Abstract
The thermoplastic polymer such as poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA), polyetheretherketone (PEEK), and polyimide (PI) is a kind of polymer material with properties of good mechanical strength. It has been widely used in the fields of aerospace, optical engineering, and microfluidics, etc. Thermoplastic polymers are considered to be one of the most promising engineering plastics in the future. Therefore, it is necessary to further study its mechanical properties and machinability, especially in ultra-precision machining. Furthermore, mechanical property and machinability were studied in this work. Through the dynamic mechanical analysis experiment, the elastic modulus and temperature effect of PMMA, PEEK, and PI are analyzed. In addition, the high-speed micromilling experiment is conducted to show that the surface roughness, burrs, and cutting chip characteristics in the high-speed micromilling process. In general, the surface quality of the brittle removal is generally better than that of the viscoelasticity state. The results show that PMMA, PEEK, and PI have good mechanical properties and machinability. Base on the results, the material will be in a viscoelastic state as the temperature increases. The surface quality of the brittle removal is generally better than the viscoelastic state.
Highlights
Polymers are widely used in industries such as the aerospace industry, optical engineering, and biological engineering industry due to the excellent properties such as low-density, corrosion resistance, low coefficient of friction, and the possibility of mass production [1,2,3,4,5,6]
It can be emphasized that in the cutting process of polymer materials, the surface quality, dimensional accuracy, and chip formation will be affected by the changes in cutting parameters [13,14,15]
Xiao and Zhang [15] studied the machinability of typical thermoplastic polymers and emphasized the effect of material viscosity on surface integrity, chip formation, and cutting force
Summary
Polymers are widely used in industries such as the aerospace industry, optical engineering, and biological engineering industry due to the excellent properties such as low-density, corrosion resistance, low coefficient of friction, and the possibility of mass production [1,2,3,4,5,6]. It can be emphasized that in the cutting process of polymer materials, the surface quality, dimensional accuracy, and chip formation will be affected by the changes in cutting parameters [13,14,15]. Xiao and Zhang [15] studied the machinability of typical thermoplastic polymers and emphasized the effect of material viscosity on surface integrity, chip formation, and cutting force. They pointed out that the optimal processing conditions must be based on the properties of the polymer, such as glass transition temperature, fracture toughness, and molecular mobility. This work can contribute to optimizing process parameters for polymer machining in microscale and ultra-precision machining
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