Special Issue "Green Manufacturing for Metallic Materials"

A special issue of Metals (ISSN 2075-4701). This special issue belongs to the section "Additive Manufacturing".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 June 2023 | Viewed by 738

Special Issue Editors

Metal Industries Research and Development Centre (MIRDC), Micro/Meso Mechanical Manufacturing R&D Department (M4 Dept.), Kaohsiung 81160, Taiwan
Interests: micro cutting; micro wire electrical discharge machining; micro electrical discharge machining; micro shot peening; micro blasting; green metal forming; hybrid manufacturing
Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA 30332, USA
Interests: ultrasonic-vibration-assisted milling; laser-assisted milling
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Dear Colleagues,

The green advanced/hybrid manufacturing process has become increasingly important in industry due to carbon tax and a friendly environment. The surface quality of difficult-to-machine materials and metallic materials, such as Inconel, tungsten carbide, polycrystal diamond (PCD), cermet, ferrous and non-ferrous metals, is affected by the conditions of cutting tools, workpieces, process parameters, lubrication, machine performance, etc. Many green advanced/hybrid manufacturing processes have been developed in recent years to enhance the machinability of these materials. In this Special Issue, the research topics of interest include the experiment and simulation of green metal cutting/milling/forming/ultrasonic-vibration-assisted milling (USM)/laser-assisted milling (LAM)/minimum quantity lubrication (MQL)/electrical discharge machining (EDM)/wire electrical discharge machining (WEDM)/electrochemical machining (ECM)/ultrafast laser/micro particle bombarding (MPB) surface treatment, such as micro peening and micro blasting. All papers related to increasing the manufacturing efficiency of high-performance metallic materials with lower energy consumption and fossil lubrication via green advanced/hybrid manufacturing are welcome to this Special Issue.

Dr. Fu-Chuan Hsu
Dr. Yixuan Feng
Guest Editors

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Keywords

  • green manufacturing (machining/forming/surface treatment)
  • hybrid manufacturing
  • ultrasonic-vibration-assisted milling (USM)
  • laser-assisted milling (LAM)
  • minimum quantity lubrication (MQL)
  • electrical discharge machining (EDM)
  • wire electrical discharge machining (WEDM)
  • electrochemical machining (ECM)
  • ultrafast laser
  • micro particle bombarding (MPB) treatment

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Ultrasonic Assisted Machining Overview: Accessing Feasibility and Overcoming Challenges for Milling Applications
Metals 2023, 13(5), 908; https://doi.org/10.3390/met13050908 - 07 May 2023
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Machinability, along with its associated facets, is a critical parameter that ultimately determines the cost of machining. Its optimization, however, is inherently limited by the current technology. To surmount such limitations, novel alternative machining technologies, such as Ultrasonic Assisted Machining (UAM), have emerged. [...] Read more.
Machinability, along with its associated facets, is a critical parameter that ultimately determines the cost of machining. Its optimization, however, is inherently limited by the current technology. To surmount such limitations, novel alternative machining technologies, such as Ultrasonic Assisted Machining (UAM), have emerged. The present study introduces UAM, the technology’s underlying principles, and general considerations for vibration application (harmonic waves, eigenfrequencies, resonance). The influence of ultrasonic application on the key parameters of conventional machining processes is studied and relevant research data are presented to support UAM benefits. Following, a comprehensive kinematic examination of vibration application to the milling process is conducted, accounting for various possible vibration modes. A detailed analysis of the requisite system components and their technical specifications is presented, followed by identifying common issues within such systems. Solutions for the identified limitations are proposed, acting as design guidelines for future technological advancements. Finally, based on the conducted research, conclusions are drawn and future directions for UAM are suggested. Full article
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