theory of metal cutting-theory of chip formation

LECTURE-07THEORY OF METAL CUTTING

- Theory of Chip Formation

NIKHIL R. DHAR, Ph. D.DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRIAL & PRODUCTION

ENGINEERINGBUET

22/2Department of Industrial & Production Engineering

Chip Formation

Every Machining operation involves the formation of chips. The nature of which differs from operation to operation, properties of work piece material and the cutting condition. Chips are formed due to cutting tool, which is harder and more wearer-resistant than the work piece and the force and power to overcome the resistance of work material. The chip is formed by the deformation of the metal lying ahead of the cutting edge by a process of shear. Four main categories of chips are:

Discontinuous ChipsContinuous or Ribbon Type ChipsContinuous Chip Built-up-Edge (BUE)Serrated Chips


Types of Chips

Discontinuous Chips: These chips are small segments, which adhere loosely to each other. They are formed when the amount of deformation to which chips undergo is limited by repeated fracturing. Hard and brittle materials like bronze, brass and cast iron will produce such chips.

Continuous or Ribbon Type Chips: In continuous chip formation, the pressure of the work piece builds until the material fails by slip along the plane. The inside on the chip displays steps produced by the intermittent slip, but the outside is very smooth. It has its elements bonded together in the form of long coils and is formed by the continuous plastic deformation of material without fracture ahead of the cutting edge of the tool and is followed by the smooth flow of chip up the tool face.


Continuous Chip Built Up Edge: This type of chip is very similar to that of continuous type, with the difference that it is not as smooth as the previous one. This type of chip is associated with poor surface finish, but protects the cutting edge from wear due to movement of chips and the action of heat causing the increase in tool life.

Serrated Chips: These chips are semicontinuous in the sense that they possess a saw-tooth appearance that is produced by a cyclical chip formation of alternating high shear strain followed by low shear strain. This chip is most closely associated with certain difficult-to-machine metals such as titanium alloys, nickel-base superalloys, and austenitic stainless steels when they are machined at higher cutting speeds. However, the phenomenon is also found with more common work metals (e.g., steels), when they are cut at high speeds.


Actual Chip Forms and Classifications

C-type and ε-type broken chips

Short helical broken chips

Medium helical broken chips

Long helical broken chips

Long helical unbroken chips

Long and snarled unbroken chips

Desired

Not Desired


cutting conditions are the main causes for discontinuous chips Very low or very high cutting speed Large depth of cut Low rake angle Lack of cutting fluid Vibration on the machine tool


Chip Formation in Metal Machining

Since the practical machining is complex we use orthogonal cutting model to explain the mechanics.In this model we used wedge shaped tool. As the tool forced into the material the chip is formed by shear deformation.

Rake angle (γ)

ToolWorkpiece

Chip

Roughsurface

Shinysurface

Uncut chipThicknessa1=So sin φ

Chip Thickness

(a2)

Shear Angle

(β)

Clearance angle (α)

Shear plane

Rakesurface

Flanksurface

Negative rake

Positive rake


Deformation of Uncut Layer

The problem in the study of the mechanism of chip formation is the deformation process of the chip ahead of the cutting tool. It is difficult to apply equation of plasticity as the deformations in metal cutting are very large. Experimental techniques have always been resorted to for analyzing the deformation process of chips. Several methods have been used:

Taking photographs of the side surface of the chip with a high speed movie camera fitted with microscope.

Observing the grid deformation (directly) on the side surface of the work piece and on the inner surface of a compound work piece.

Examination of frozen chip samples taken by drop tool apparatus and quick stop apparatus,


Grid Deformation Methods

The type of stress-state conditions is evaluated by means of an angle index e obtainable from Levy-Lode’s theorem,

-[1]-----otan30e)o(30tan

2e1e32e2e1e

where,e = deformation criteria

= 00 for pure tension= 300 for pure shear= 600 for pure compression

ro = radius of circles marked on the workpiece r1 & r2 = semi-axes of the ellipse after deformation.

-[2]---o3e2e1e andor2rln2e ,

or1rln1e

ToolWorkpiece

Chip

ro

r2

r1

Schematic representation of the translocation of circles into ellipses during chip formation.


From Equation [1] and Equation [2]

]3[

2r1r

ln

3

2or

2r

1r

ln otan30e)otan(30

Case-1: For Pure Tension [e=0]

-[5]--- ε)(1 )4

2ε2ε2.(1

2

0r2r and

2ε1

0r2r ε,1

or1r

[4] ----------με)(1or2r and ε)(1or 1r

Where, ε = cutting strengthμ = frictional coefficient=½

since ε is very very small so neglecting ε2


Now, from equation [5]

[6]-----1ε)(1ε)(12

0r

22r1r

2

0r2r

0r1r


Tension Purefor o0e or,

0tan30e)0 tan(30or,

-[7]---1

2r1rln

2r1r.

60r

42r

21rln

)2r1rln(

3)2

0r2r1rln(

0tan30

e)0tan(30


Case-2: For Pure Shear [e=300]

-[9]--- 1 ε)2

3(1 ε)

2

3(1

0r2r

0r1r and ε

231

0r2r ε,

2

31

or1r

[8] ----------με)-ε-(1or2r and με)ε(1or 1r


Shear Purefor o30e or,

tan(0)0e)0 tan(30or,

[10]-----0

2r1rln

31ln

2r1rln

3

20r

2r1rln

0tan30

e)0tan(30


Case-3: For Pure Compression [e=60o]

]13[---------1ε-1 ε1or2r

2

or1r

-[12]--- ε)(1 )4

2ε2ε2.(1

2

0r1r and ε1

0r2r ,

2ε1

or1r

[11] ----------ε)(1or2r and με)(1or 1r


nCompressio Purefor 60e or,

)30tan(tan30e) tan(30or, 1

rr

ln

rr

r

rrln

tan30

e)tan(30

o

000

2

1

1

2

2

30

22

1

0

0