Experimental Study on Two-Dimensional Rotatory Ultrasonic Combined Electrochemical Generating Machining of Ceramic-Reinforced Metal Matrix Materials

Abstract

According to the machining characteristics of ceramic-particle-reinforced metal matrix composites, an experimental study on difficult-to-machine materials was carried out by two-dimensional (2D) rotatory ultrasonic combined electrolytic generating machining (RUCEGM), which organically combined an ultrasonic effect with a high-speed rotating tool electrode and electrolysis. After building the one-dimensional (1D) and 2D-RUCEGM systems, the factors influencing the combined machining process were analyzed and the experiments on RUCEGM were conducted to explore the feasibility and advantages of 2D-RUCEGM. The experimental results showed that, compared with 1D-RUCEGM, 2D-RUCEGM had higher accuracy, which increased about 21% and also reduced the machining time. Under certain conditions, the efficiency of 2D-RUCEGM was proportional to the voltage, and the machining efficiency could be enhanced by increasing the feed rate. The inter-electrode voltage detection module used in the experiment could improve the machining stability of the system.