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    Experiments and Finite Element Simulations on Micro-Milling of Ti-6al Alloy With Uncoated and Cbn Coated Micro-Tools
    (Elsevier, 2011) Oezel, T.; Thepsonthi, T.; Ulutan, D.; Kaftanoglu, B.
    This paper presents experimental investigations and finite element simulations on micro-milling of Ti-6Al-4V alloy with fine grain uncoated and cBN coated micro-end mills. Micro-milling of Ti-6Al-4V using uncoated and cBN coated tungsten carbide micro-end mills are conducted; surface roughness, burr formation and tool wear are measured. Effects of machining parameters on surface roughness, burr formation, and tool wear for uncoated and cBN coated micro-tools are investigated. Finite element modelling is utilized to predict forces, temperatures, and wear rate for uncoated and cBN coated micro-tools. Predicted temperature and tool wear contours for uncoated and cBN coated micro-tool edges reveal advantages of cBN coatings. Optimization studies on the experimental results are also conducted to identify the optimum process parameters which minimize both surface roughness and burr formation concurrently. (C) 2011 CIRP.
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    Effect of Constitutive Material Model on the Finite Element Simulation of Shear Localization Onset
    (Elsevier, 2020) Yilmaz, Okan Deniz; Oliaei, Samad Nadimi Bavil
    One of the most challenging problems in the field of machining is to determine the onset of shear localization. The consequences of the emergence of shear localized chips are fluctuations in the machining forces, tool wear, deterioration of the surface quality and out-of-tolerance machined components. Several constitutive material models are developed for the simulation of shear localization during machining, especially for Ti6Al4V. However, the accuracy and capability of the proposed models for the prediction of shear localization onset have not been investigated yet. In this study, the effect of different constitutive material models in the prediction of shear localization onset has been investigated. Different material models are studied including the Johnson-Cook (J-C) material model with Cockcroft-Latham damage model, J-C material model with a J-C damage model, models based on modified J-C material models (MJ-C) with strain softening terms, and material model with power-law type strain hardening and strain rate sensitivity, with polynomial thermal softening and polynomial temperature-dependent damage. The results of the finite element models are verified using orthogonal cutting experiments in terms of chip morphology and machining forces. Metallography techniques are used along with SEM observations to elucidate the distinction between continuous and shear localized chips. The results of this study indicate that three models are capable of predicting shear localization onset. However, when compared to the experiments, where a critical cutting speed of 2.8 m/min is obtained for shear localization onset, the results revealed that the model proposed by Sima and Ozel (2016) which is a model based on MJ-C model with temperature-dependent overarching modifier and temperature-dependent material model parameters is more accurate for the prediction of shear localization onset during machining Ti6Al4V. This model is shown to reveal a good prediction for the machining forces as well.