Analytical modeling of work hardening of duplex steel alloys in milling process

Abstract

Sever plastic deformation in cutting operations such as milling, might change mechanical properties of the machined surface. This study presents an analytical model to calculate work hardening of the upper layers of the workpiece in the milling process of 2205 duplex stainless steel. In this regards, the stresses in the cutting regions are calculated to find the stress and temperature fields in the workpiece. Then the strain and strain rate values are calculated for each point of the surface and subsurface layers using the determined stress field. Finally, Johnson-Cook material model is used to calculate flow stress and work hardening. Experimental results of the different machining conditions has been used to validating the proposed model, however comparisons of subsurface microhardness obtained by analytical model with experimental tests shown that the model properly predicts the amount of work hardening.