Enabling ultra high precision on hard steels using surface defect machining

Waleed Bin Rashid, Saurav Goel, Xichun Luo

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Abstract

This paper is an extension to an idea coined during the 13th EUSPEN Conference (P6.23) named "surface defect machining" (SDM). The objective of this work was to demonstrate how a conventional CNC turret lathe can be used to obtain ultra high precision machined surface finish on hard steels without recourse to a sophisticated ultra precision machine tool. An AISI 4340 hard steel (69 HRC) workpiece was machined using a CBN cutting tool with and without SDM. Post-machining measurements by a Form Talysurf and a Scanning Electron Microscope (FEI Quanta 3D) revealed that SDM culminates to several key advantages (i) provides better quality of the machined surface integrity and offers (ii) lowering feed rate to 5μm/rev to obtain a machined surface roughness of 30 nm (optical quality).

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationConference Proceedings - 14th International Conference of the European Society for Precision Engineering and Nanotechnology, EUSPEN 2014
EditorsR. Leach
Publishereuspen
Pages359-362
Number of pages4
ISBN (Electronic)9780956679031
Publication statusPublished - 2014
Externally publishedYes
Event14th International Conference of the European Society for Precision Engineering and Nanotechnology, EUSPEN 2014 - Dubrovnik, Croatia
Duration: 2 Jun 20146 Jun 2014

Publication series

NameConference Proceedings - 14th International Conference of the European Society for Precision Engineering and Nanotechnology, EUSPEN 2014
Volume2

Conference

Conference14th International Conference of the European Society for Precision Engineering and Nanotechnology, EUSPEN 2014
Country/TerritoryCroatia
CityDubrovnik
Period2/06/146/06/14

Keywords

  • CBN cutting tool
  • Hard steel
  • Surface defect machining

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • General Materials Science
  • Instrumentation
  • Environmental Engineering

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