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A novel method for chip formation analyses in deep hole drilling with small diameters

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Recent trends of downsizing and miniaturization of components, e.g. in the automotive industry for the manufacturing of fuel injectors or in the medical industry for the production of bone screws or surgical instruments, increase the importance of mechanical deep hole drilling with small diameters. Unfortunately, there are still some open challenges regarding this process. In addition to the unfavorable ratio of the cutting edge rounding to the achievable feed rates and undeformed chip thicknesses which results in significant mechanical tool loads, the control of the chip formation and the removal constitutes a major difficulty. The slender tool dimensions, especially the small cross sections of the chip flutes, necessitate a favorable chip formation to achieve the required process safety and productivity. Therefore, analyses of the chip formation, when machining difficult-to-cut materials provide the means for an effective process design. This analysis, however, is particularly difficult due to the closed operating zone. Quick-stop devices used for the chip formation analyses so far are limited in the tool diameter respectively the revolution speed. Furthermore the informative value is limited, because a quick-stop test takes a significant time to stop and thus the instantaneous cutting conditions during the tool retraction are altered. To overcome these restrictions, a new method for the analysis of the chip formation in small diameter deep hole drilling is presented in this paper. It is based on the utilization of a high-speed camera and tailored material samples. The experimental set-up and the results of first analyses conducted under minimum quantity lubrication are presented. The chip formation process is analyzed for the single-lip gun drilling of the nickel-based alloy Inconel718 and the bainitic steel 20MnCrMo7.

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    D. Biermann, M. Kirschner & D. Eberhardt

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Biermann, D., Kirschner, M. & Eberhardt, D. A novel method for chip formation analyses in deep hole drilling with small diameters. Prod. Eng. Res. Devel. 8, 491–497 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11740-014-0566-7

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