Dynamic Analysis of the Thermo-Deformation Treatment Process of Flat Surfaces of Machine Parts

Abstract

Thermo-deformation treatment refers to methods of strengthening during which strengthened layers with a nanocrystalline structure are formed in the surface layers by modifying the metal surface layer, which changes its phase and structural and chemical compositions, reduces grain size, and improves performance. Grinding of the metal structure was achieved by combining two methods simultaneously during this treatment: the action of a highly concentrated energy source on the surface layer and intense plastic deformation. The source of highly concentrated energy was generated in the contact zone of the tool-disc, which rotates at high speed during friction on the treated surface. Intense deformation was achieved due to the grooves on the tool’s working surface. Dynamic analysis of the thermo-deformation treatment process of flat surfaces of machine parts and a calculation scheme of the surface grinder machine’s elastic system, which is the three-mass model, were developed. When the groove width increased from 4 mm to 8 mm, the force amplitude in the contact zone increased from 10 N to 75 N. Accordingly, the thickness of the nanocrystalline layer increased from 190–220 μm to 250–260 μm, and its hardness increased from 9.3 GPa to 11.1 GPa.