All Outputs (68)

Can higher cutting speeds and temperatures improve the microstructural surface integrity of advanced Ni-base superalloys? (2022)
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la Monaca, A., Liao, Z., Axinte, D. A., M'Saoubi, R., & Hardy, M. C. (2022). Can higher cutting speeds and temperatures improve the microstructural surface integrity of advanced Ni-base superalloys?. CIRP Annals - Manufacturing Technology, 71(1), 113-116. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cirp.2022.04.061

Future Ni-base superalloys are designed to deliver outstanding mechanical behaviour at high temperatures, which may translate in significant machining challenges. In this work, a paradigm is presented by which is proven how machining of these materia... Read More about Can higher cutting speeds and temperatures improve the microstructural surface integrity of advanced Ni-base superalloys?.

Predictive model of the surface topography for compliant grinding of brittle materials (2022)
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Yang, Y., Liao, Z., & Wang, Z. (2022). Predictive model of the surface topography for compliant grinding of brittle materials. CIRP Annals - Manufacturing Technology, 71(1), 465-468. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cirp.2022.04.026

During uneven and time-dependent compliant grinding of brittle materials, the surface topography is difficult to predict as ductile and brittle regions are coupled due to compliance occurring in macro/micro tool-workpiece contact. This paper proposed... Read More about Predictive model of the surface topography for compliant grinding of brittle materials.

A novel smart toolholder with embedded force sensors for milling operations (2022)
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Zhang, P., Gao, D., Lu, Y., Wang, F., & Liao, Z. (2022). A novel smart toolholder with embedded force sensors for milling operations. Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing, 175, Article 109130. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ymssp.2022.109130

In the era of intelligent manufacturing and big data, cutting force has become one of the most important data sources for the machining process, which is not only of significance for offline analysis, but also crucial for online monitoring and contro... Read More about A novel smart toolholder with embedded force sensors for milling operations.

Overlapped wire-fed laser cladding on inclined surfaces: An analytical model considering gravity and a model application (2022)
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Li, J., Li, H. N., Liao, Z., & Axinte, D. (2022). Overlapped wire-fed laser cladding on inclined surfaces: An analytical model considering gravity and a model application. Journal of Materials Processing Technology, 304, Article 117559. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmatprotec.2022.117559

The controllable wire-fed laser cladding (WLC) on inclined surfaces is one of the most challenging issues to repair free-form surfaces of high-valued parts because of the gravity effect, and therefore has attracted substantial attentions. Numerical m... Read More about Overlapped wire-fed laser cladding on inclined surfaces: An analytical model considering gravity and a model application.

Modelling and experimental study of surface treatment in abrasive waterjet peening of Nickel-based superalloy: Inverse problem (2022)
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Wang, Z., Liao, Z., Yang, Y., Dong, X., Augustinavicius, G., Yu, T., & Zhao, J. (2022). Modelling and experimental study of surface treatment in abrasive waterjet peening of Nickel-based superalloy: Inverse problem. Materials and Design, 215, Article 110471. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matdes.2022.110471

Abrasive waterjet peening (AWJP) is a promising method of surface treatment for modifying mechanical properties of components by introducing compressive residual stress (CRS) to a workpiece surface. Many efforts have been paid so far to modelling and... Read More about Modelling and experimental study of surface treatment in abrasive waterjet peening of Nickel-based superalloy: Inverse problem.

Study of deterministic surface micro-texture generation in ultra-precision grinding considering wheel oscillation (2022)
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Chen, S., Yang, S., Liao, Z., Fai Cheung, C. F., Jiang, Z., & Zhang, F. (2022). Study of deterministic surface micro-texture generation in ultra-precision grinding considering wheel oscillation. Optics Express, 30(4), 5329-5346. https://doi.org/10.1364/OE.452751

Ultra-precision grinding is crucial for manufacturing high-end optics and molds, while the unbalanced wheel vibration is inevitable and becomes even more critical in surface generation, which resulted in undesired waviness and micro-texture on the gr... Read More about Study of deterministic surface micro-texture generation in ultra-precision grinding considering wheel oscillation.

Towards the understanding the effect of surface integrity on the fatigue performance of silicon carbide particle reinforced aluminium matrix composites (2021)
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Han, X., Liao, Z., Luna, G. G., Li, H. N., & Axinte, D. (2022). Towards the understanding the effect of surface integrity on the fatigue performance of silicon carbide particle reinforced aluminium matrix composites. Journal of Manufacturing Processes, 73, 518-530. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmapro.2021.11.029

The fatigue performance of metal matrix composites (MMCs) is highly related to their surface integrity due to the intensive tool-particle interactions and metallographic alterations of matrix, especially under extreme cutting parameters, which could... Read More about Towards the understanding the effect of surface integrity on the fatigue performance of silicon carbide particle reinforced aluminium matrix composites.

On the anisotropy in the dry-sliding behaviour of a self-lubricating PTFE composite and the effects from surface texturing (2021)
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Ding, L., Liao, Z., Butler-Smith, P., & Colton, M. (2022). On the anisotropy in the dry-sliding behaviour of a self-lubricating PTFE composite and the effects from surface texturing. Composite Interfaces, 29(5), 557-577. https://doi.org/10.1080/09276440.2021.1989655

In self-lubricating sliding contact facilitated with polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) composites, the anisotropy in tribological performance was often attributed to the oriented structures of the polymer. However, in this research, it is found that the... Read More about On the anisotropy in the dry-sliding behaviour of a self-lubricating PTFE composite and the effects from surface texturing.

Analytical model for predicting residual stresses in abrasive waterjet peening (2021)
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Wang, Z., Liao, Z., Axinte, D., Dong, X., Xu, D., & Augustinavicius, G. (2021). Analytical model for predicting residual stresses in abrasive waterjet peening. Materials and Design, 212, Article 110209. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matdes.2021.110209

Abrasive waterjet peening (AWJP) is a new mechanical surface treatment where particles are delivered by a waterjet to induce plastic deformation and achieve surface strengthening effects on a workpiece. Although fatigue strength can be improved by in... Read More about Analytical model for predicting residual stresses in abrasive waterjet peening.

Investigation of the Influence of Tool Rake Angles on Machining of Inconel 718 (2021)
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Xu, D., Ding, L., Liu, Y., Zhou, J., & Liao, Z. (2021). Investigation of the Influence of Tool Rake Angles on Machining of Inconel 718. Journal of Manufacturing and Materials Processing, 5(3), Article 100. https://doi.org/10.3390/jmmp5030100

It is essential for superalloys (e.g., Inconel 718) to obtain an anticipated surface integrity after machining, especially for safety critical areas (e.g., aerospace). As one of the main characteristics for cutting tools, the rake angle has been reco... Read More about Investigation of the Influence of Tool Rake Angles on Machining of Inconel 718.

How non-conventional machining affects the surface integrity and magnetic properties of non-oriented electrical steel (2021)
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Winter, K., Liao, Z., Ramanathan, R., Axinte, D., Vakil, G., & Gerada, C. (2021). How non-conventional machining affects the surface integrity and magnetic properties of non-oriented electrical steel. Materials and Design, 210, Article 110051. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matdes.2021.110051

Non-oriented electrical steel (NOES) laminations are commonly used to manufacture the rotor and stator core of electric machines. To achieve high machine efficiencies, it is desirable for these NOES laminations to be able to achieve a high saturation... Read More about How non-conventional machining affects the surface integrity and magnetic properties of non-oriented electrical steel.

Influence of surface integrity induced by multiple machining processes upon the fatigue performance of a nickel based superalloy (2021)
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Liao, Z., Xu, D., Luna, G. G., Axinte, D., Augustinavicius, G., Sarasua, J. A., & Wretland, A. (2021). Influence of surface integrity induced by multiple machining processes upon the fatigue performance of a nickel based superalloy. Journal of Materials Processing Technology, 298, Article 117313. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmatprotec.2021.117313

Machining operations are of key importance to the fatigue performance of nickel based superalloys due to the high thermal/mechanical loadings yielded on the machined workpiece which can significantly alter the surface integrity of the components. The... Read More about Influence of surface integrity induced by multiple machining processes upon the fatigue performance of a nickel based superalloy.

Towards understanding the thermal history of microstructural surface deformation when cutting a next generation powder metallurgy nickel-base superalloy (2021)
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la Monaca, A., Axinte, D. A., Liao, Z., M’Saoubi, R., & Hardy, M. C. (2021). Towards understanding the thermal history of microstructural surface deformation when cutting a next generation powder metallurgy nickel-base superalloy. International Journal of Machine Tools and Manufacture, 168(Part B), Article 103765. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijmachtools.2021.103765

Despite the ongoing progress in metallurgical characterisation of machined surfaces, knowledge of the thermal conditions under which they originate during the workpiece-flank interaction is still lacking. When cutting advanced superalloys, little is... Read More about Towards understanding the thermal history of microstructural surface deformation when cutting a next generation powder metallurgy nickel-base superalloy.

Revealing Nanoscale deformation mechanisms caused by shear-based material removal on individual grains of a Ni-based superalloy (2021)
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Axinte, D., Michler, J., Jain, M., Liao, Z., Maeder, X., Ramachandramoorthy, R., …Xu, D. (2021). Revealing Nanoscale deformation mechanisms caused by shear-based material removal on individual grains of a Ni-based superalloy. Acta Materialia, 212, Article 116929. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actamat.2021.116929

Shear-based material removal processes significantly influence the quality of workpiece surface and implicitly the component functional performance. An in-situ SEM nano-cutting enabled the study of crystal flow and lattice rotation occurring below th... Read More about Revealing Nanoscale deformation mechanisms caused by shear-based material removal on individual grains of a Ni-based superalloy.

Surface formation mechanism in waterjet guided laser cutting of a Ni-based superalloy (2021)
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Liao, Z., Xu, D., Axinte, D., Diboine, J., & Wretland, A. (2021). Surface formation mechanism in waterjet guided laser cutting of a Ni-based superalloy. CIRP Annals - Manufacturing Technology, 70(1), 155-158. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cirp.2021.03.007

Waterjet guided laser (WJGL) cutting is a relatively new technology for high-precision machining of difficult-to-cut materials. However, its material removal mechanism presents some unique features because of the interaction between laser, waterjet a... Read More about Surface formation mechanism in waterjet guided laser cutting of a Ni-based superalloy.

Surface integrity in metal machining - Part II: Functional performance (2021)
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la Monaca, A., Murray, J. W., Liao, Z., Speidel, A., Robles-Linares, J. A., Axinte, D. A., …Clare, A. T. (2021). Surface integrity in metal machining - Part II: Functional performance. International Journal of Machine Tools and Manufacture, 164, Article 103718. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijmachtools.2021.103718

Material removal operations play a pivotal role in the manufacture of key components, required for engineering systems to operate safely and efficiently under ever more advanced functional requirements and over extended life cycles. To further step u... Read More about Surface integrity in metal machining - Part II: Functional performance.

Curvature effect on surface topography and uniform scallop height control in normal grinding of optical curved surface considering wheel vibration (2021)
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Chen, S., Yang, S., Liao, Z., Cheung, C. F., Jiang, Z., & Zhang, F. (2021). Curvature effect on surface topography and uniform scallop height control in normal grinding of optical curved surface considering wheel vibration. Optics Express, 29(6), 8041-8063. https://doi.org/10.1364/OE.418599

© 2021 Optical Society of America under the terms of the OSA Open Access Publishing Agreement. High-precision optical components with complex shapes or microstructures have been extensively used in numerous fields such as biomedicine, energy and aero... Read More about Curvature effect on surface topography and uniform scallop height control in normal grinding of optical curved surface considering wheel vibration.

Machining-induced thermal damage in cortical bone: Necrosis and micro-mechanical integrity (2021)
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Robles-Linares, J. A., Axinte, D., Liao, Z., & Gameros, A. (2021). Machining-induced thermal damage in cortical bone: Necrosis and micro-mechanical integrity. Materials and Design, 197, Article 109215. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matdes.2020.109215

In bone cutting, the tissue is exposed to necrosis due to temperature elevation, which can significantly influence postoperative results in orthopaedic surgeries. This damage is usually revealed through histological analysis to show the necrotic exte... Read More about Machining-induced thermal damage in cortical bone: Necrosis and micro-mechanical integrity.

Surface integrity in metal machining - Part I: Fundamentals of surface characteristics and formation mechanisms (2020)
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Liao, Z., la Monaca, A., Murray, J., Speidel, A., Ushmaev, D., Clare, A., …M'Saoubi, R. (2021). Surface integrity in metal machining - Part I: Fundamentals of surface characteristics and formation mechanisms. International Journal of Machine Tools and Manufacture, 162, 1-51. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijmachtools.2020.103687

The surface integrity of machined metal components is critical to their in-service functionality, longevity and overall performance. Surface defects induced by machining operations vary from the nano to macro scale, which cause microstructural, mecha... Read More about Surface integrity in metal machining - Part I: Fundamentals of surface characteristics and formation mechanisms.

Temperature effect on the material removal mechanism of soft-brittle crystals at nano/micron scale (2020)
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Liu, Q., Liao, Z., & Axinte, D. (2020). Temperature effect on the material removal mechanism of soft-brittle crystals at nano/micron scale. International Journal of Machine Tools and Manufacture, 159(Part B), Article 103620. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijmachtools.2020.103620

© 2020 Elsevier Ltd Soft-brittle crystals, e.g. KH2PO4 (KDP), are difficult-to-cut due to their high brittleness which can easily generate crack during the machining process. The conventional method to machine this kind of material is by inducing duc... Read More about Temperature effect on the material removal mechanism of soft-brittle crystals at nano/micron scale.