Yurii P. Borodii, Cand. Sc. (Eng.), Assoc. Prof.

National Technical University of Ukraine "Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute"

Practical Research Wear Knives for Cutting Wire

To study the characteristics of the process of deterioration, describe the mechanisms of wear, determining the process parameters important to wear frakto image research knives for cutting wire. The aim is to generalize the results frakto image and X-ray structural studies knives for cutting wire, which are made of different materials, surface strengthened in different ways and have worked a certain number of cycles. Cutting wire with a diameter of 1 mm was die-machine having upper and lower moving blades fixed.

Research conducted on these samples:

1) Sample 1 – lower than (Fig. 1), made of steel coated ØÕ15 chromium nitride (HV 947).

2) Sample 2 – lower than (Fig. 2), made of steel with quenching ØÕ15 to 706...733 HV worked 12,000 strokes.

3)  Sample 3 – than the top (Fig. 3), made of steel with quenching ØÕ15 to 674...741 HV.

4) Sample 4 – lower than (Fig. 4), made of hardened steel ØÕ15 (HV 706...733) and electric-doping strengthened to HV 1080-1120.

Fig. 1. Sample 1 after 16,000 strokes * 100

Fig. 2. Sample 2 after 12,000 strokes * 97

Fig. 3. Sample 3 after 12,000 strokes * 500

Fig. 4. Sample 4 after 20,000 strokes * 100

During processing frakto graphs were studied geometrical parameters zone wear all four blades. As these parameters were determined: the absolute height and width in millimeters zone wear and wear area zone.

The measurement of these parameters was carried out using graphics software. For example, in Fig. 5-6 shows the measurement results for sample 1 (holes 1 and 2).

Fig. 5. Options wear zone (height and width) of the sample 1 (hole 1 after 16,000 strikes) * 40

Fig. 6. Options wear zone (height and width) of the sample 1 (hole 2 after 18,000 strikes) * 40

Since each blade carried a different number of cycles, for comparative assessment of the stability of knives strengthened in various ways, used the following parameters:

1) The burr growth rate (mm/thousand strikes) was defined as the absolute value of the burr, divided by the number of impact stamps at which this burr was formed.

2) Specific areas of wear height (mm/thousand strikes) as defined altitude zone, referred to the number of stamps punches.

3) Specific areas of wear area (mm2/thousand strikes) defined as the absolute value of the wear zone area divided by the number of stamps punches.

Results and calculations are summarized in table 1.

Table 1

Summarized results of processing frakto images

Hardness HV

Burr growth rate, mm/thousand strikes

The specific area of the zone of wear, mm2/thousand strikes

Specific height zone of wear, mm/thousand strikes

720

0,0175

0,0565

0,0775

947

0,0054

0,0123

0,0168

1080

0,0068

0,0188

0,0286

1120

0,0064

0,0084

0,0075

 

Conclusions:

1) To study the characteristics of the process of deterioration, describe the mechanisms of wear, determining the process parameters were involved wear frakto study graphic knives for cutting wire.

2) Dependences of the height and area of the wear zone on the absolute value of the burr are obtained for various types of hardening treatment of the cutting edges of knives.

3) The dependences of specific height and area specific areas of wear from the average hardness knives, cutting edges are reinforced with different types of combination treatment.