InImpact: The Journal of Innovation Impact

Publisher Future Technology Press
Vol. 8 No. 2 KES Transactions on SDM II - Sustainable Design and Manufacturing 2015
Volume Editors KES International
Journal ISSN 2051-6002
 
Article TitleInvestigation of Cutting Parameters in Sustainable Cryogenic End Milling
Primary AuthorAlborz Shokrani, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Bath (United Kingdom)
Other Author(s) Vimal Dhokia; Stephen Newman
Pages 39 - 50
Article ID sdm15-013
Publication Date 02-May-16
Abstract

Cryogenic machining has attracted significant attention in both academia and industry due to its ability to improve the machinability of difficult-to-machine materials and eliminate adverse environmental and health effects of conventional cutting fluids. Despite the industrial introduction of cryogenic machining systems, there is a considerable research gap in selection of cutting parameters for cryogenic machining. Due to its wide acceptance, Taguchi’s process optimisation technique was used to identify the cutting parameters for cryogenic end milling of Ti-6Al-4V alloy. A combination of machining experiments and statistical analyses techniques and methods were undertaken to identify the level of cutting parameters with respect to different machinability metrics, namely surface roughness, tool life, power consumption and specific machining energy. The study indicated that cryogenic cooling facilitates adoption of higher cutting speeds in machining titanium alloy. This results in reduced specific machining energy whilst eliminating the necessity of employing conventional cutting fluids.

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Remarks Paper presented at KES International Conference on Sustainable Design and Manufacturing, 12-14 April 2015
First date of publication in InImpact: 1 December 2015