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Area of Science:

  • Materials Science
  • Manufacturing Engineering
  • Tribology

Background:

  • Titanium and its alloys are critical in aerospace and biomedical fields but pose significant machining challenges.
  • Conventional wire drawing of titanium is difficult due to its material properties.
  • Room-temperature processing is desirable for efficiency and material integrity.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the effectiveness of ultrasonic vibrations in improving titanium wire drawing.
  • To analyze the influence of vibration parameters (amplitude, frequency) on drawing force and surface quality.
  • To compare the effects of longitudinal and composite ultrasonic vibrations.

Main Methods:

  • Numerical simulations to analyze axial stress and drawing stress variations.
  • Experimental setup to measure drawing torque and coiler drum velocity.
  • Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) for surface morphology analysis.

Main Results:

  • Drawing force increases with drawing velocity and reduction ratio.
  • Ultrasonic vibrations, particularly longitudinal, reduce drawing force.
  • Surface quality is significantly improved with ultrasonic vibrations compared to conventional methods.
  • Composite vibration enhances surface quality more than longitudinal vibration but reduces drawing force reduction.

Conclusions:

  • Ultrasonic vibration is a viable method to overcome difficulties in titanium wire drawing at room temperature.
  • Optimizing vibration parameters can lead to reduced drawing forces and improved surface finish.
  • Composite vibration offers superior surface quality but may compromise drawing force reduction benefits.