A FE based machining simulation methodology accounting for cast iron microstructure
Journal article, 2014

In the present paper the effect of graphite nodularity in the microstructure of cast iron is assessed with respect to its machinability at orthogonal cutting. A micro-structure based model of the cast iron material has been developed based on analyses of micro-graph images. The image analysis combines pearlitic grains with graphite nodules to produce the micro-structures. Continuous deformation behavior of pearlite and graphite phases is described using the Johnson-Cook (JC) viscoplasticty model including temperature dependence. Of particular concern is the modeling of the chip formation, induced by the micro-structure morphology and the mechanical behavior of the work piece material in the vicinity of the insert. This is described by the element deletion methodology along with the Johnson-Cook failure criterion to realize the fracture kinematics. A parametric study is carried out by varying the nodularity of the graphite. To validate the model, the finite element results are compared to machining test results carried out on a Compacted Graphite Iron (CGl) material in a related paper It turns out that the FE-simulated and experimentally observed cutting force and chip formation compare fairly well.

Cast iron

Fracture modeling

Chip formation

Nodularity

Microstructure

Johnson-Cook model

Machining simulation

CGI

Author

Goran Ljustina

Chalmers, Applied Mechanics, Material and Computational Mechanics

Ragnar Larsson

Chalmers, Applied Mechanics, Material and Computational Mechanics

Martin Fagerström

Chalmers, Applied Mechanics, Material and Computational Mechanics

Finite Elements in Analysis and Design

0168-874X (ISSN)

Vol. 80 1-10

Driving Forces

Sustainable development

Subject Categories

Applied Mechanics

Areas of Advance

Production

Materials Science

Roots

Basic sciences

DOI

10.1016/j.finel.2013.10.006

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