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Experimental Investigation of Thermally Enhanced Machining of Difficult-to-Machine Material Ti-6Al-4V

Author(s):

Tadvi Krishna Mahendrabhai , L.D. College of Engineering Ahmedabad; Upadhyay Ishankumar Nareshkumar, L.D. college of engineering Ahmedabad

Keywords:

thermally enhanced machining, Ti6Al4V, hot turning on lathe, reduction of cutting forces, tool life improvement

Abstract

This work explores thermally enhanced turning process on lathe to improve the machining capabilities of conventional turning process on lathe by heating the work by an external heat source. The present work describes an experimental study of thermally enhanced machining (TEM) by adding an oxy LPG gas cutting setup as an external heat source to the machine setup which heats the work locally and temperature is measured by non-contact infrared thermometer. The experimental data of cutting forces at critical temperatures of difficult-to-machine alloy Titanium (Ti6Al4V) and with full factorial design of experiment ANOVA is presented here. Due to TEM, an increase in cutting tool life, reduction in cutting forces are observed.

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Paper ID: IJSRDV4I30988
Published in: Volume : 4, Issue : 3
Publication Date: 01/06/2016
Page(s): 1128-1132

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