Hybrid Processing: the Impact of Mechanical and Surface Thermal Treatment Integration onto the Machine Parts Quality

Abstract

The comparative analysis of the two hybrid process technologies, which are based on the integration of mechanical treatment (abrasive grinding or turning) and a surface heat strengthening by high frequency current on the same processing equipment, is given in the paper. The acquired results demonstrate that the suggested integrating approach allows carrying out the processing on the one technological base, which leads to the increase in the quality of the machine parts surface layer. The conducted experimental research proves that a minor stock allowance value for the final mechanical processing (sparking out or diamond smoothing) ensures the absence of defects such as local abatement zones and provides strain hardening of the work piece surface. This leads to the formation of the work-hardened layer of 0.01 - 0.03 mm, increase in microhardness value by 12 - 17% and the level of residual compressive stress in the surface layer by 10 - 21 % respectively.