All Outputs (8)

On modelling of laser assisted machining: forward and inverse problems for heat placement control (2018)
Journal Article
Shang, Z., Liao, Z., Sarasua, J. A., Billingham, J., & Axinte, D. (2019). On modelling of laser assisted machining: forward and inverse problems for heat placement control. International Journal of Machine Tools and Manufacture, 138, 36-50. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijmachtools.2018.12.001

Laser assisted machining (LAM) is one of the most efficient ways to improve the machinability of difficult-to-cut materials (e.g. Nickel-based superalloys). In the conventional LAM process, the laser beam is focused ahead of the cutting area at a fix... Read More about On modelling of laser assisted machining: forward and inverse problems for heat placement control.

On understanding the microstructure of SiC/SiC Ceramic Matrix Composites (CMCs) after a material removal process (2018)
Journal Article
Gavalda Diaz, O., Axinte, D., Butler-Smith, P., & Novovic, D. (2019). On understanding the microstructure of SiC/SiC Ceramic Matrix Composites (CMCs) after a material removal process. Materials Science and Engineering: A, 743, 1-11. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.msea.2018.11.037

The unique material nature (e.g. hard, brittle, heterogeneous and orthotropic) of SiC-based Ceramic Matrix Composites (CMCs) highly affects the outcomes of machining process by inducing high thermo-mechanical loads during material removal. This can r... Read More about On understanding the microstructure of SiC/SiC Ceramic Matrix Composites (CMCs) after a material removal process.

Robotic Boreblending: The Future of In-Situ Gas Turbine Repair (2018)
Conference Proceeding
Alatorre, D., Nasser, B., Rabani, A., Nagy-Sochacki, A., Dong, X., Axinte, D., & Kell, J. (2018). Robotic Boreblending: The Future of In-Situ Gas Turbine Repair. In 2018 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS) (1401-1406). https://doi.org/10.1109/IROS.2018.8594155

© 2018 IEEE. Automation of inspection and repair tasks on complex installations is gaining attention from industries with high-value assets such as aerospace, nuclear and marine. This paper reports on a five degrees of freedom robotic system capable... Read More about Robotic Boreblending: The Future of In-Situ Gas Turbine Repair.

Probabilistic modelling of tool unbalance during cutting of hard-heterogeneous materials: a case study in Ceramic Matrix Composites (CMCs) (2018)
Journal Article
Diaz, O. G., Axinte, D. A., & Novovic, D. (2018). Probabilistic modelling of tool unbalance during cutting of hard-heterogeneous materials: a case study in Ceramic Matrix Composites (CMCs). Composites Part B: Engineering, 148, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compositesb.2018.04.029

Compared to other materials, CMCs display a unique high hardness and heterogeneous nature which are critically reflected during the drilling process where asymmetrical high forces are suffered by the tool, resulting in an unbalance of the drill bit.... Read More about Probabilistic modelling of tool unbalance during cutting of hard-heterogeneous materials: a case study in Ceramic Matrix Composites (CMCs).

Residual stress and adhesion of thermal spray coatings: microscopic view by solidification and crystallisation analysis in the epitaxial CoNiCrAlY single splat (2018)
Journal Article
Fanicchia, F., Maeder, X., Ast, J., Taylor, A., Guo, Y., Polyakov, M., …Axinte, D. (2018). Residual stress and adhesion of thermal spray coatings: microscopic view by solidification and crystallisation analysis in the epitaxial CoNiCrAlY single splat. Materials and Design, 153, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matdes.2018.04.040

A new approach is proposed to achieve an in-depth understanding of crystallisation, residual stress and adhesion in epitaxial splats obtained by Combustion Flame Spray. Modelling of the fundamental process mechanisms is achieved with the help of expe... Read More about Residual stress and adhesion of thermal spray coatings: microscopic view by solidification and crystallisation analysis in the epitaxial CoNiCrAlY single splat.

On the influence of gamma prime upon machining of advanced nickel based superalloy (2018)
Journal Article
Liao, Z., Axinte, D., Mieszala, M., M’Saoubi, R., Abelhafeez, A., Michler, J., & Hardy, M. (2018). On the influence of gamma prime upon machining of advanced nickel based superalloy. CIRP Annals - Manufacturing Technology, 67(1), 109-112. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cirp.2018.03.021

Whilst gamma prime (γ’) phase is the strengthening phase in Ni-based superalloys its influence on machining has been seldom investigated. This paper reports for the first time on the effect of γ’ upon machining of Ni-based superalloys when cutting wi... Read More about On the influence of gamma prime upon machining of advanced nickel based superalloy.

A wireless instrumented milling cutter system with embedded PVDF sensors (2018)
Journal Article
Luo, M., Luo, H., Axinte, D., Liu, D., Mei, J., & Liao, Z. (2018). A wireless instrumented milling cutter system with embedded PVDF sensors. Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing, 110, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ymssp.2018.03.040

Among all the monitoring data which could be captured in a machining process, the cutting forces could convey key knowledge on the conditions of the process. When the machining involves a single cutting edge the relationship between the output forces... Read More about A wireless instrumented milling cutter system with embedded PVDF sensors.

Transient three-dimensional geometrical/thermal modelling of thermal spray: normal-impinging jet and single straight deposits (2018)
Journal Article
Fanicchia, F., & Axinte, D. A. (2018). Transient three-dimensional geometrical/thermal modelling of thermal spray: normal-impinging jet and single straight deposits. International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 122, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2018.01.127

A new time-dependent approach to the geometrical and thermal modelling of the deposit footprint in thermal spray processes is proposed. Based upon a three-dimensional finite-difference numerical technique, the model is composed of two integrated sect... Read More about Transient three-dimensional geometrical/thermal modelling of thermal spray: normal-impinging jet and single straight deposits.