DETERMINATION OF THE COEFFICIENT SLIDING FRICTION VALUE IN THE CONTACT THE CUTTING TOOL-COMPOSITE

Abstract

One of the most important characteristics in calculating the cutting tool wear in contact with the processed composite is the friction coefficient. In most calculations, including the finite element method, the friction coefficient is traditionally set as a constant, the value of which is often taken from experience without any reason. However, when machining reinforced composites, there are too many mechanical and technological factors that have a very strong effect on the friction coefficient value. This influence is associated not only with the initial heterogeneity of the composite, but also with the constant actual change in the contact conditions over time, caused by the wear of the tool cutting part. The friction coefficient value in real conditions of contact interaction has a very complex physical content due to the presence of products of fibers and binder destruction in the contact, partial a binder melting at a temperature in contact, and the unevenness of the cut fibers presence. This article presents a formulation that allows you to calculate the value of the friction coefficient depending on the volumetric content and the inclination angle of the reinforcing elements. It is proposed to calculate the friction coefficient value as the product of two factors, one of which is responsible for the filler volumetric content, and the other for the reinforcing elements orientation. The calculations use  the mixtures theory relations .The presented expressions for calculations are based on the use of limited experimental information presented by various authors. The available data are often contradictory and relate, as a rule, to predicting the processed surface quality of unidirectional glass and carbon fiber reinforced plastics. At the same time, the friction coefficient value in the calculations has a significant impact on the representation of tool wear and life. The model does not take into account the contact pressure effect, mutual sliding velocity and temperature on the friction coefficient value, which will be the subject of further research in this direction.