The Effect Machining Processes can have on the Fatigue Life and Surface Integrity of Critical Helicopter Components

The desire to reduce cost in helicopter components has meant that manufacturing/production engineering is always looking into novel machining processes. However, before these processes can be adopted by manufacturing, the effect that these machining techniques can have on fatigue performance will ne...

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Published in:Procedia CIRP 2014, Vol.13, p.25-30
Main Authors: Davies, D.P., Jenkins, S.L., Legg, S.J.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Fatigue
Residual Stress
Surface Integrity
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Summary:The desire to reduce cost in helicopter components has meant that manufacturing/production engineering is always looking into novel machining processes. However, before these processes can be adopted by manufacturing, the effect that these machining techniques can have on fatigue performance will need to be assessed and characterized. The paper aims to present examples of three machining techniques which were identified by manufacturing/production engineering as offering distinct benefits over machining processes currently used in the manufacture of helicopter components for AgustaWestland Limited (AWL), namely:-1.Thread Milling.2.Hard Turning.3.High Speed Machining. The paper will present the results of the assessments that were carried out by the AWL Materials Technology Department, in order to characterize each process against the methods that are currently used by AWL in the manufacture of critical helicopter parts.
ISSN:2212-8271
2212-8271
DOI:10.1016/j.procir.2014.04.005