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Paper 8H 09/29/2011
Steve Levesque
Project Manager
614.688.5183
slevesque@ewi.org
Power supply
Ultrasonic
Transducer
60 ~
Ultrasonic energy
causes change in
Material or Process
Transmission
Material/Process
Ultrasonic Machining
Technical Background
!!
Concepts of adding US
vibrations
to
various machining
processes
Prior Work
Cincinnati Milacron US
turning, 1960s
Grumman US Drilling,
1970s
OSU, US Cutting
1970s
Sonobond Drilling,
Turning 1970s
Initial Application
Jointly sponsored NASA, NCDMM program on US Twist Drilling
4.5- vs. 2.5-kW
Transducer
Vibrational Analysis
of Twist Drill
NCDMM Testing
u
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For 4340 steel, system torque and rpm insufficient for tools >1/2-in
1/2 Drill in 6061 Al
Amplitude
Mz
Fz
Mz Reduction
Fz Reduction
0
37
45
55
27.74
12.41
9.195
16.67
1263.3
389.9
431.1
763.1
55.26%
66.85%
39.91%
69.14%
65.88%
39.59%
EWI Drill #1
Drilling Tests
u
drill in development
holes in
steel plate
Severe wear
No US
Energy
Material
transfer
With US
Energy
Hole 1
Hole 2
Hole 3
~70-N
~40-N
~85-N
~65-N
~150-N
~90-N
Hole 1 with US
~55-N
Hole 3 W/out US
Hole 2 W/out US
~65-N
Hole 2 with US
~55-N
~65-N
Hole 3 with US
~70-N
~70-N
Challenges
u
Transducer Overview
u
u
Transducer end
28-32 m
20242 Hz
/2
/2
Assembly
Each component makes up /2
Accomplished with single bolt at interface
Mandrel/Shrink-Fit
Collet
Patent
Pending
Half Wave
Extension
Transducer
u
u
u
u
Ongoing Developments
u
Haas 5-axis MC
Design Details
u
Vibration Analysis
45.00%
55.00%
65.00%
75.00%
85.00%
95.00%
105.00%
Results
Matt Short
Technology Leader Ultrasonics
EWI
614.688.5137
mshort@ewi.org