Experimental investigations on core drilling by ultrasonic-vibration-assisted grinding for hard-to-machine materials - a review

Abstract

Ultrasonic-vibration-assisted grinding (UVAG), a hybrid machining process combining material removal mechanisms of diamond grinding and ultrasonic machining, has been used to machine various hard-to-machine materials. Large amount of research work on UVAG has been carried out since it is invented. However there are few review papers to cover the current literature on UVAG. The emphasis of this literature review is the experimental investigations of the drilling process with ultrasonic vibration using a core drill with metal-bonded diamond abrasives. Experimental results are summarised and compared. The inconsistent results and their reasons are discussed. Furthermore, directions of future research on UVAG are also presented.

Study on formation mechanism of edge defects of high-volume fraction SiCp/Al composites by longitudinal-torsional ultrasonic vibration-assisted milling

“…10 Ultrasonic vibration-assisted machining is a special machining method that makes the tool or the workpiece produce highfrequency vibration to realize the intermittent cutting of the workpiece, and it could reduce cutting force and improve surface quality. [11][12][13] Gao et al [14][15] conducted milling and drilling tests on Ti-6Al-4V alloy using UVAM, and the results showed that UVAM can significantly reduce the cutting force and inhibit the generation of burrs. Many scholars have done a lot of research on the application of UVAM in the machining of SiCp/Al composites.…”