) It is considered that the dominant
are observed for the arithmetic roughness mode of the relative tool-work vibration
Ro ' Under all spindle speed conditions, determined in Section 2 is responsible for
copper alloy is found to have a higher the additional surface roughness. It is
surface roughness than alwninum alloy. assumed that the dominant mode of the
This could be explained by the difference vibration is simple harmonic with an
in the swelling and recovery properties of amplitude denoted by A which exists
the materials being cut betweenthe tool and the workpiece during
(12, 13). Such a difference seems to machining of the aluminum and copper
increase with increasing spindle speed. alloys. A vibration adjustment curve is
Equations 2 and 3 are found to make a then constructed which is defined as the
quite good prediction under low spindle sum of the theoretical roughness
speed conditions. However, the calculated from equation 2 and the total
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amplitude (ZA) of the relative tool-work copper alloy over the range of feed rate
vibration. The adjustment curve seems to being investigated. However, the
make a far better estimate of the surface difference is found to decrease with
roughness. As spindle speed increases, the increasing feed rate. As feed rate
advantage of improved roughness tends increases, the time available for plastic
to be overwhelmed by the influence of deformation in the surface layer of the
relative tool-work vibration. work material is reduced and this might
in turn leads to less swelling of the work
3.1.2 Effect of Feed Rate materials (12). Thus, a smaller difference
The effect of feed rate on surface of the surface roughness between the
roughness is shown in Figure 2. The copper alloy and aluminum alloy is found
surface roughness parameters (i.e. R, and at a higher feed rate.
R) are found to increase with increasing
feed rate. Similar to the spindle speed 3.1.3 Effect of Tool Nose Radius
study, copper alloy seems to cause greater The relationship between the surface
roughness than aluminum alloy. roughness and the tool nose radius is
Furthermore, the vibration adjustment shown in Figure 3. It is found that the
curve is found to give a better estimation arithmetic roughness Ra decreases with
of the surface roughness R, than the increasing tool nose radius at small radius
theoretical ones determined fromEquation 2. and increases at large radius. This is
There is also a significant difference in R, different from the theoretical prediction
values between aluminum alloy and which suggests a decrease in surface
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roughness.
roughness with increasing tool nose with increasing tool nose radius. This might
radius. Under identical feed rate and reduce the damping of the relative tool-
spindle speed conditions, the contact area work vibration which contributes to the
between the tool and workpiece decreases surface roughness of the workpiece. As
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Spindle Phase Max. P-V Vibration
Set Feed Rate, f Nose 8Rth 'Status
Speed, v Shift, Height R, Amplitue 2
No. (mm/min) Radius, t/J A
(rpm) (nm) A (nm)
R (mm) I~
15 500 1.55 2.513 72.40 15 6.115 N
15 1000 1.55 1.885 18.10 15 2.717 N
AI 15 1500 1.55 1.257 8.04 15 2.714 N
15 2000 1.55 2.199 4.52 15 0.498 I
15 3000 1.55 0.628 2.01 15 2.721 N
5 2000 1.55 2.199 0.51 15 0.056 I
10 2000 1.55 2.199 2.02 15 0.223 I
A2 15 2000 1.55 2.199 4.55 15 0.502 . 1
20 2000 1.55 2.199 . 8.10 15 0.893 I
25 2000 1.55 2.199 12.55 15 1.345 N
15 2000 0.52 2.199 . 13.55 15 1.494 N
15 2000 1.17 2.199 6.01 15 0.663 I
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15 2000 1.55 2.199 4.57 15 0.564 1
15 2000 2.03 2.199 3.46 15 0.382 I
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copper alloy than in aluminum alloy. As found that copper alloy makes deeper and
mentioned in Section 3.1, this could be wider tool marks than aluminum alloy.
explained by the difference in the swelling The increased width and depth of the
and recovery properties of the materials cutting marks illustrate the presence of
being cut (12, 13). Material swelling and plastic side flow (13) in the feed direction.
recovery affects the fidelityoftransferring This is due in part to the burnishing effect
the tool profiles into the workpiece. on the clearance face of the cutting tool
Figure 7 shows the surface roughness which causes material at the active cutting
profiles for an ideal surface, the aluminum edges flow sideways. After burnishing,
alloy and the copper alloy generated under the material recovers and the amount of
cutting conditions with a spindle speed recovery is determined by the forces on
of500 rpm; a feed rate of 15 rom per min, the clearance face and Young's modulus
a depth of cut of 2 urn and a tool nose of the material being cut. Different
radius of 1.55 rom. It is noticed that the materials will be expected to cause
surface roughness of the machined different amount of recovery. These
surfaces is not an exact replica of the findings help to explain the observed
profile of the cutting tool. The average difference between the surface roughness
width of the tool marks is found to be for different materials even if the cutting
30.06 urn and 30.23 urn for aluminum tests are performed under the identical
alloy and copper alloy, respectively. It is cutting conditions.
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materials upon surface roughness can not by the adjustment of the spindle rotational
be neglected in diamond turning speed. Moreover, it is shown that the
polycrystalline materials. surface roughness in the tool feed
The influence of material swelling directioncan be made much finer than the
and recovery over a wide range of cutting sum of the whole amplitude of the tool-
conditions together with the anisotropic work vibration and the theoretical
properties of the work material illustrate roughness due to the interference of tool.
that the material factors are inherent in a As for the material factors, it is found
cutting system for a work material that that the effect of material anisotropy,
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