TY - GEN
T1 - Machinability of heat-treated 356 and 319 aluminum alloys
T2 - 2011 International Conference on Chemical, Material and Metallurgical Engineering, ICCMME 2011
AU - Tash, M. M.
AU - Samuel, F. H.
AU - Alkahtani, S.
PY - 2012
Y1 - 2012
N2 - Heat treated Al-Si-Mg and Al-Si-Cu-Mg cast alloys, belonging to the Al-Si alloy system and represented respectively by 356 and 319 alloys containing mainly α-Fe-intermetallic and related to hardness levels of (100±0 HB), were selected for the machinability study, due to the high demand of these alloys in the automobile industry In this paper, one was provided with an introduction to the force and moment calculations that were used to evaluate the drilling processes as are outlined in a previous work.[1] A new technique was developed whereby a low pass filter was incorporated in the signal processing algorithm which was used in calculating the mean cutting force and moment during the drilling processes. All signals were independently monitored, digitized and recorded into Lab View. Universal Kistler DynoWare software was used for force measurements and data processing of cutting force and moments. Matlab programs were developed for data processing and for calculating the mean value of cutting force and moment and their standard deviations in drilling tests. The raw cutting force data were analysed using the application of a low pass filter and following the detection of points within each cycle in the signal in the drilling tests. 1600 sample points per cycle were acquired for calculating the mean value of cutting feed force (Fz) and 1200 sample points per cycle for the other five components of force and moment (Fx, Fy, Mx, My, and Mz) in each signal (115 cycle or hole/signal) however, only 200 sample points per cycle were used for standard deviation or peak-to-valley calculations. The low Mg-content 319 alloys (0.1%) yielded the longest tool life, more than two times that of 356 alloys (0.3%Mg) and one and half times longer than the high Mg-content 319 alloys (0.28%). It is customary to rate the machinability of the 319 alloy higher than 356 one and the machinability of the low Mg-content 319 alloy higher than the high Mg-content one.
AB - Heat treated Al-Si-Mg and Al-Si-Cu-Mg cast alloys, belonging to the Al-Si alloy system and represented respectively by 356 and 319 alloys containing mainly α-Fe-intermetallic and related to hardness levels of (100±0 HB), were selected for the machinability study, due to the high demand of these alloys in the automobile industry In this paper, one was provided with an introduction to the force and moment calculations that were used to evaluate the drilling processes as are outlined in a previous work.[1] A new technique was developed whereby a low pass filter was incorporated in the signal processing algorithm which was used in calculating the mean cutting force and moment during the drilling processes. All signals were independently monitored, digitized and recorded into Lab View. Universal Kistler DynoWare software was used for force measurements and data processing of cutting force and moments. Matlab programs were developed for data processing and for calculating the mean value of cutting force and moment and their standard deviations in drilling tests. The raw cutting force data were analysed using the application of a low pass filter and following the detection of points within each cycle in the signal in the drilling tests. 1600 sample points per cycle were acquired for calculating the mean value of cutting feed force (Fz) and 1200 sample points per cycle for the other five components of force and moment (Fx, Fy, Mx, My, and Mz) in each signal (115 cycle or hole/signal) however, only 200 sample points per cycle were used for standard deviation or peak-to-valley calculations. The low Mg-content 319 alloys (0.1%) yielded the longest tool life, more than two times that of 356 alloys (0.3%Mg) and one and half times longer than the high Mg-content 319 alloys (0.28%). It is customary to rate the machinability of the 319 alloy higher than 356 one and the machinability of the low Mg-content 319 alloy higher than the high Mg-content one.
KW - Calculation of drilling force and moment
KW - Data processing
KW - Metallurgical parameters
KW - Sr- modified and heat-treated 356 and 319 aluminum alloys
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/83755183596
U2 - 10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.396-398.1008
DO - 10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.396-398.1008
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:83755183596
SN - 9783037853085
T3 - Advanced Materials Research
SP - 1008
EP - 1022
BT - Advances in Chemical Engineering
Y2 - 23 December 2011 through 25 December 2011
ER -