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Performance of a Newly Developed Multiwalled Carbon Nanotube Reinforced Alumina Tool Insert during Turning of AISI 1060 Steel


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1 Department of Mechanical Engineering, Kalyani Govt Engineering College, Kalyani-741235, India
2 NOCCD, CSIR-Central Glass & Ceramic Research Institute, Kolkata–700032, India
3 Department of Mechanical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur– 721302, India
     

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Due to the demand of the manufacturing industry for high production-rate machining, ceramic tool material plays an important role. In this work, alumina (Al2O3) matrix composite reinforced with 0.3 vol.% multiwalled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) was prepared by hot-press sintering at a temperature of 1550°C under uniaxial load of 2.5 MPa. This developed nanocomposite having increased hardness, fracture toughness and flexural strength compared to monolithic Al2O3 was then used as a cutting tool insert with a nose radius of 1 mm for machining AISI 1060 steel rod under different machining conditions. Cutting force was measured and chip forms were observed at different levels of machining parameters to evaluate the machining performance of the tool insert. Results obtained from turning experiments show promising applicability of the developed 0.3 vol.% MWCNT/Al2O3 cutting tool insert.

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Machining, Turning, MWCNT, CNT, Al2o3, Nanocomposite, Carbon Nanotube, Cutting Force, Machinability, Cutting Tool.
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Authors

Snehashis Sarkar
Department of Mechanical Engineering, Kalyani Govt Engineering College, Kalyani-741235, India
Soumya Sarkar
NOCCD, CSIR-Central Glass & Ceramic Research Institute, Kolkata–700032, India
Probal Kumar Das
NOCCD, CSIR-Central Glass & Ceramic Research Institute, Kolkata–700032, India
Santanu Das
Department of Mechanical Engineering, Kalyani Govt Engineering College, Kalyani-741235, India
Soumitra Paul
Department of Mechanical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur– 721302, India

Abstract


Due to the demand of the manufacturing industry for high production-rate machining, ceramic tool material plays an important role. In this work, alumina (Al2O3) matrix composite reinforced with 0.3 vol.% multiwalled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) was prepared by hot-press sintering at a temperature of 1550°C under uniaxial load of 2.5 MPa. This developed nanocomposite having increased hardness, fracture toughness and flexural strength compared to monolithic Al2O3 was then used as a cutting tool insert with a nose radius of 1 mm for machining AISI 1060 steel rod under different machining conditions. Cutting force was measured and chip forms were observed at different levels of machining parameters to evaluate the machining performance of the tool insert. Results obtained from turning experiments show promising applicability of the developed 0.3 vol.% MWCNT/Al2O3 cutting tool insert.

Keywords


Machining, Turning, MWCNT, CNT, Al2o3, Nanocomposite, Carbon Nanotube, Cutting Force, Machinability, Cutting Tool.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.22485/jaei%2F2016%2Fv86%2Fi1-2%2F119848