In this study, vibration cutting has been applied to machining of a novel material, NiTi based shape memory alloy (SMA), using a commercial ultrasonic piezoelectric transducer to vibrate an ISO insert CCMT geometry cutting tool. The effect of vibration in turning process was characterized by investigating the surface roughness of workpiece and surface quality assessment of machined surface usin...

This paper reports a statistical analysis of the laser wood cutting process. The laser cutting of wood is a multi-factor process and correct combination of the parameters involved is needed to achieve high quality and optimum process efficiency. In this paper a design of experiments and statistical modelling approach is used to investigate the significant process parameters by consideration of ...

This paper investigates the formation of the exit defects in carbon fibre-reinforced plates and characterizes their features in terms of drilling conditions. It was found that spalling and fuzzing are the major mechanisms of exit defects. The spalling, consisting of a main region and a secondary region, is caused by chisel and cutting edge actions, in which the former plays a key role. The fuzz...

Examination of normal shaping dynamics and immediate and long-term responses to blastoderm cutting in zebrafish and loach embryos prior to the onset of gastrulation and during the course of epiboly revealed that anteroposterior (AP) and dorsoventral (DV) polarity formation is connected with shaping of the blastoderm circumferential region, which stretches along and shrinks across its movement a...

Concerning the problem of the low cutting quality and the bevel edge in the piece of lotus root, the reason was analyzed and the method of improvement was to reduce the force in the vertical direction of link to knife. 3D parts and assemblies of cutting mechanism in slicing machine of lotus root were created under Pro/E circumstance. Based on virtual prototype technology, the kinematics and dyn...

Sagittal bone saws are used by orthopedic surgeons for resection of bone; for example in total joint arthroplasty of the hip and knee. In order to prevent damage to surrounding tissue, sagittal saw blades typically oscillate through a small angle, resulting in reduced cutting rates due to short stroke lengths. To improve bone cutting efficiency, sagittal saws oscillate at high speeds, but this ...

It is well known that the mechanical properties of materials depend of the rolling direction, which means that the direction of specimen cutting affect the obtained values. This feature also exists in the welded joint, where the anisotropy is caused by direction of the deposit welded layers. One high-carbon steel is surface welded by flux-cored wire and specimens were cut in order to determine ...

To improve the machining performance of different processing materials, a three-excitation ultrasonic spatial vibration-assisted turning system is proposed, which realizes non-unity plane where cutting trajectory tool located. The influence and formation law on surface roughness workpiece under vibration parameters (amplitude) (cutting speed, depth, feed) were analyzed by response methodology. ...

statement of problem: thermal injury during dental implant placement and restoration is a clinical concern as it may cause bone damage and compromise osseointegration. the threshold level for heat-induced cortical bone necrosis is 47°c for 60 seconds. objectives: to measure the amount of heat transferred to the implant-bone interface when a two-piece or one-piece abutment was prepared in vertic...

Synthesizing graphene nanoribbons (GNRs) with smooth edges and controllable widths is aprerequisite for many graphene applications.[1] By employing ab initio calculations, we proposed twoefficient methods of making narrow GNRs: i) Using a single transition metal atom as the chemicalscissor to unzip single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWNTs) into GNR in H2 gas;[2] ii) applying an...