Machining of bi-metallic aluminium-grey cast iron engine block - Process optimisation by means of FEM
Paper in proceeding, 2023

Bi-metallic design concept has been introduced in automotive industries to meet the increasingly tighter standards on carbon emission. Yet, machining of bi-metallic engine blocks is accompanied by several challenges like short tool life and long cycle times. This study presents a novel methodology that combines the concept of experimental design with Finite Element (FE) to optimise the tool performance and enhance the productivity when finish face milling of aluminium-grey cast iron engine blocks. This simulation-assisted approach led to an approximately 32% decrease in machining cycle time as compared to that of a reference cutting condition.

Cast iron

Bi-metallic

FEM

Characterisation

Aluminium

Author

Amir Malakizadi

Chalmers, Industrial and Materials Science, Materials and manufacture

Lars Nyborg

Chalmers, Industrial and Materials Science, Materials and manufacture

Procedia CIRP

22128271 (eISSN)

Vol. 117 323-328

19th CIRP Conference on Modeling of Machining Operations, CMMO 2023
Karlsruhe, Germany,

Subject Categories

Production Engineering, Human Work Science and Ergonomics

Metallurgy and Metallic Materials

DOI

10.1016/j.procir.2023.03.055

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7/26/2023