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英文原文Themachinabilityofamaterial1.Themachinabilityofamaterialusuallydefinedintermsoffourfactors:1)、Surfacefinishandintegrityofthemachinedpart；2)、Toollifeobtained；3)、Forceandpowerrequirements；4)、Chipcontrol.Thus,goodmachinabilitygoodsurfacefinishandintegrity,longtoollife,andlowforceandpowerrequirements.Asforchipcontrol,longandthin(stringy)curedchips,ifnotbrokenup,canseverelyinterferewiththecuttingoperationbybecomingentangledinthecuttingzone.Becauseofthecomplexnatureofcuttingoperations,itisdifficulttoestablishrelationshipsthatquantitativelydefinethemachinabilityofamaterial.Inmanufacturingplants,toollifeandsurfaceroughnessaregenerallyconsideredtobethemostimportantfactorsinmachinability.Althoughnotusedmuchanymore,approximatemachinabilityratingsareavailableintheexamplebelow.2.MachinabilityOfSteelsBecausesteelsareamongthemostimportantengineeringmaterials(asnotedinChapter5),theirmachinabilityhasbeenstudiedextensively.Themachinabilityofsteelshasbeenmainlyimprovedbyaddingleadandsulfurtoobtainso-calledfree-machiningsteels.ResulfurizedandRephosphorizedsteels.Sulfurinsteelsformsmanganesesulfideinclusions(second-phaseparticles),whichactasstressraisersintheprimaryshearzone.Asaresult,thechipsproducedbreakupeasilyandaresmall；thisimprovesmachinability.Thesize,shape,distribution,andconcentrationoftheseinclusionssignificantlyinfluencemachinability.Elementssuchastelluriumandselenium,whicharebothchemicallysimilartosulfur,actasinclusionmodifiersinresulfurizedsteels.Phosphorusinsteelshastwomajoreffects.Itstrengthenstheferrite,causingincreasedhardness.Hardersteelsresultinbetterchipformationandsurfacefinish.Notethatsoftsteelscanbedifficulttomachine,withbuilt-upedgeformationandpoorsurfacefinish.Thesecondeffectisthatincreasedhardnesscausestheformationofshortchipsinsteadofcontinuousstringyones,therebyimprovingmachinability.LeadedSteels.Ahighpercentageofleadinsteelssolidifiesatthetipofmanganesesulfideinclusions.Innon-resulfurizedgradesofsteel,leadtakestheformofdispersedfineparticles.Leadisinsolubleiniron,copper,andaluminumandtheiralloys.Becauseofitslowshearstrength,therefore,leadactsasasolidlubricantandissmearedoverthetool-chipinterfaceduringcutting.Thisbehaviorhasbeenverifiedbythepresenceofhighconcentrationsofleadonthetool-sidefaceofchipswhenmachiningleadedsteels.Whenthetemperatureissufficientlyhigh-forinstance,athighcuttingspeedsandfeedstheleadmeltsdirectlyinfrontofthetool,actingasaliquidlubricant.Inadditiontothiseffect,leadlowerstheshearstressintheprimaryshearzone,reducingcuttingforcesandpowerconsumption.Leadcanbeusedineverygradeofsteel,suchas10xx,11xx,12xx,41xx,etc.LeadedsteelsareidentifiedbytheletterLbetweenthesecondandthirdnumerals(forexample,10L45).(Notethatinstainlesssteels,similaruseoftheletterLmeans“lowcarbon,”aconditionthatimprovestheircorrosionresistance.)However,becauseleadisawell-knowntoxinandapollutant,thereareseriousenvironmentalconcernsaboutitsuseinsteels(estimatedat4500tonsofleadconsumptioneveryyearintheproductionofsteels).Consequently,thereisacontinuingtrendtowardeliminatingtheuseofleadinsteels(lead-freesteels).Bismuthandtinarenowbeinginvestigatedaspossiblesubstitutesforleadinsteels.Calcium-DeoxidizedSteels.Animportantdevelopmentiscalcium-deoxidizedsteels,inwhichoxideflakesofcalciumsilicates(CaSo)areformed.Theseflakes,inturn,reducethestrengthofthesecondaryshearzone,decreasingtool-chipinterfaceandwear.Temperatureiscorrespondinglyreduced.Consequently,thesesteelsproducelesscraterwear,especiallyathighcuttingspeeds.StainlessSteels.Austenitic(300series)steelsaregenerallydifficulttomachine.Chattercanbeaproblem,necessitatingmachinetoolswithhighstiffness.However,ferriticstainlesssteels(also300series)havegoodmachinability.Martensitic(400series)steelsareabrasive,tendtoformabuilt-upedge,andrequiretoolmaterialswithhighhothardnessandcrater-wearresistance.Precipitation-hardeningstainlesssteelsarestrongandabrasive,requiringhardandabrasion-resistanttoolmaterials.TheEffectsofOtherElementsinSteelsonMachinability.Thepresenceofaluminumandsiliconinsteelsisalwaysharmfulbecausetheseelementscombinewithoxygentoformaluminumoxideandsilicates,whicharehardandabrasive.Thesecompoundsincreasetoolwearandreducemachinability.Itisessentialtoproduceandusecleansteels.Carbonandmanganesehavevariouseffectsonthemachinabilityofsteels,dependingontheircomposition.Plainlow-carbonsteels(lessthan0.15%C)canproducepoorsurfacefinishbyformingabuilt-upedge.Caststeelsaremoreabrasive,althoughtheirmachinabilityissimilartothatofwroughtsteels.Toolanddiesteelsareverydifficulttomachineandusuallyrequireannealingpriortomachining.Machinabilityofmoststeelsisimprovedbycoldworking,whichhardensthematerialandreducesthetendencyforbuilt-upedgeformation.Otheralloyingelements,suchasnickel,chromium,molybdenum,andvanadium,whichimprovethepropertiesofsteels,generallyreducemachinability.Theeffectofboronisnegligible.Gaseouselementssuchashydrogenandnitrogencanhaveparticularlydetrimentaleffectsonthepropertiesofsteel.Oxygenhasbeenshowntohaveastrongeffectontheaspectratioofthemanganesesulfideinclusions；thehighertheoxygencontent,thelowertheaspectratioandthehigherthemachinability.Inselectingvariouselementstoimprovemachinability,weshouldconsiderthepossibledetrimentaleffectsoftheseelementsonthepropertiesandstrengthofthemachinedpartinservice.Atelevatedtemperatures,forexample,leadcausesembrittlementofsteels(liquid-metalembrittlement,hotshortness；seeSection1.4.3),althoughatroomtemperatureithasnoeffectonmechanicalproperties.Sulfurcanseverelyreducethehotworkabilityofsteels,becauseoftheformationofironsulfide,unlesssufficientmanganeseispresenttopreventsuchformation.Atroomtemperature,themechanicalpropertiesofre-sulfurizedsteelsdependontheorientationofthedeformedmanganesesulfideinclusions(anisotropy).Re-phosphorizedsteelsaresignificantlylessductile,andareproducedsolelytoimprovemachinability.3.MachinabilityofVariousOtherMetalsAluminumisgenerallyveryeasytomachine,althoughthesoftergradestendtoformabuilt-upedge,resultinginpoorsurfacefinish.Highcuttingspeeds,highrakeangles,andhighreliefanglesarerecommended.Wroughtaluminumalloyswithhighsiliconcontentandcastaluminumalloysmaybeabrasive；theyrequirehardertoolmaterials.Dimensionaltolerancecontrolmaybeaprobleminmachiningaluminum,sinceithasahighthermalcoefficientofexpansionandarelativelylowelasticmodulus.Berylliumissimilartocastirons.Becauseitismoreabrasiveandtoxic,though,itrequiresmachininginacontrolledenvironment.Castgrayironsaregenerallymachinablebutare.Freecarbidesincastingsreducetheirmachinabilityandcausetoolchippingorfracture,necessitatingtoolswithhightoughness.Nodularandmalleableironsaremachinablewithhardtoolmaterials.Cobalt-basedalloysareabrasiveandhighlywork-hardening.Theyrequiresharp,abrasion-resistanttoolmaterialsandlowfeedsandspeeds.Wroughtcoppercanbedifficulttomachinebecauseofbuilt-upedgeformation,althoughcastcopperalloysareeasytomachine.Brassesareeasytomachine,especiallywiththeadditionlead(leadedfree-machiningbrass).Bronzesaremoredifficulttomachinethanbrass.Magnesiumisveryeasytomachine,withgoodsurfacefinishandprolongedtoollife.Howevercareshouldbeexercisedbecauseofitshighrateofoxidationandthedangeroffire(theelementispyrophoric).Molybdenumisductileandwork-hardening,soitcanproducepoorsurfacefinish.Sharptoolsarenecessary.Nickel-basedalloysarework-hardening,abrasive,andstrongathightemperatures.Theirmachinabilityissimilartothatofstainlesssteels.Tantalumisverywork-hardening,ductile,andsoft.Itproducesapoorsurfacefinish；toolwearishigh.Titaniumanditsalloyshavepoorthermalconductivity(indeed,thelowestofallmetals),causingsignificanttemperatureriseandbuilt-upedge；theycanbedifficulttomachine.Tungstenisbrittle,strong,andveryabrasive,soitsmachinabilityislow,althoughitgreatlyimprovesatelevatedtemperatures.Zirconiumhasgoodmachinability.Itrequiresacoolant-typecuttingfluid,however,becauseoftheexplosionandfire.4.MachinabilityofVariousMaterialsGraphiteisabrasive；itrequireshard,abrasion-resistant,sharptools.Thermoplasticsgenerallyhavelowthermalconductivity,lowelasticmodulus,andlowsofteningtemperature.Consequently,machiningthemrequirestoolswithpositiverakeangles(toreducecuttingforces),largereliefangles,smalldepthsofcutandfeed,relativelyhighspeeds,andpropersupportofthework-piece.Toolsshouldbesharp.Externalcoolingofthecuttingzonemaybenecessarytokeepthechipsfrombecoming“gummy”andstickingtothetools.Coolingcanusuallybeachievedwithajetofair,vapormist,orwater-solubleoils.Residualstressesmaydevelopduringmachining.Torelievethesestresses,machinedpartscanbeannealedforaperiodoftimeattemperaturesrangingfromto(to),andthencooledslowlyanduniformlytoroomtemperature.Thermosettingplasticsarebrittleandsensitivetothermalgradientsduringcutting.Theirmachinabilityisgenerallysimilartothatofthermoplastics.Becauseofthefiberspresent,reinforcedplasticsareveryabrasiveandaredifficulttomachine.Fibertearing,pulling,andedgedelaminationaresignificantproblems；theycanleadtoseverereductionintheload-carryingcapacityofthecomponent.Furthermore,machiningofthesematerialsrequirescarefulremovalofmachiningdebristoavoidcontactwithandinhalingofthefibers.ThemachinabilityofceramicshasimprovedsteadilywiththedevelopmentofNanoceramicsandwiththeselectionofappropriateprocessingparameters,suchasductile-regimecutting.Metal-matrixandceramic-matrixcompositescanbedifficulttomachine,dependingonthepropertiesoftheindividualcomponents,i.e.,reinforcingorwhiskers,aswellasthematrixmaterial.5.ThermallyAssistedMachiningMetalsandalloysthataredifficulttomachineatroomtemperaturecanbemachinedmoreeasilyatelevatedtemperatures.Inthermallyassistedmachining(hotmachining),thesourceofheatatorch,inductioncoil,high-energybeam(suchaslaserorelectronbeam),orplasmaarcisforces,(b)increasedtoollife,(c)useofinexpensivecutting-toolmaterials,(d)highermaterial-removalrates,and(e)reducedtendencyforvibrationandchatter.Itmaybedifficulttoheatandmaintainauniformtemperaturedistributionwithinthework-piece.Also,theoriginalmicrostructureofthework-piecemaybeadverselyaffectedbyelevatedtemperatures.Mostapplicationsofhotmachiningareintheturningofhigh-strengthmetalsandalloys,althoughexperimentsareinprogresstomachineceramicssuchassiliconnitride.6.SUMMARYMachinabilityisusuallydefinedintermsofsurfacefinish,toollife,forceandpowerrequirements,andchipcontrol.Machinabilityofmaterialsdependsnotonlyontheirintrinsicpropertiesandmicrostructure,butalsoonproperselectionandcontrolofprocessvariables.