Investigations into effect of tool rake angle on nanocutting process for Zr-based amorphous alloy by molecular dynamics simulation

Abstract

The nano cutting process of Zr-based amorphous alloy was simulated by molecular dynamics simulation in this paper. Through the research on the changing rule of cutting force in nano cutting of Zr-based amorphous alloy, it is found that the cutting force increases continuously, and the cutting rate is large at the initial stage of nano cutting, which may be related to the shear deformation of the atomic clusters or atomic clusters in the shear transition zone. The effect of cutting tool rake angle on nano cutting process for Zr-based amorphous alloy was studied. The simulation results show that the cutting force decreases with the increase of the rake angle of the cutting tool, and the friction coefficient between the rake face and the chip also decreases slightly. With the increase of the rake angle of the cutting tool, the pushing effect of the tool on the Zr-based amorphous alloy chip and the overall bending of the chip are weakened, leading to the increase of the chip height. The number of high-temperature atoms in the Zr-based amorphous alloy workpiece also decreases with the increase of the tool rake angle, and the cutting temperature distribution on the workpiece diffuses to the interior of the workpiece with the tool fillet as the center.