Manufacturing Technology 2019, 19(5):868-873 | DOI: 10.21062/ujep/386.2019/a/1213-2489/MT/19/5/868

Identification of the "Snowflakes" on the Machined Surface of the AlSi10Mg Alloy Casting

Jaroslava Svobodová1, Milan Luňák1,2, Ivan Lukáč3
1 Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, J. E. Purkyně University in Ústí nad Labem. Pasteurova 3334/7, 400 90 Ústí nad Labem. Czech Republic
2 BENEŠ a LÁT,a.s. Tovární 463, 289 14 Poříčany
3 Material Engineering Department, Technical University of Košice. Letná 9, 042 00 Košice. Slovak Republic

The usage of aluminium alloys has an increasing trend in the manufacturing industry in recent years. This fact is connected with their ability to combine their very good properties. Characteristics of aluminium are low specific weight, very good thermal and electrical conductivity, and ductility. However, the major disadvantages are low strength and hardness. Therefore the aluminium alloys are alloyed with the elements, which would significantly improve the properties of aluminium. The machining process of aluminium alloys is influenced by many factors that affect the machinability. These factors are for example process conditions, cutting tool material, cutting tool geometry, cutting environment or the chemical composition of the machined material itself and microstructure of the workpiece. Due to the different structures, the machinability of aluminium alloys and pure aluminium is significantly different. Factors such as chemical composition, precipitates, the number and position of soft particles or the strain hardening degree affect the behaviour between the cutting tool and the workpiece during machining. When machining the aluminium alloys, there are some problems such as the surface quality, micro-geometry, tool wear, the chip shape, built-up edge formation, etc. The article deals with the surface defect investigation after the machining process, when on the surface of the material stay the visible "snowflakes" after the turning operation. These "snowflakes" were documented and were performed analysis and observation to find the cause of these flakes.

Keywords: aluminium, AlSi10Mg, machining, surface defect, cutting fluid

Published: October 1, 2019  Show citation

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Svobodová J, Luňák M, Lukáč I. Identification of the "Snowflakes" on the Machined Surface of the AlSi10Mg Alloy Casting. Manufacturing Technology. 2019;19(5):868-873. doi: 10.21062/ujep/386.2019/a/1213-2489/MT/19/5/868.
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