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A study of surface texturing using piezoelectric tool holder actuator on conventional CNC turning

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Tribology studies have recently shown the beneficial reduction in the friction coefficient of various mechanical components by application of surface texturing. This study presents a study of surface texturing using a piezoelectric tool holder actuator whereby the tool holder installed on a conventional computerized numerical controlled (CNC) machine lathe. The tool holder used in surface texturing a workpiece surface, yields average strokes up to 26 ?m and has a natural frequency of approximately 480 Hz. A piezo actuator of 15 μm maximum displacement was utilized, and a single parallel four-bar flexure hinge mechanism magnified the input displacement from the piezo actuator by an amplification ratio of 3:1. In this study, a piezo actuator that operated under the open-loop condition, in modulation frequency range from 100 Hz to 135 Hz, was imposed to cut into the workpiece surface to build a pattern of dimples. Moreover, the characteristics of the dimple-pattern topography were investigated by varying the spindle rotation rate between 30 rpm and 100 rpm at constant modulation frequency of 120 Hz. According to the experimental results, Al 6061-T6 and AISI 1045 were successfully textured by using the piezoelectric tool holder actuator. The results showed that the maximum errors of the dimple feature on Al 6061-T6 and AISI 1045 were approximately 10.14% and 47.97%, respectively, between the analysis and experimental results.

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Abbreviations

x(t):

tool position

Vx(t):

tool velocity

t:

time

A:

amplitude of sinusoidal wave

f m :

oscillation frequency

f s :

spindle rotation frequency

Δd:

wave’s peak-to-peak distance

N:

spindle rotational speed

D:

diameter of workpiece

θ:

end-cutting angle of cutting tool

d a :

length of dimple

d b :

width of dimple

L a :

distance of cutting direction

L b :

distance of feed direction

Neutral axis :

tool position without oscillation displacement

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    Rendi Kurniawan & Tae Jo Ko

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Kurniawan, R., Ko, T.J. A study of surface texturing using piezoelectric tool holder actuator on conventional CNC turning. Int. J. Precis. Eng. Manuf. 14, 199–206 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12541-013-0028-8

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