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Influence of cryogenic treatment duration of drills on drilling performance and hole quality of metal matrix composite materials

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In this study, investigation of aluminum-silicon carbide (Al/SiC) with and without cryogenic treated drills has been performed. The influence of drill treatment condition coupled with processing parameters on machinability of Al/SiC was observed in terms of thrust forces, drill vibration and hole surface integrity. It was observed that the cryogenic treatment is suitable to enhance the machinability of Al/SiC as it does not alter the drill morphology and reduce various drilling related issues. Cryogenic treatment increased drill hardness and reduced thrust force and drill vibration. Vibration acceleration decreases from 110 m/sec2 to 98 m/sec2 and 92 m/sec2 at maximum feed rate, with 24 hrs and 48 hrs cryogenic treatment, respectively. The reduction in drilling vibrations was the influential parameters that reduced drill diameter, delamination and surface roughness of the workpiece. Surface roughness was improved from Ra 1.96 µm to 1.7 µm at maximum feed rate with 24 hrs and 48 hrs cryogenic treatment, respectively.

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Abbreviations

Al/SiC :

Aluminum silicon carbide

MMC :

Metal matrix composite

WEDM :

Wire cut electrical discharge machine

UTD :

Untreated drill

24-hrs CTD :

24 hours cryogenically treated drill

48-hrs CTD :

48 hours cryogenically treated drill

hrs :

Hours

°C :

Degree celsius

n :

Spindle speed

rpm :

Revolution per minute

f :

Feed rate

mm/rev :

Millimeter per revolution

Kgf :

Kilogram force

N :

Newton

XRD :

X-ray diffraction

F d :

Delamination factor

D max :

Maximum diameter

D o :

Original diameter

Dia :

Diameter

F z :

Thrust force

a x :

Vibration acceleration

Ra :

Surface roughness

SEM :

Scanning electron microscopy

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This work is financially supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China (52275464), Scientific Research Project for National High-level Innovative Talents of Hebei Province Full-time Introduction (2021HBQZYCXY004), and National Natural Science Foundation of China (52075300).

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    Ch Asad Abbas, Huma Hafeez, Li Binghao & Liu Hanlian

  2. School of Mechanical Engineering, Yanshan University, Qinhuangdao, 066004, China

    Huang Chuanzhen

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Ch Asad Abbas completed his Master’s degree from School of Mechanical Engineering, Shandong University, China. Currently, he is doing Ph.D. in Mechanical Manufacturing & Automation from Shandong University, **an, China. His research interest includes machining of difficult to cut materials and machining technology of novel materials etc.

Huang Chuanzhen is Professor and doctoral supervisor at School of Mechanical Engineering at Yanshan University and Shandong University, China. His research area includes high efficient and clean manufacturing, ultra-precision machining process and 3D-bioprinting and Advanced ceramic tool materials and structural ceramics.

Huma Hafeez did her bachelor degree in Mechatronics Engineering with Gold Medal in 2018 from UET Taxila, Pakistan. She completed her Master’s degree in Mechatronics Engineering from Shandong University, **an, China in 2021. Her research interest includes Image Processing, Deep Learning, Machine Vision and Artificial Intelligence.

Li Binghao is a Ph.D. student at School of Mechanical Engineering at Shandong University, China. His research interests are deep-hole machining process and surface modification technology.

Liu Hanlian is a Professor and doctoral supervisor at the school of mechanical engineering, Shandong University. Her research interests are research and development of high performance ceramic cutting tools and high-speed machining process.

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Abbas, C.A., Chuanzhen, H., Hafeez, H. et al. Influence of cryogenic treatment duration of drills on drilling performance and hole quality of metal matrix composite materials. J Mech Sci Technol 37, 5081–5091 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12206-023-0913-8

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