Numerical Investigation of Cutting Forces in Turning of C23000 Brass Alloy
AbstractBrass alloys are characterized by excellent workability, high thermal and electric conductivity, corrosion resistance as well as exceptional antibacterial properties and are therefore widely used in various industries, such as electric and electronics, automotive and sanitary industry. However, power consumption should be eliminated for cleaner production in terms of sustainable machining. Therefore, this study aims modelling of cutting forces in hard turning of C23000 brass based on finite element method. The cutting parameters are chosen as cutting speed, depth of cut and feed rate with three levels. The average of 4.66% difference is achieved between experimental and simulated feed forces while 4.39% difference for main cutting forces. The finite element modelling of cutting forces is quite compatible with the experimental results and it can be performed by high accuracy without excessive machining experiments of high machinability materials.