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Friction behaviour of heat isolating coatings in machining: mechanical, thermal and energy-based considerations
2003
Abstract This paper deals with possible modifications of the frictional behaviour exhibited during the cutting process resulting from the influence of the most-commonly used heat isolating coatings deposited on a WC-Co carbide substrate. For this study, three- and four-layered coatings with intermediate Al 2 O 3 ceramic layer and a monolayer TiAlN coating, which offer superior thermal protection of the carbide substrate, were examined. Orthogonal cutting tests were carried out by end-turning medium carbon steel and austenitic stainless steel workpieces. The experimental study was aimed at determining the fundamental frictional characteristics: dimensions of the tool-chip contact area, the f…
The role of coatings in controlling the cutting process when turning with coated indexable inserts
1998
Abstract This paper is concerned with the variations in the specific cutting pressure and the tool–chip interface temperature that occur when machining a medium carbon steel and an austenitic stainless steel with TiC-, TiC/TiN- and TiC/Al2O3/TiN- coated inserts. Extensive experimental studies involving the cutting force and the interface temperature were performed. A standard thermocouple embedded in the workpiece was used to determine the cutting temperature. Two new parameters were introduced in order to compare both the mechanical and thermal loadings of the tool–chip contact for coated flat-faced and grooved inserts. Some optimal coating structures for high speed machining of these stee…
Study of Coating/Work Material Interaction in Turning with Chip Forming Inserts
1997
This paper presents some interesting and novel results of an experimental study on the influence of the coating structure on the behaviour of the tribo-contact between the tool and the chip. The experiments involved TiC, TiC/TiN and TiC/Al2O3/TiN — coated flat-faced and grooved inserts in conjunction with a medium carbon steel and an austenitic stainless steel. Extensive experimental studies involving the cutting force and the tool-chip interface temperature were carried out. Two new parameters were introduced in order to compare both the mechanical and thermal loadings of the tool-chip contact for the two shapes of the rake face. Some optimal coating structures for high speed machining of …
Thermal Characterization of the Chip-Tool Interface When Using Coated Turning Inserts
2000
Abstract This paper reports some results of extensive experimental investigations of the thermal interactions between the coating/substrate and the moving surface of the chip. Semi-orthogonal cutting when bar turning a medium carbon steel and an austenitic stainless steel was carried out. Both flat-faced and grooved inserts coated with TiC, TiC/TiN, and TiC/Al 2 O 3 /TiN were tested. A standard K-type thermocouple embedded in the workpiece was used to convert measured efm's to the interfacial temperatures. In addition, the chiprake contact length and the area of contact were determined by using computer processing of scanned contact images. The minimum steady-state temperature at the interf…
Thermogalvanic corrosion of Alloy 31 in different heavy brine LiBr solutions
2012
Thermogalvanic corrosion generated between two electrodes of Alloy 31, a highly-alloyed austenitic stainless steel (UNS N08031), has been investigated imposing different temperature gradients in three deaerated LiBr solutions, under open circuit conditions by using a zero-resistance ammeter (ZRA). Besides EIS spectra were acquired in order to explain the obtained results. On the whole, cold Alloy 31 electrodes were anodic to hot Alloy 31 electrodes, since an increase in temperature favoured the cathodic behaviour of the hot electrode. Thermogalvanic corrosion of Alloy 31 in the LiBr solutions studied was not severe, although it negatively affects the corrosion resistance of the cold anode. …
Dissimilar material lap joints by Friction Stir Welding of Steel and Titanium Sheets: Process Modeling
2013
In the paper a continuum based FEM model for Friction Stir Welding of different material lap joint made out of thin stainless steel and titanium sheets is proposed. The simulation campaign was made out using the 3D Lagrangian implicit code DEFORM{trade mark, serif} by means of a rigid-visco-plastic approach. The model, already set up and tuned for FSW process of similar materials and geometrical configurations takes into account the different mechanical and thermal behavior of the two materials and the microstructural evolution of the considered titanium alloy in the same joint. Additionally, it is able to predict temperature, phase, strain and strain rate distributions and evolution at the…
Friction stir welding of stainless steel thin sheets in lap configuration
2013
New research trends for Friction Stir Welding include the use of highly resistant materials as steels and titanium alloys. In the paper a continuum based FEM model for Friction Stir Welding of lap joint made out of thin stainless steel sheets is proposed, that is 3D Lagrangian implicit, coupled, rigid-viscoplastic. The model, whose potential has been analyzed though temperature distribution comparisons, is able to predict temperature, strain and strain rate distributions, with varying process variables. In this way the FEM model can be applied for effective process and tool design.
All-organic electro-optic waveguide modulator comprising SU-8 and nonlinear optical polymer
2017
Institute of Solid State Physics, University of Latvia (SJZ/2016/26); Ministry of Education and Science, Republic of Latvia (MultIfunctional Materials and composItes, photonicS and nanotechnology (IMIS2)). We acknowledge Dr. Anatolijs Sarakovskis at Institute of Solid State Physics for the XPS measurements.
Corrosion resistance of passive films on different stainless steel grades in food and beverage industry
2020
Abstract Passive films were grown on 304 L, 316 L and Duplex stainless steels by immersion at open circuit potential in solutions mimicking food and beverage industry environments. In acidic food stainless steel surfaces are covered by Cr rich passive films, and generalized dissolution occurs on their surface with consequent ions release into the electrolyte. In fatty food the concentration of released ions is significantly lower since generalized corrosion does not occur, but the loss on MnS inclusions strongly reduces the polarization resistance in this environment especially for 304 L due to its higher localized corrosion susceptibility with respect to the other grades.
Friction Stir Processing of NiTi Shape Memory Alloy: Microstructural Characterization
2010
Shape Memory Alloys (SMA) are metal materials that, after being strained, come back to their original shape at a designated temperature. Welding NiTi alloys is not simple because when the material is melted, due to the high reactivity of the alloy elements, the typical shape memory properties may disappear. The solid state welding process, such as friction stir welding, is thus attractive for SMA joining and it exhibits potentials for achieving welded joints affected by microstructural changes that preserve the shape memory properties. The present study investigates the feasibility of friction stir welding process to join NiTi shape memory alloys; in order to analyse the welding process, it…