Optimization of Cutting Parameters and Burrs Control with PMMA Coating in Micro-Milling Titanium Alloys

E-ISSN： 1662-9752|2016|836|191-197

ISSN： 0255-5476

Source： Materials Science Forum, Vol.2016, Iss.836, 2016-02, pp. : 191-197

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Abstract

Fabrication of microchannels on titanium alloy with micro-milling is a tough challenge due to the difficultly to remove the burrs formed in machining process. A novel method to gelatinize workpiece surface to control the generation of burr as well as the optimization of cutting parameters are investigated in this paper. Differences existed between the process of micro-milling and that of traditional milling can be accounted for size effect. Influences of feed per tooth, depth of cut and spindle speed on the formation of burr were taken into consideration respectively by single factor method. The topographies of the machined surface with micro-milling were observed and measured by optical microscope. Results showed that the dimensions of burrs increased with the rise of depth of cut. However, it decreased initially, then increased later with the augment of feed per tooth. Sacrifice layer with PMMA was coated and gelatinized on the workpiece surface, which could restrain the plastic deformation of materials during titanium alloy micro-milling. The experimental results presented that the dimensions of burr could reduce greatly by the proposed PMMA coating method compared to materials without coating.