Cutting performance and surface integrity during rotary ultrasonic elliptical milling of cast Ni-based superalloy

Cast Ni-based superalloys have extensive application in aerospace engine hot end parts, such as tail nozzle adjustment plates, turbine rotors, and guiding devices. Nevertheless, their remarkable mechanical and thermal properties give rise to issues such as poor machinability and surface integrity, a...

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Main Authors: Zhefei Sun, Yihang Liu, Daxi Geng, Deyuan Zhang, Enze Ying, Runze Liu, Xinggang Jiang
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Published: Elsevier 2025-03-01
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Yihang Liu
Daxi Geng
Deyuan Zhang
Enze Ying
Runze Liu
Xinggang Jiang
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Xinggang Jiang
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description Cast Ni-based superalloys have extensive application in aerospace engine hot end parts, such as tail nozzle adjustment plates, turbine rotors, and guiding devices. Nevertheless, their remarkable mechanical and thermal properties give rise to issues such as poor machinability and surface integrity, and severe tool wear. Rotary ultrasonic elliptical milling (RUEM), a recently developed machining approach that applies ultrasonic transverse vibration to the milling cutter, is evaluated in this study for its effectiveness in controlling surface integrity and tool wear during milling of cast Ni-based superalloys, compared with conventional milling (CM). The findings reveal that RUEM exhibits superior machinability with a maximum force reduction of 25.74% in feed direction and 27.25% in radial cutting depth direction, respectively, compared to that of CM. Additionally, RUEM generates unique microstructure characteristics on the machined surface instead of the obvious feed marks and material flow in CM. The present research also shows that RUEM results in higher and deeper plastic deformation, residual compressive stress and microhardness. Moreover, the total cutting distance in RUEM is improved by 39.88%–44.75% before tool failure, compared to CM. The tool chipping in abrasive wear area in CM is significantly larger than that in RUEM, which result in the tool failure quickly. Besides, RUEM significantly reduces adhesive wear, compared to CM. The adhesive wear area are small pits in RUEM, rather than obvious tool material fall off in CM. These results demonstrate that high-performance machining of cast nickel-based superalloy can be achieved by RUEM.
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spelling doaj-art-68ec53c4902c48b497a9628d187f8a102025-01-18T05:04:45ZengElsevierJournal of Materials Research and Technology2238-78542025-03-0135980994Cutting performance and surface integrity during rotary ultrasonic elliptical milling of cast Ni-based superalloyZhefei Sun0Yihang Liu1Daxi Geng2Deyuan Zhang3Enze Ying4Runze Liu5Xinggang Jiang6School of Mechanical Engineering and Automation, Beihang University, Beijing, 100191, China; Institute of Bionic and Micro-Nano Systems, Beihang University, Beijing, 100191, ChinaNavigation and Control Technology Institute, China North Industries Group Corporation, Beijing, 100089, ChinaSchool of Mechanical Engineering and Automation, Beihang University, Beijing, 100191, China; Institute of Bionic and Micro-Nano Systems, Beihang University, Beijing, 100191, China; Corresponding author. School of Mechanical Engineering and Automation, Beihang University, Beijing, 100191, China.School of Mechanical Engineering and Automation, Beihang University, Beijing, 100191, China; Institute of Bionic and Micro-Nano Systems, Beihang University, Beijing, 100191, China; Corresponding author. School of Mechanical Engineering and Automation, Beihang University, Beijing, 100191, China.School of Mechanical Engineering and Automation, Beihang University, Beijing, 100191, China; Institute of Bionic and Micro-Nano Systems, Beihang University, Beijing, 100191, ChinaSchool of Mechanical Engineering and Automation, Beihang University, Beijing, 100191, China; Institute of Bionic and Micro-Nano Systems, Beihang University, Beijing, 100191, ChinaSchool of Mechanical Engineering and Automation, Beihang University, Beijing, 100191, China; Institute of Bionic and Micro-Nano Systems, Beihang University, Beijing, 100191, ChinaCast Ni-based superalloys have extensive application in aerospace engine hot end parts, such as tail nozzle adjustment plates, turbine rotors, and guiding devices. Nevertheless, their remarkable mechanical and thermal properties give rise to issues such as poor machinability and surface integrity, and severe tool wear. Rotary ultrasonic elliptical milling (RUEM), a recently developed machining approach that applies ultrasonic transverse vibration to the milling cutter, is evaluated in this study for its effectiveness in controlling surface integrity and tool wear during milling of cast Ni-based superalloys, compared with conventional milling (CM). The findings reveal that RUEM exhibits superior machinability with a maximum force reduction of 25.74% in feed direction and 27.25% in radial cutting depth direction, respectively, compared to that of CM. Additionally, RUEM generates unique microstructure characteristics on the machined surface instead of the obvious feed marks and material flow in CM. The present research also shows that RUEM results in higher and deeper plastic deformation, residual compressive stress and microhardness. Moreover, the total cutting distance in RUEM is improved by 39.88%–44.75% before tool failure, compared to CM. The tool chipping in abrasive wear area in CM is significantly larger than that in RUEM, which result in the tool failure quickly. Besides, RUEM significantly reduces adhesive wear, compared to CM. The adhesive wear area are small pits in RUEM, rather than obvious tool material fall off in CM. These results demonstrate that high-performance machining of cast nickel-based superalloy can be achieved by RUEM.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2238785425000821Cast Ni-based superalloyUltrasonic transversal vibrationRotary ultrasonic elliptical millingSurface integrityTool wear
spellingShingle Zhefei Sun
Yihang Liu
Daxi Geng
Deyuan Zhang
Enze Ying
Runze Liu
Xinggang Jiang
Cutting performance and surface integrity during rotary ultrasonic elliptical milling of cast Ni-based superalloy
Journal of Materials Research and Technology
Cast Ni-based superalloy
Ultrasonic transversal vibration
Rotary ultrasonic elliptical milling
Surface integrity
Tool wear
title Cutting performance and surface integrity during rotary ultrasonic elliptical milling of cast Ni-based superalloy
title_full Cutting performance and surface integrity during rotary ultrasonic elliptical milling of cast Ni-based superalloy
title_fullStr Cutting performance and surface integrity during rotary ultrasonic elliptical milling of cast Ni-based superalloy
title_full_unstemmed Cutting performance and surface integrity during rotary ultrasonic elliptical milling of cast Ni-based superalloy
title_short Cutting performance and surface integrity during rotary ultrasonic elliptical milling of cast Ni-based superalloy
title_sort cutting performance and surface integrity during rotary ultrasonic elliptical milling of cast ni based superalloy
topic Cast Ni-based superalloy
Ultrasonic transversal vibration
Rotary ultrasonic elliptical milling
Surface integrity
Tool wear
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2238785425000821
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