Nanometric cutting: mechanisms, practices and future perspectives

F Fang, M Lai, J Wang, X Luo, J Yan, Y Yan - International Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Nanometric cutting removes material at nanoscale and generates high-quality surfaces with
a nanometric finish. In past decades, it has thrived as a mainstream manufacturing …

[HTML][HTML] What micro-mechanical testing can reveal about machining processes

D Axinte, H Huang, J Yan, Z Liao - International Journal of Machine Tools …, 2022 - Elsevier
For many years, the machining community has dedicated significant efforts to investigate the
microscopic scale level phenomena during the material removal process. On one hand …

Nanomachining of van der Waals nanowires: Process and deformation mechanism

Z Li, Y Yan, X Hu, CY Xu, Y Li, Y Geng - International Journal of Machine …, 2023 - Elsevier
The edges of van der Waals materials exhibit unique physical and chemical properties, and
they are promising for applications in many fields, such as optoelectronics, energy storage …

[HTML][HTML] Effects of sandwiched film thickness and cutting tool water contact angle on the processing outcomes in nanoskiving of nanowires

Z Dong, Y Yan, G Peng, C Li, Y Geng - Materials & Design, 2023 - Elsevier
To calculate the shear yield stress and effect of the gold film thickness on sandwich
structures, a force transducer was used to measure cutting forces during nanoskiving, and …

Tool wear induced burr formation and concomitant reduction in MQL wetting capability in micro-milling

S Saha, S Deb, PP Bandyopadhyay - International Journal of Mechanical …, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract During Minimum Quantity Lubrication (MQL), ensuring the reachability of the oil
droplets to the cutting region is important to achieve better lubrication effect and enhanced …

Advances in grinding tools and abrasives

A Beaucamp, B Kirsch, W Zhu - CIRP Annals, 2022 - Elsevier
Because of their many applications, including automotive, aeronautics, optics, and so forth,
demand for grinding tools sees unabated growth. But the energy and resource intensive …

Energy balance model to predict the critical edge radius for adhesion formation with tool wear during micro-milling

S Saha, AS Kumar, G Malayath, S Deb… - Journal of Manufacturing …, 2023 - Elsevier
Cutting edge of the micro-milling tool rapidly loses its sharpness and experiences early
adhesion that degrade the machinability and surface quality. Although rapid edge-rounding …

Uncovering the machining mechanism of polycrystalline gold nanowires by nanoskiving

Z Fang, Y Yan, Y Geng - International Journal of Mechanical Sciences, 2022 - Elsevier
The unique size effects of nanowires have inspired their implementation in superconducting
materials, micro/nano electromechanical systems, and flexible devices. Nanoskiving …

Molecular dynamics simulation study on the effect of crystal orientation on bi-crystal gold nanocrystals in nanoskiving process

Z Fang, Y Feng, Y Yan, Y Geng - Journal of Manufacturing Processes, 2022 - Elsevier
The internal defects of the material caused by the shear of nanoskiving have an important
effect on the shape accuracy, mechanical properties, and electrical properties of nanowires …

A hybrid model for turning force based on shear and extrusion deformation considering cutting-edge radius

P Li, Z Chang - Journal of Manufacturing Processes, 2022 - Elsevier
Turning is a machining process widely used in many industries, such as aviation,
aerospace, and optics. The existing turning force model considers the shear deformation …