A Novel Design Method for Chip Flute of Indexable Insert Drill Used at Large Drilling Depth

The design of the chip flute in indexable insert drills significantly influences chip removal efficiency, drill diameter deflection, and drill deformation in the metal drilling process, which are crucial for maintaining drill stability and minimizing deviations in the diameter of the drilled hole. H...

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Main Authors: Aisheng Jiang, Zhanqiang Liu, Jinfu Zhao
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Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2024-11-01
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4701/14/12/1351
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description The design of the chip flute in indexable insert drills significantly influences chip removal efficiency, drill diameter deflection, and drill deformation in the metal drilling process, which are crucial for maintaining drill stability and minimizing deviations in the diameter of the drilled hole. However, traditional chip flute designs fail to meet production standards when drilling deep holes in 42CrMo, particularly at depths reaching up to seven times the hole diameter. This study introduces an innovative optimization method for the chip flute design of indexable insert drills specifically intended for metal deep-cutting applications, which involves refining both the cross-sectional and circumferential profiles of the chip flute. A novel combined cross-section for the chip flute was developed and tested against the conventional double U-profile in drilling experiments on 42CrMo. Based on the chip shape of the inner and outer inserts, the inner insert flute section is designed into a U-shaped section and the outer insert flute section is designed into trapezoidal section, respectively, so as to increase the proportion of the effective chip removal area in the chip flute, which reduces the chip flute section area and increases the core thickness of the tool holder. Additionally, the circumferential profile was enhanced through orthogonal simulation experiments. The findings revealed that the drill diameter deflection using the newly designed combined cross-section was reduced by 21.76% compared to the traditional double U-profile in the metal drilling process. The indexable insert drill featuring this optimized chip flute configuration exhibited significant improvements in the drill diameter deflection, drill deformation, and drilled hole diameter accuracy, outperforming the standard drill design.
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spelling doaj-art-00409ee9358043afb07f9833406a82f72025-08-20T02:00:39ZengMDPI AGMetals2075-47012024-11-011412135110.3390/met14121351A Novel Design Method for Chip Flute of Indexable Insert Drill Used at Large Drilling DepthAisheng Jiang0Zhanqiang Liu1Jinfu Zhao2School of Mechanical Engineering, Shandong University, Jinan 250061, ChinaSchool of Mechanical Engineering, Shandong University, Jinan 250061, ChinaSchool of Mechanical Engineering, Shandong University, Jinan 250061, ChinaThe design of the chip flute in indexable insert drills significantly influences chip removal efficiency, drill diameter deflection, and drill deformation in the metal drilling process, which are crucial for maintaining drill stability and minimizing deviations in the diameter of the drilled hole. However, traditional chip flute designs fail to meet production standards when drilling deep holes in 42CrMo, particularly at depths reaching up to seven times the hole diameter. This study introduces an innovative optimization method for the chip flute design of indexable insert drills specifically intended for metal deep-cutting applications, which involves refining both the cross-sectional and circumferential profiles of the chip flute. A novel combined cross-section for the chip flute was developed and tested against the conventional double U-profile in drilling experiments on 42CrMo. Based on the chip shape of the inner and outer inserts, the inner insert flute section is designed into a U-shaped section and the outer insert flute section is designed into trapezoidal section, respectively, so as to increase the proportion of the effective chip removal area in the chip flute, which reduces the chip flute section area and increases the core thickness of the tool holder. Additionally, the circumferential profile was enhanced through orthogonal simulation experiments. The findings revealed that the drill diameter deflection using the newly designed combined cross-section was reduced by 21.76% compared to the traditional double U-profile in the metal drilling process. The indexable insert drill featuring this optimized chip flute configuration exhibited significant improvements in the drill diameter deflection, drill deformation, and drilled hole diameter accuracy, outperforming the standard drill design.https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4701/14/12/1351metal drillingdrill stabilitycombined cross-sectioncircumference profilechip fluteinnovative optimization method
spellingShingle Aisheng Jiang
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Jinfu Zhao
A Novel Design Method for Chip Flute of Indexable Insert Drill Used at Large Drilling Depth
Metals
metal drilling
drill stability
combined cross-section
circumference profile
chip flute
innovative optimization method
title A Novel Design Method for Chip Flute of Indexable Insert Drill Used at Large Drilling Depth
title_full A Novel Design Method for Chip Flute of Indexable Insert Drill Used at Large Drilling Depth
title_fullStr A Novel Design Method for Chip Flute of Indexable Insert Drill Used at Large Drilling Depth
title_full_unstemmed A Novel Design Method for Chip Flute of Indexable Insert Drill Used at Large Drilling Depth
title_short A Novel Design Method for Chip Flute of Indexable Insert Drill Used at Large Drilling Depth
title_sort novel design method for chip flute of indexable insert drill used at large drilling depth
topic metal drilling
drill stability
combined cross-section
circumference profile
chip flute
innovative optimization method
url https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4701/14/12/1351
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