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Finite element modeling of segmented chip formation in high-speed orthogonal cutting

Journal Article · · Journal of Materials Engineering and Performance; (United States)
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02818370· OSTI ID:6875571
 [1]; ;  [2]
  1. Texas Tech Univ., Lubbock, TX (United States). Dept. of Mechanical Engineering
  2. Drexel Univ., Philadelphia, PA (United States). Dept. of Mechanical Engineering and Mechanics
An explicit, Lagrangian, elastic-plastic, finite element code has been modified to accommodate chip separation, segmentation, and interaction in modeling of continuous and segmented chip formation in high speed orthogonal metal cutting process. A fracture algorithm has been implemented that simulates the separation of the chip from the workpiece and the simultaneous breakage of the chip into multiple segments. The path of chip separation and breakage is not assigned in advance but rather is controlled by the state of stress and strain induced by tool penetration. A special contact algorithm has been developed that automatically updates newly created surfaces as a result of chip separation and breakage and flags them as contact surfaces. This allows for simulation of contact between tool and newly created surfaces as well as contact between simulated chip segments. The work material is modeled as elastic/perfectly plastic, and the entire cutting process from initial tool workpiece contact to final separation of chip from workpiece is simulated. In this paper, the results of the numerical simulation of continuous and segmented chip formation in orthogonal metal cutting of material are presented in the form of chip geometry, stress, and strain contours in the critical regions.
OSTI ID:
6875571
Journal Information:
Journal of Materials Engineering and Performance; (United States), Journal Name: Journal of Materials Engineering and Performance; (United States) Vol. 3:6; ISSN 1059-9495; ISSN JMEPEG
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English