Sunday, February 21, 2021

Difficulties in machining thin-walled titanium alloy workpieces

 In the machinery manufacturing industry, titanium alloy materials have characteristics that other metal materials cannot have: high specific strength, high thermal strength, and good corrosion resistance; the alloy density is only 58% of steel, so the thinner made of titanium alloy materials The wall shell structure will become a common workpiece for defense products. Due to the thin wall of the workpiece, it is easy to deform during processing. The radial clamping force causes elastic deformation of the workpiece. The rapid tool wear makes the processing size unstable, and it is difficult to ensure the processing quality. The workpiece rejection rate and processing cost remain high. Technicians and processing operators.

The traditional titanium alloy thin-wall workpiece processing does not pay attention to the selection of tool materials and cutting elements, which makes the processing tools wear fast and increase the deformation; only a single turning process is used instead of a gradual cycle of stress relief technology

There are many factors that affect processing deformation, mainly reflecting the following aspects.

(1) The deformation of the workpiece caused by the thin cutting heat

The thermal conductivity of titanium alloy materials is lower than that of stainless steel and high-temperature alloys. The difference in heat dissipation conditions is 1/4 and 1/16 of that of iron and aluminum, which makes the temperature of the cutting zone rise rapidly, and it is not easy to dissipate near the cutting edge, resulting in processing The stress concentration near the tool tip causes the tool to wear and chip, and cause the workpiece to deform.

(2) The rigidity of the workpiece is poor. During the cutting process, the machine tool vibration and cutting elements are not suitable to produce deformation. The thin-walled workpiece has poor rigidity and is caused by machine tool vibration and other factors. , Cause deformation.

(3) Radial clamping force deforms during workpiece cutting

When the titanium alloy thin-walled workpiece is processed and clamped, under the action of the radial clamping force, it is easy to cause elastic deformation, which affects the dimensional accuracy and shape tolerance requirements of the workpiece.

(4) Deformation caused by stress release during workpiece cutting

During the processing of thin-walled titanium alloy workpieces, each time the metal is cut, the stress will be released, causing the workpiece to deform.
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