Effect of grain size and density of abrasive on surface roughness, material removal rate and acoustic emission signal in rough honing processes

Honing processes provide a special cross-hatch pattern to the internal surface of cylinders that favors oil flow. However, along honing operation the abrasive grains wear out and lose their ability to cut material. The honing chips mixed with oil fill the pores of the abrasives and they start cuttin...

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Autores: Buj Corral, Irene|||0000-0003-4058-4162, Álvarez Flórez, Jesús Andrés|||0000-0002-0909-0087, Domínguez Fernandez, Alejandro|||0000-0003-2461-8270
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2019
País:España
Institución:Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC)
Repositorio:UPCommons. Portal del coneixement obert de la UPC
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:upcommons.upc.edu:2117/168263
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/2117/168263
https://dx.doi.org/10.3390/met9080860
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Tool-steel
Honing
Roughness
Material removal rate
Tool wear
Acoustic emission
Chirplet
Clogging
Màquines-eines de tall
Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Enginyeria mecànica::Processos de fabricació mecànica::Màquines i mecanismes
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Sumario:Honing processes provide a special cross-hatch pattern to the internal surface of cylinders that favors oil flow. However, along honing operation the abrasive grains wear out and lose their ability to cut material. The honing chips mixed with oil fill the pores of the abrasives and they start cutting in an incorrect way, leading to clogging. In the present paper, honing experiments were carried out according to a 32 factorial design, with different grain size and density of abrasive grains. Roughness, material removal rate, and tool wear were determined. Acoustic emissions were also measured and the chirplet concept was applied in order to detect differences between correct and incorrect cutting operations. As a general trend roughness and material removal rate increase with grain size and with density of abrasive. However, when clogging occurs roughness and material removal rate decrease, because the abrasive grains tend to deform the material instead of cutting it. When the honing process is working appropriately, the chirplet diagram of the harmonic part of the signal shows constant marks. On the contrary, when it does not work properly, marks disappear with time and their frequencies decrease. The results of the present paper will allow monitoring the honing process in order to change the abrasives when they are not working properly.