Title: Effect of nano-void position on surface integrity in nanomachining of single crystal copper

Authors: Seyed Vahid Hosseini; Mehdi Heidari; Hadi Parvaz; Mehrdad Vahdati

Addresses: Faculty of Mechanical and Mechatronics Engineering, Shahrood University of Technology, P.O. Box 3619995161, Shahrood, Iran ' Faculty of Mechanical and Mechatronics Engineering, Shahrood University of Technology, P.O. Box 3619995161, Shahrood, Iran ' Faculty of Mechanical and Mechatronics Engineering, Shahrood University of Technology, P.O. Box 3619995161, Shahrood, Iran ' Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, K.N. Toosi University of Technology, Tehran, Iran

Abstract: In this paper, molecular dynamics simulations were performed to study the effect of nano-size voids in different locations relative to the surface on nanomachining characteristics and surface integrity. Using EAM potential, MD simulations were performed with two approaches: material removal and relaxation of the work material, to find a low defect permanent configuration after the rigid tool has traversed the machined area. Results show that high hydrostatic pressure induced by tool edge diffuses atoms into the void during the machining process. Investigation of residual stress for subsurface void workpiece represents that higher compressive stress remains in the surface due to the tendency of void for spring back. Besides, in the nanomachining process, surface atoms are greatly disordered and dislocation loops glide deep into substrate atoms. After relaxation, if void pitting contains no other atoms, the machined surface is reorganised as FCC lattice similar to a pure workpiece.

Keywords: nanomachining; molecular dynamics; nano-void; residual stress; surface integrity.

DOI: 10.1504/IJMMM.2021.121190

International Journal of Machining and Machinability of Materials, 2021 Vol.23 No.5/6, pp.562 - 582

Received: 31 Dec 2020
Accepted: 20 Aug 2021
Published online: 28 Feb 2022 *

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