Skip to main content
SpringerLink
Log in

Machining of coarse grained and ultra fine grained titanium

  • Published:
Journal of Materials Science Aims and scope Submit manuscript

Abstract

Machining of titanium is quite difficult and expensive. Heat generated in the process of cutting does not dissipate quickly, which affects tool life. In the last decade ultra fine grained (UFG) titanium has emerged as an option for substitution for more expensive titanium alloys. Extreme grain refinement can be readily performed by severe plastic deformation techniques. Grain refinement of a material achieved in this way was shown to change its mechanical and physical properties. In the present study, the microstructure evolution and the shear band formation in chips of coarse grained and UFG titanium machined to three different depths and three different feeding rates was investigated. A change in thermal characteristics of commercial purity Ti with grain refinement was studied by comparing heating/cooling measurements with an analytical solution of the heat transfer boundary problem. It was demonstrated that an improvement in the machinability can be expected for UFG titanium.

This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.

Access this article

Log in via an institution

Price excludes VAT (USA)
Tax calculation will be finalised during checkout.

Instant access to the full article PDF.

Fig. 1
Fig. 2
Fig. 3
Fig. 4
Fig. 5
Fig. 6
Fig. 7

Similar content being viewed by others

References

  1. Donachie MJ Jr (2000) Titanium. A technical guide, second edition, chapter 4 machining. ASM International, Ohio

    Google Scholar 

  2. Barnes JE, Shin YC, Brandt M, Sun S (2009) Mater Sci Forum 618–619:159

    Article  Google Scholar 

  3. Valiev RZ, Estrin Y, Horita Z, Langdon TG, Zehetbauer MJ, Zhu YT (2006) J Manag 58(4):33

    Google Scholar 

  4. Valiev RZ, Langdon TG (2006) Prog Mater Sci 51:881

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  5. Gendelman OV, Shapiro M, Estrin Y, Hellmig RJ, Lekhtmakher S (2006) Mater Sci Eng A 434(1–2):88

    Google Scholar 

  6. Lapovok R, Tóth LS, Molinari A, Estrin Y (2009) J Mech Phys Solids 57(1):122

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  7. Molinari A (1997) J Mech Phys Solids 45:1551

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  8. Dudzinski D, Molinari A (1997) Int J Mech Sci 39(4):369

    Article  Google Scholar 

  9. Molinari A, Musquar C, Sutter G (2002) Int J Plast 18:443

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  10. Holman JP (2002) Heat transfer, 9th edn. McGraw-Hill, New York

    Google Scholar 

  11. Abdel-Aal HA, Nouari M, El Mansori M (2009) Tribol Int 42(2):359

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  12. Goa FA, Zhu KY, Trannoy N, Lu J (2004) Thermochimica Acta 419(1–2):239

    Google Scholar 

  13. Makinson REB (1954) Proc Phys Soc A 67:290

    Article  Google Scholar 

  14. Jawaid A, Che-Haron CH, Abdullah A (1999) Mater Proc Technol 92–93:329

    Article  Google Scholar 

  15. Barnes JE, Shin YC, Brandt M, Sun S (2009) Mater Sci Forum 618–619:159

    Article  Google Scholar 

  16. Morehead MD, Huang Y, Zhu YT, Lowe TC, Valiev RZ (2006) Trans NAMRI/SME 34:539

    Google Scholar 

Download references

Author information

Authors and Affiliations

  1. Centre for Advanced Hybrid Materials, Department of Materials Engineering, Monash University, Clayton, VIC, 3800, Australia

    R. Lapovok, A. Molotnikov, A. Bandaranayake & Y. Estrin

  2. Department of Physics, Monash University, Clayton, VIC, 3800, Australia

    Y. Levin

Authors
  1. R. Lapovok
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  2. A. Molotnikov
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  3. Y. Levin
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  4. A. Bandaranayake
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  5. Y. Estrin
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

Corresponding author

Correspondence to R. Lapovok.

Rights and permissions

Reprints and permissions

About this article

Cite this article

Lapovok, R., Molotnikov, A., Levin, Y. et al. Machining of coarse grained and ultra fine grained titanium. J Mater Sci 47, 4589–4594 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10853-012-6320-7

Download citation

  • Received:

  • Accepted:

  • Published:

  • Issue Date:

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10853-012-6320-7

Keywords

Search

Navigation