The surface properties of alloys can be improved by coating their surfaces and adding a micro-texture. The effect on the surface properties of alloy composite coatings of adding a textured surface has not been addressed in previous studies. In this s...
Zirconia ceramics are promising materials for restoration and are widely used in the field of artificial teeth. However, wear resistance affects the longevity of artificial teeth. In this study, peacock tail feather micro-textures and groove micro-te...
Metal machining is one of the most important manufacturing processes in today’s production sector. The tools used in machining have been developed over the years to improve their performance, by reducing the cutting forces, the friction coeffic...
The GH4169 superalloy has the characteristics of high strength, strong thermal stability, large specific heat capacity, small thermal conductivity, etc., but it is also a typical hard-to-cut material. When cutting this material with ordinary cutting...
In this study, the wear resistance of micro-textured tools was explored. Micro-textured tools with different morphologies were used in turning GH4169 during spray cooling. The tool wear on the rake face of the different micro-texture morphologies was...
The skid resistance of asphalt pavement is an important factor affecting road safety. However, few studies have characterized the contribution of the macro- and micro-texture to the skid resistance of asphalt pavement. In this paper, the generalized...
The insertion of micro-textures plays a role in reducing friction and increasing wear resistance of the cutters, which also has a certain impact on the stress field of the cutter during milling. Therefore, in order to study the mechanisms of friction...
Titanium alloy material has physical properties such as low thermal conductivity, high hardness, and surface resilience, which are prone to problems such as large milling force, low machining efficiency, and poor surface quality in processed products...
Eutectic aluminum-silicon alloys present high frictional coefficient and a high wear rate due to the low hardness under sliding friction conditions. In this paper, the eutectic aluminum-silicon alloy was textured firstly by micro-milling operations....
Dry cutting is an effective method to realize the concept of green cutting today. However, in the process of cutting bearing steel, the high temperatures and high pressures produced by the cutting tool and chip under dry friction seriously affect the...
At present, for micro-textured tools, the determination of the micro-texture placement area depends on the derivation of the cutting geometric model. The micro-texture distribution form applies geometric methods, and the research methods and accuracy...
This study explores the performance of micro-textured tools when cutting GH4169 during spray cooling. First, the morphologies of the micro-textures were selected according to the simulation and experiments. Secondly, cutting experiments were carried...
In the context of satisfying sustainability requirements nowadays, dry machining is one of the ideal strategies to eliminate the environmental and human health burdens of machining processes. In addition, micro-textured cutting tools are used to impr...
The rotating ultrasonic-assisted grinding (RUAG) experiment of the conical grinding wheel generated the intermittent pit-shaped micro-texture on the surface of the workpiece, reducing thermal damage and improving the lubrication characteristics compa...
Aiming at the engineering problems of the severe wear and limited service life of mandrels during the hole extrusion strengthening of critical aerospace components, this study proposes a surface modification strategy for mandrels based on the anti-fr...
Diamond-coated tools often fail due to coating graphitization and delamination caused by poor coating adhesion, large contact stress, and thermochemical reactions. To address these issues, this research utilized a combination of micro-nano double-lay...
Processing certain kinds of micro-textures onto the surface of tools can improve their wear resistance, reduce the friction between them and machined surfaces, prolong their service life and improve their processing efficiency. When milling titanium...
In bone-milling surgical procedures, the intense friction between the tool and bone material often results in high cutting temperatures, leading to the thermal necrosis of bone cells. This paper aims to investigate the effect of micro-texture on the...
A high temperature is produced in the process of precision milling of titanium alloy, and the cutting temperature can be effectively reduced by placing a micro-texture on the tool surface. In order to study the milling temperature of micro-textured b...
This work aims to provide a comprehensive understanding of the structural impact of micro-texture on the properties of bearing capacity and friction coefficient through numerical simulation and theoretical calculation. Compared to the traditional opt...
An acicular microtextured sheet was developed as a heat radiation device from the high-temperature source to the cooling medium in the infrared (IR) spectrum. The copper surface was modified by acicular micro-texturing to place a semi-regular micro-/...
In order to explore the influence of high-order micro-texture parameters on the friction, wear, and vibration characteristics of coated cemented carbide pin surfaces, expand the research field of textured coating modification processes. Firstly, a la...
Aluminum alloy materials are very difficult to break in the processing process; chip accumulation leads to poor processing stability. In this paper, a coated composite micro–textured tool is presented. The influence of coated composite micro&nd...
In various fields, micro-textures have been successfully applied to the surface of friction pairs to effectively improve flow field and friction performance. This paper aims to investigate how different textures affect the sealing performance of comp...
In articular joint implants, polymeric inserts are usually exploited for on-contact sliding surfaces to guarantee low friction and wear, a high load-bearing capacity, impact strength and stiffness, and biocompatibility. Surface micro-structuring can...
Using the ultrasonic burnishing process to fabricate micro-textures is one of the effective methods to improve the hydrophobic properties of workpiece surfaces. In this study, three ultrasonic burnishing strategies—single-pass ultrasonic burnis...
Carbon fiber reinforced thermosetting composites (CFRTS) and TC4 alloy are important structural materials for lightweight manufacturing. The hybrid structure of these two materials has been widely used in the aerospace field. However, the CFRTS-TC4 a...
During the dry machining of 6061 aluminum alloy, cemented carbide tools often suffer from severe wear and built-up edge (BUE) formation, which significantly shortens tool life. Inspired by the non-smooth surface structure of dung beetles, this study...
To enhance the load-carrying capacity and operational stability of dry gas seal gas films while reducing gas leakage, and to provide a theoretical basis for structural optimization and innovation of face seals, a numerical model of gas film lubricati...
Poly(ether ether ketone)/carbon-fiber (PEEK/CF) composites possess excellent mechanical and thermal stability but exhibit inadequate friction and wear resistance for demanding tribological applications. In this study, femtosecond laser texturing was...
In order to solve the problem of poor stability of hard brittle material in cutting process, a 45° groove micro-textured composite bionic tool was proposed. Under the same cutting parameters and conditions, the temperature rise and cutting force...
Water-lubricated bearings (WLB), due to their pollution-free nature and low noise, are increasingly becoming critical components in aerospace, marine applications, high-speed railway transportation, precision machine tools, etc. However, in practice,...
Based on a previous work where we investigated the effect of conditioner type and downforce on the evolution of pad surface micro-texture during break-in, we have chosen certain break-in conditions to carry out subsequent blanket SiO2 wafer polishing...
Micro-textured surfaces show promise in improving tribological properties, but predicting their performance remains challenging due to complex relationships between surface features and frictional behavior. This study evaluates five algorithms—...
Physics-based process simulations have the potential to allow virtual process design and the development of digital twins for smart machining applications. This paper presents 3D cutting simulations using the finite element method (FEM) and investiga...
This article presents research on advanced surface preparation methods for sintered carbides (WC-Co, grade B2) commonly used in the tool industry, particularly in the context of bonding these materials with C45 steel using adhesives. Sintered carbide...
When machining titanium alloy parts, aside from accuracy, the other key concern when evaluating their quality is the integrity of the machined surface. Residual stress can have a significant impact upon this. A certain amount of residual stress can h...
As a fundamental machining tool, the ball end milling cutter plays a crucial role in manufacturing. Due to its low thermal conductivity, the heat generated during the cutting process of titanium alloy materials is not dissipated efficiently, resultin...
In the process of heavy-duty cutting, the reciprocating motion of the sliding guide pair surface is prone to local wear, which seriously affects the overall machining accuracy and service life of the machine tool. This study proposes a biomimetic mic...
Coated cemented carbide currently represents most of all cutting tool inserts due to its unique combination of wear resistance and toughness. Surface texturing technology can give additional performance to reduce the tool’s wear and energy cons...
Current research lacks systematic understanding of cross-scale correlations between micro-texture geometry and macro-lubrication behavior. This study presents a multi-scale collaborative optimization methodology for gear Micro-Textured Meshing Interf...
Friction contact regulation has been widely acknowledged, yet research on micro-textured meshing interfaces appears to have reached an impasse. Conventional wisdom holds that the similarity of micro-element configurations is the key factor contributi...
With shrinking size of electronic devices, increasing performance and accompanying heat dissipation, there is a need for efficient removal of this heat through packaging materials. Polymer materials are attractive packaging materials given their low...
The characteristics of pavement texture are key determinants of skid resistance, directly affecting tire-pavement interactions. This study examines the relationship between separated pavement textures and friction coefficients under dry and wet condi...
To solve the problems of low efficiency, poor surface quality, and short tool life in the milling of titanium alloys, this study took the micro-textured ball-end milling tool as a starting point and established a platform for friction and wear tests....
The slipper pair is the crucial friction pair of the seawater axial piston pump. Taking seawater as the working medium will inevitably affect the bearing performance of the slipper pair. In this paper, a seawater axial piston pump slipper pair model...
To compare them with PTFE-40# steel tribo-pairs, the tribological properties of textured PEEK-40# (AISI 1040) steel friction pairs were researched under full-film lubrication conditions by manufacturing micro-dimples with different dimensions on the...
Placing micro-textures on a tool surface can play an anti-wear and friction-reducing role and capture impurities and improve the tool-chip friction state, thus improving the cutting performance of the tool and the quality of the workpiece. To ensure...
The processing method, one-dimensional ultrasonic vibration-assisted turning (1D UVAT), is a potential and efficient way for fabricating a micro-textured surface. This paper aims at exploring the surface integrity and friction performance of brass H6...
Soft tissue adhesion on the electrosurgical electrode has been a major concern in clinical surgery. In order to improve the adhesion property of the electrode, micro-textures with different morphologies including micro-dimples, longitudinal micro-cha...
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