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Evaluation of Laser Structuring in Hard Turning Process of Martensitic Steel

  • Esmaeil Ghadiri Zahrani,
  • Amir Alinaghizadeh,
  • Amirmohammad Fakharzadeh Jahromi and
  • Bahman Azarhoushang

The hard turning process presents significant challenges compared to conventional turning techniques, particularly in terms of controlling machining forces and dimensional accuracy. This study evaluates the effectiveness of laser structuring in enhan...

  • Review
  • Open Access
47 Citations
6,248 Views
64 Pages

Current Status of Hard Turning in Manufacturing: Aspects of Cooling Strategy and Sustainability

  • Rajashree Mallick,
  • Ramanuj Kumar,
  • Amlana Panda and
  • Ashok Kumar Sahoo

27 February 2023

In recent years, hard turning has been found to be a well-known substitute for traditional grinding for acquiring the finish quality of hardened steel without sacrificing productivity. There are many issues that should be carefully understood and dea...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
2,159 Views
15 Pages

20 January 2025

The cutting temperature in hard turning is extremely high, which reduces tool life, lowers machined-surface quality, and affects dimensional control. However, hard turning differs greatly from conventional turning in that the cutting process mainly h...

  • Article
  • Open Access
31 Citations
4,668 Views
30 Pages

Hard Turning Performance Investigation of AISI D2 Steel under a Dual Nozzle MQL Environment

  • Rajashree Mallick,
  • Ramanuj Kumar,
  • Amlana Panda and
  • Ashok Kumar Sahoo

In recent years, hard turning has emerged as a burgeoning cutting technology for producing high-quality finishing of cylindrical-shaped hardened steel for a variety of industrial applications. Hard turning under dry cutting was not accepted because o...

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
2,444 Views
17 Pages

Analysis of the Surface Quality Characteristics in Hard Turning Under a Minimal Cutting Fluid Environment

  • Sandip Mane,
  • Rajkumar Bhimgonda Patil,
  • Anindita Roy,
  • Pritesh Shah and
  • Ravi Sekhar

This paper analyzes the surface quality characteristics, such as arithmetic average roughness (Ra), maximum peak-to-valley height (Rt), and average peak-to-valley height (Rz), in hard turning of AISI 52100 steel using a (TiN/TiCN/Al2O3) coated carbid...

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
2,169 Views
14 Pages

2 August 2022

The asymmetric height distribution of a machined surface can be useful from a tribological point of view in several cases. The purpose of this study is to analyze this asymmetry based on the 3D surface texture parameter skewness, providing technologi...

  • Article
  • Open Access
7 Citations
2,914 Views
18 Pages

The Influence of Tool Rake Surface Geometry on the Hard Turning Process of AISI52100 Hardened Steel

  • Hanzhong Xu,
  • Honggen Zhou,
  • Zhengyu Ma,
  • Lei Dai,
  • Xuwen Jing,
  • Guochao Li and
  • Yujing Sun

23 September 2019

The hard turning process has been widely used in the field of hard material precision machining because of its high efficiency, low processing residual stress, and low environmental pollution. Due to its undesirably processing quality, it is still no...

  • Article
  • Open Access
75 Citations
5,186 Views
12 Pages

Intelligent Optimization of Hard-Turning Parameters Using Evolutionary Algorithms for Smart Manufacturing

  • Mozammel Mia,
  • Grzegorz Królczyk,
  • Radosław Maruda and
  • Szymon Wojciechowski

15 March 2019

Recently, the concept of smart manufacturing systems urges for intelligent optimization of process parameters to eliminate wastage of resources, especially materials and energy. In this context, the current study deals with optimization of hard-turni...

  • Article
  • Open Access
9 Citations
2,713 Views
14 Pages

22 June 2023

Lubrication and cooling in hard machining is an urgent and growing concern. The use of a suitable cooling lubrication condition is a crucial factor and has a great influence on the machining efficiency and the machined surface quality in hard machini...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
1,240 Views
19 Pages

Synthesis of an Ionic Liquid-Based Cutting Lubricant and Its Performance Comparison with Mineral Oil in Hard Turning

  • Rajashree Mallick,
  • Ramanuj Kumar,
  • Amlana Panda,
  • Ashok Kumar Sahoo and
  • Diptikanta Das

This study compares the hard turning performance under dual-nozzle minimum quantity lubrication (MQL) using mineral oil and 1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium chloride-based ionic fluids. Key performance indicators, including tool life (based on tool wear),...

  • Article
  • Open Access
28 Citations
8,183 Views
14 Pages

Investigation of Machining Performance of MQL and MQCL Hard Turning Using Nano Cutting Fluids

  • Ngo Minh Tuan,
  • Tran Minh Duc,
  • Tran The Long,
  • Vu Lai Hoang and
  • Tran Bao Ngoc

19 April 2022

Cutting fluids used in the metal machining industry have exerted serious impacts on the environment and human health. In addition, the very high cutting heat and forces in machining-hardened steels have been a growing concern in the metal cutting fie...

  • Article
  • Open Access
8 Citations
2,796 Views
16 Pages

Self-Propelled Rotary Tools in Hard Turning: Analysis and Optimization via Finite Element Models

  • Usama Umer,
  • Syed Hammad Mian,
  • Muneer Khan Mohammed,
  • Mustufa Haider Abidi,
  • Khaja Moiduddin and
  • Hossam Kishawy

8 December 2022

This study investigates self-propelled rotary tool (SPRT) performance in hard turning using 3D finite element (FE) models. The FE models developed in this study are based on coupled temperature-displacement analysis using an explicit time-integration...

  • Article
  • Open Access
9 Citations
2,980 Views
16 Pages

Dry Hard Turning versus Grinding—The Influence of Machining-Induced Surface Integrity on Fatigue Performance

  • Yinxia Zhang,
  • Shaoshuai Yuan,
  • Xin Yang,
  • Wei Gao,
  • Mingliang Zhang and
  • Zhenlong Peng

22 April 2023

Dry hard turning (DHT) provides an effective process for finishing high-hardness materials. Machining-induced surface integrity has a direct impact on functional performance. This study compares the effects of the DHT and grinding processes on machin...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
1,659 Views
32 Pages

Analysis of Thermal Aspect in Hard Turning of AISI 52100 Alloy Steel Under Minimal Cutting Fluid Environment Using FEM

  • Sandip Mane,
  • Rajkumar Bhimgonda Patil,
  • Mohan Lal Kolhe,
  • Anindita Roy,
  • Amol Gulabrao Kamble and
  • Amit Chaudhari

This paper describes a simulation study on the hard turning of AISI 52100 alloy steel with coated carbide tools under minimal cutting fluid conditions using the commercial software AdvantEdge. A finite element analysis coupled with adaptive meshing w...

  • Article
  • Open Access
80 Citations
6,452 Views
17 Pages

Hard machining has gained much attention to be an alternative solution for many traditional finish grinding operations due to high productivity, ease to adapt to complex part contours, the elimination of cutting fluids, good surface quality, and the...

  • Article
  • Open Access
22 Citations
3,661 Views
25 Pages

6 September 2023

Hard turning is an emerging machining technology that evolved as a substitute for grinding in the production of precision parts from hardened steel. It offers advantages such as reduced cycle times, lower costs, and environmental benefits over grindi...

  • Article
  • Open Access
28 Citations
3,299 Views
21 Pages

Friction and very high temperature are still the major challenges in hard machining technology and they greatly affect cutting efficiency. The application of the MQL (minimum quantity lubrication) method, using nanoparticles in order to improve the c...

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  • Article
  • Open Access
8 Citations
4,311 Views
19 Pages

Influence of Technological Parameters on Chip Formation and Chip Control in Precision Hard Turning of Ti-6Al-4V

  • Elshaimaa Abdelnasser,
  • Samar El-Sanabary,
  • Ahmed Nassef,
  • Azza Barakat and
  • Ahmed Elkaseer

23 October 2023

This article presents the results of an experimental investigation into the effect of process parameters in the precision hard turning of Ti-6Al-4V on chip morphology at both macro and micro levels. It also reports on the control of chip generation t...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
1,322 Views
25 Pages

Investigation of Surface Quality and Productivity in Precision Hard Turning of AISI 4340 Steel Using Integrated Approach of ML-MOORA-PSO

  • Adel T. Abbas,
  • Neeraj Sharma,
  • Khalid F. Alqosaibi,
  • Mohamed A. Abbas,
  • Rakesh Chandmal Sharma and
  • Ahmed Elkaseer

10 April 2025

AISI 4340 steel has applications in gun barrels, where the surface quality of the barrel is the prime factor. This study explores the application of a machine learning (ML) approach to optimize the precision turning of an AISI 4340 steel alloy using...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
1,900 Views
12 Pages

Study of Residual Stresses and Austenite Gradients in the Surface after Hard Turning as a Function of Flank Wear and Cutting Speed

  • Anna Mičietová,
  • Mária Čilliková,
  • Róbert Čep,
  • Miroslav Neslušan and
  • Nikolaj Ganev

17 February 2023

This paper investigates the influence of cutting speed and flank wear on the depth profile of residual stresses, as well as the fraction of retained austenite after hard turning of quenched bearing steel 100Cr6. Residual stress and retained austenite...

  • Article
  • Open Access
36 Citations
4,010 Views
20 Pages

Investigation on Surface Integrity in Hard Turning of AISI 4140 Steel with SPPP-AlTiSiN Coated Carbide Insert under Nano-MQL

  • Smita Padhan,
  • Naresh Kumar Wagri,
  • Lalatendu Dash,
  • Anshuman Das,
  • Sudhansu Ranjan Das,
  • Mohammad Rafighi and
  • Priyaranjan Sharma

The machined surface integrity in the turning of hardened steels is adversely influenced by heat generation and friction which requires pacification of the temperature by the effective cooling-lubrication approach and cutting tool performance. The pr...

  • Article
  • Open Access
17 Citations
3,023 Views
15 Pages

4 November 2021

Minimum quantity lubrication (MQL) has gained significant attention in various research fields and industrial applications for its advantages of being environmentally friendly and suitable for sustainable production. The effectiveness of MQL is incre...

  • Article
  • Open Access
15 Citations
3,183 Views
22 Pages

12 December 2020

This article presents the results of an experimental investigation into the machinability of Ti6Al4V alloy during hard turning, including both conventional and high-speed machining, using polycrystalline diamond (PCD) inserts. A central composite des...

  • Article
  • Open Access
7 Citations
3,020 Views
19 Pages

Dry hard-turning is a vital manufacturing method for machining hardened steel due to its low cost, high machining efficiency, and green environmental protection. This study aims to analyze the effect of various machining parameters on cutting forces...

  • Article
  • Open Access
32 Citations
5,138 Views
21 Pages

MQL-Assisted Hard Turning of AISI D2 Steel with Corn Oil: Analysis of Surface Roughness, Tool Wear, and Manufacturing Costs

  • Bogdan Arsene,
  • Catalin Gheorghe,
  • Flavius Aurelian Sarbu,
  • Magdalena Barbu,
  • Lucian-Ionel Cioca and
  • Gavrila Calefariu

19 December 2021

Precision hard turning (HT) gained more and more attention in the cutting industry in the last years due to continuous pressure of the global market for reducing costs, minimizing the environmental and health issues, and achieving a cleaner productio...

  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
1,722 Views
30 Pages

24 March 2025

Hard turning is a precision machining process used in the manufacturing industry for the finishing of hardened alloy steel, which is known for its high hardness and wear resistance. In this work, an experimental investigation was conducted to predict...

  • Article
  • Open Access
27 Citations
3,993 Views
16 Pages

27 April 2020

This article reports an experimental assessment of surface quality generated in the precision turning of AISI 4340 steel alloy using conventional round and wiper nose inserts for different cutting conditions. A three-factor (each at 4 levels) full fa...

  • Article
  • Open Access
41 Citations
5,185 Views
16 Pages

FEM-Based Study of Precision Hard Turning of Stainless Steel 316L

  • Ahmed Elkaseer,
  • Ali Abdelaziz,
  • Mohammed Saber and
  • Ahmed Nassef

8 August 2019

This study aims to investigate chip formation and surface generation during the precision turning of stainless steel 316L samples. A Finite Element Method (FEM) was used to simulate the chipping process of the stainless steel but with only a restrict...

  • Article
  • Open Access
17 Citations
4,931 Views
20 Pages

7 May 2024

To address the issue of local optima encountered during the multi-objective optimization process with the Non-dominated Sorting Genetic Algorithm II (NSGA-II) algorithm, this paper introduces an enhanced version of the NSGA-II. This improved NSGA-II...

  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
1,650 Views
18 Pages

20 June 2023

Three-dimensional topography measurement is a focus area of precision machining because it provides detailed information on the functional behavior of contacting surfaces. The purpose of this study is to analyze how the process parameters and the edg...

  • Article
  • Open Access
23 Citations
5,477 Views
18 Pages

5 March 2022

Surface roughness is an important factor in metal cutting, and usually different surface roughness characteristics are used to control the quality of the machined surfaces. However, as the cutting tool wears out during the cutting process, the roughn...

  • Article
  • Open Access
13 Citations
3,189 Views
17 Pages

18 November 2021

To improve the surface corrosion resistance of 42CrMo4 high-strength steel used in a marine environment, this article studied the effects of hard turning on the surface integrity and corrosion resistance of 42CrMo4 high-strength steel through the sin...

  • Article
  • Open Access
8 Citations
1,057 Views
25 Pages

This study presents a probabilistic analysis of how thermal conductivity and hardness affect surface integrity in CNC turning, focusing on five engineering materials: Aluminum Alloy 6061, Brass C26000, Bronze C51000, Carbon Steel 1020 Annealed, and S...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
1,949 Views
15 Pages

19 November 2024

Conventional oil-based emulsions used in hard-turning processes present significant environmental and economic challenges, including high waste generation and hazardous disposal requirements. In response, cryogenic CO2 cooling has gained attention as...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
507 Views
16 Pages

2 December 2025

Hard turning has emerged as a cost-effective and flexible alternative to conventional grinding for machining hardened steels such as AISI 4340. However, its performance is significantly influenced by the choice of cooling and lubrication strategies,...

  • Article
  • Open Access
26 Citations
4,110 Views
13 Pages

Application of an Adaptive “Neuro-Fuzzy” Inference System in Modeling Cutting Temperature during Hard Turning

  • Borislav Savkovic,
  • Pavel Kovac,
  • Branislav Dudic,
  • Dragan Rodic,
  • Mirfad Taric and
  • Michal Gregus

7 September 2019

The machining of hard materials with the most economical process is a challenge that is the aim of production systems. Increasing demands of the market require a hard processing hardened steel in order to avoid finishing grinding. This research consi...

  • Article
  • Open Access
93 Citations
6,543 Views
20 Pages

Influence of Different Grades of CBN Inserts on Cutting Force and Surface Roughness of AISI H13 Die Tool Steel during Hard Turning Operation

  • Pardeep Kumar,
  • Sant Ram Chauhan,
  • Catalin Iulian Pruncu,
  • Munish Kumar Gupta,
  • Danil Yurievich Pimenov,
  • Mozammel Mia and
  • Harjot Singh Gill

7 January 2019

Now-a-days, the application of hard tuning with CBN tool has been massively increased because the hard turning is a good alternative to grinding process. However, there are some issues that need to be addressed related to the CBN grades and their par...

  • Article
  • Open Access
18 Citations
2,936 Views
17 Pages

A Closer Look at Precision Hard Turning of AISI4340: Multi-Objective Optimization for Simultaneous Low Surface Roughness and High Productivity

  • Adel T. Abbas,
  • Abdulhamid A. Al-Abduljabbar,
  • Ibrahim A. Alnaser,
  • Mohamed F. Aly,
  • Islam H. Abdelgaliel and
  • Ahmed Elkaseer

12 March 2022

This article reports an extended investigation into the precision hard turning of AISI 4340 alloy steel when machined by two different types of inserts: wiper nose and conventional round nose. It provides a closer look at previously published work an...

  • Article
  • Open Access
8 Citations
2,413 Views
16 Pages

29 March 2022

Precision machining of automotive industrial parts is a highlighted topic in mechanical engineering due to the increased need for efficient and high-quality machining processes. This study is aimed to contribute to the field of surface topography eva...

  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
2,547 Views
18 Pages

Effects of Multi-Pass Turning on Stress Corrosion Cracking of AISI 304 Austenitic Stainless Steel

  • Yansong Zhang,
  • Huan Xue,
  • Yongchun Li,
  • Xuelin Wang,
  • Xinli Jiang,
  • Chongwen Yang,
  • Kewei Fang,
  • Wenqian Zhang and
  • Hui Jiang

15 October 2022

Austenitic stainless steels are extensively used in mechanical engineering. The machined surface integrity has an essential influence on the stress corrosion cracking (SCC) performance of stainless steels. In this paper, the effects of multi-pass tur...

  • Review
  • Open Access
5 Citations
4,473 Views
15 Pages

A Review of High-Speed Turning of AISI 4340 Steel with Minimum Quantity Lubrication (MQL)

  • Haniff Abdul Rahman,
  • Nabil Jouini,
  • Jaharah A. Ghani and
  • Mohammad Rasidi Mohammad Rasani

19 August 2024

AISI 4340 is a medium-carbon low-alloy steel that has gained distinctive attention due to its advanced properties including high strength, high toughness, and heat resistance. This has led to its commercial usage in a wide variety of industries such...

  • Article
  • Open Access
972 Views
21 Pages

Sustainable Combined Process for Improving Surface Integrity and Fatigue Strength of Heat-Treated 42CrMo4 Steel Shafts and Axles

  • Jordan Maximov,
  • Galya Duncheva,
  • Angel Anchev,
  • Vladimir Dunchev,
  • Kalin Anastasov and
  • Mariana Ichkova

4 July 2025

The main goal of this study is to develop an optimized sustainable combined process, including sequential dry hard turning and dry smoothing diamond burnishing (DB), to improve the surface integrity (SI) and fatigue limit of heat-treated 42CrMo4 stee...

  • Article
  • Open Access
29 Citations
4,407 Views
15 Pages

20 February 2023

Industrial materials are materials used in the manufacture of products such as durable machines and equipment. For this reason, industrial materials have importance in many aspects of human life, including social, environmental, and technological ele...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
1,763 Views
17 Pages

3 November 2024

This work concerns an experimental investigation dealing with the machinability of 60CrMoV18-5 cold-work tool steel under dry CNC hard turning conditions using a CBN cutting insert. A response surface experiment based on the central composite design...

  • Article
  • Open Access
9 Citations
2,629 Views
20 Pages

20 September 2020

The combination of the turning and burnishing process is an efficient approach to improve machined quality and productivity. This paper aims to optimize energy efficiency (EF), improved hardness ratio (IHR), and decreased roughness ratio (DRR) of a n...

  • Article
  • Open Access
7 Citations
872 Views
35 Pages

29 March 2025

This study investigates the influence of thermal conductivity and hardness on computer numerical control (CNC) turning performance, focusing on key machining metrics—material removal rate (MRR), surface roughness (Ra), and surface waviness (Wa)...

  • Article
  • Open Access
7 Citations
3,665 Views
24 Pages

17 May 2023

This experimental study presents the machinability comparison of TiCN-Al2O3-TiN, TiAlN-TiN, and TiAlSiN coated carbide inserts in hard turning AISI 4340 steel. The primary purpose of this research is to determine the most appropriate cutting inserts...

  • Article
  • Open Access
15 Citations
3,651 Views
16 Pages

8 September 2021

3D surface roughness measurement is still a less mature procedure than its 2D version. The size of the evaluation area is not as standardized as the measurement length in the 2D version. The purpose of this study is to introduce a method for minimizi...

  • Article
  • Open Access
12 Citations
2,453 Views
16 Pages

Evaluation of Self-Propelled Rotary Tool in the Machining of Hardened Steel Using Finite Element Models

  • Usama Umer,
  • Hossam Kishawy,
  • Mustufa Haider Abidi,
  • Syed Hammad Mian and
  • Khaja Moiduddin

11 November 2020

This paper presents a model for assessing the performance of self-propelled rotary tool during the processing of hardened steel. A finite element (FE) model has been proposed in this analysis to study the hard turning of AISI 51200 hardened steel usi...

  • Article
  • Open Access
11 Citations
2,412 Views
15 Pages

Modelling and Analysis of Surface Evolution on Turning of Hard-to-Cut CLARM 30NiCrMoV14 Steel Alloy

  • Syed Muhammad Raza,
  • Aqib Mashood Khan,
  • Muhammad Umar Farooq,
  • Asif Iqbal,
  • Danil Yurievich Pimenov,
  • Khaled Giasin and
  • Kamil Leksycki

31 October 2021

Industrial practitioners are working on predictive solutions for the precise evaluation of input parameters and processed surfaces of engineering materials. To aid the aeronautical industry, this study is an effort to develop the mathematical modelli...

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