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Machinability study of cryogenic-ultrasonic vibration-assisted milling Inconel 718 alloy

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A new machining method, cryogenic-ultrasonic vibration-assisted milling (CUVAM), is proposed to improve the workability of Inconel 718. This study examined the machining mechanism of CUVAM technology at different machining parameters. The cutting force, chip, tool life, workpiece surface morphology, and surface integrity after conventional machining (CM), cryogenic cooling machining (CCM), and CUVAM were compared. The experimental data showed that cryogenic assistance could effectively improve the machining environment and coefficient of friction (CoF) and improve surface integrity. On the other hand, the cutting force increases after CCM due to the low-temperature brittleness of Inconel 718, but the ultrasonic vibration assistance in CUVAM can suppress the increase in cutting force. CUVAM well combines the advantages of cryogenic assistance and ultrasonic assistance. Compared to CM, the CUVAM method can reduce the cutting force by 36.5% and have a beneficial impact on tool life. The chipping effect was more obvious. Compared to CCM, the surface roughness after CUVAM was reduced by 39.1%. The excellent machinability of the CUVAM method was verified through the combination of experiments and theory, which provides a new method for the high-quality, high-efficiency, and pollution-free machining of Inconel 718.

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This research was supported by Korea Electrotechnology Research Institute (KERI) primary research program through the National Research Council of Science Technology (NST) funded by the Ministry of Science and ICT (MSIT) in 2023 (No. 23A01021).

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  1. Precision Machining Laboratory, Yeungnam University, Gyeongsan-si, South Korea

    Moran Xu, Shuo Chen, Rendi Kurniawan, Hanwei Teng & Tae Jo Ko

  2. Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of High Efficiency and Precision Machining of Difficult-to-Cut Materials, Hunan University of Science and Technology, Xiangtan, China

    Moran Xu, Changping Li & Rong Wei

  3. Department of Mechanical Engineering, PSG Institute of Technology and Applied Research, Neelambur, Tamil Nadu, India

    Thirumalai Kumaran

  4. Korea Electrotechnology Research Institute (KERI), 10 Beon-gil Bulmosan-ro, Changwon-si, Gyeongsangnam-do, South Korea

    Pil Wan Han

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Moran Xu: Conceptualization, investigation, experiments, software, writing (preparation of the first draft), visualization

Shuo Chen: Formal analysis, investigation, visualization

Rendi Kurniawan: Supervision, validation

Changping Li: Conceptualization, methodology, resources

Rong Wei: Data curation

Hanwei Teng: Visualization

Thirumalai Kumaran: Data curation

Pil-Wan Han: Software

Tae Jo Ko: Visualization, supervision, conceptualization, investigation

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Xu, M., Chen, S., Kurniawan, R. et al. Machinability study of cryogenic-ultrasonic vibration-assisted milling Inconel 718 alloy. Int J Adv Manuf Technol 127, 4887–4901 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00170-023-11858-4

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