Effect of grinding conditions of gears made of 20MnCr5 steel after single-piece flow heat treatment on the condition of the surface layer of the tooth working surface

• Autorzy: Stachurski W. , Janica J. , Januszewicz B. , Pawłowski W. , Sawicki J.

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DOI

10.5604/01.3001.0053.6921

• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

Purpose: The paper investigated the effect of selected processing conditions during gear grinding on the value and distribution of microhardness and residual stress formed in the technological surface layer of gears after thermochemical treatment (TCT) conducted by a continuous single-piece flow method. Design/methodology/approach: The gears were carburised with LPC at 920°C, then quenched in a 4D Quenching chamber at 7 bar and tempered at 190ºC for 3 hours. In the next step, the working surfaces of the gear teeth were ground by supplying grinding fluid (GF) to the grinding zone using the WET method and the MQL method with a minimum amount. Measurements were made on the distribution of microhardness and residual stress formed in the technological surface layer of gears after thermochemical treatment and after the grinding process. Findings: The results of the study showed the influence of workpiece speed vw and the method of delivery to the grinding zone GF on selected parameters describing the condition of the technological surface layer of the teeth of gears made of 20MnCr5 steel. The grinding process with a white aluminium oxide grinding wheel causes deterioration in the material's residual stress state. For each of the three analysed workpiece speeds vw, smaller changes in microhardness with respect to the microhardness of the material before grinding occur in the surface layer of samples ground with GF fed with the MQL method. Similarly, residual stress values are in the area of favourable compressive stresses. Research limitations/implications: Environmental considerations and the need to comply with increasingly stringent environmental protection and worker safety regulations are pushing researchers and entrepreneurs to completely eliminate or reduce the consumption of grinding fluids in the grinding process. Based on the research and analysis carried out in this study, it was concluded that applying minimum GF by the MQL method could be an alternative to the conventional WET method.Practical implications: In sustainable manufacturing, it is extremely important to produce high-quality items while reducing the cost of manufacturing and taking care of the environment and workers' health. This includes the manufacture of gears, a basic component used in gear transmissions in the automotive industry, for example. The research has established that it is possible to use the MQL method, which reduces the amount of GF used when grinding the working surfaces of gear teeth, as an alternative to the conventional WET method. Originality/value: The conducted research was the first to determine the most favourable conditions, in terms of the obtained residual stresses and microhardness, for grinding the working surface of gear teeth using the MQL method.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

thermo-chemical treatment; vacuum carburizing; single-piece flow method; gear grinding; technological surface layer

PL

obróbka cieplno-chemiczna; nawęglanie próżniowe; jednoczęściowa metoda przepływowa; szlifowanie kół zębatych; technologiczna warstwa wierzchnia

• Wydawca: International OCSCO World Press
• Czasopismo: Archives of Materials Science and Engineering
• Rocznik: 2023
• Tom: Vol. 120, nr 2
• Strony: 60--69
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr. 25 poz.

Twórcy

autor

Stachurski W.

• Institute of Machine Tools and Production Engineering, Lodz University of Technology, 1/15 Stefanowskiego St., 90-537 Łódź, Poland

• https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3936-6846

autor

Janica J.

• Institute of Machine Tools and Production Engineering, Lodz University of Technology, 1/15 Stefanowskiego St., 90-537 Łódź, Poland

autor

Januszewicz B.

• Institute of Materials Science and Engineering, Lodz University of Technology, 1/15 Stefanowskiego St., 90-537 Łódź, Poland

autor

Pawłowski W.

• Institute of Machine Tools and Production Engineering, Lodz University of Technology, 1/15 Stefanowskiego St., 90-537 Łódź, Poland

autor

Sawicki J.

• Institute of Materials Science and Engineering, Lodz University of Technology, 1/15 Stefanowskiego St., 90-537 Łódź, Poland

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