<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>The following work is an analysis of flatness deviations of a workpiece made of X2CrNiMo17-12-2 austenitic stainless steel. The workpiece surface was shaped using efficient machining techniques (milling, grinding, and smoothing). After the machining was completed, all surfaces underwent stylus measurements in order to obtain surface flatness and roughness parameters. For this purpose the stylus profilometer Hommel-Tester T8000 by Hommelwerke with HommelMap software was used. The research results are presented in the form of 2D surface maps, 3D surface topographies with extracted single profiles, Abbott-Firestone curves, and graphical studies of the Sk parameters. The results of these experimental tests proved the possibility of a correlation between flatness and roughness parameters, as well as enabled an analysis of changes in these parameters from shaping and rough grinding to finished machining. The main novelty of this paper is comprehensive analysis of measurement results obtained during a three-step machining process of austenitic stainless steel. Simultaneous analysis of individual machining steps (milling, grinding, and smoothing) enabled a complementary assessment of the process of shaping the workpiece surface macro- and micro-geometry, giving special consideration to minimize the flatness deviations</p></abstract>

The following work is an analysis of flatness deviations of a workpiece made of X2CrNiMo17-12-2 austenitic stainless steel. The workpiece surface was shaped using efficient machining techniques (milling, grinding, and smoothing). After the machining was completed, all surfaces underwent stylus measurements in order to obtain surface flatness and roughness parameters. For this purpose the stylus profilometer Hommel-Tester T8000 by Hommelwerke with HommelMap software was used. The research results are presented in the form of 2D surface maps, 3D surface topographies with extracted single profiles, Abbott-Firestone curves, and graphical studies of the Sk parameters. The results of these experimental tests proved the possibility of a correlation between flatness and roughness parameters, as well as enabled an analysis of changes in these parameters from shaping and rough grinding to finished machining. The main novelty of this paper is comprehensive analysis of measurement results obtained during a three-step machining process of austenitic stainless steel. Simultaneous analysis of individual machining steps (milling, grinding, and smoothing) enabled a complementary assessment of the process of shaping the workpiece surface macro- and micro-geometry, giving special consideration to minimize the flatness deviations

Analysis of Flatness Deviations for Austenitic Stainless Steel Workpieces after Efficient Surface Machining

Department of Production Engineering, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Koszalin University of Technology, Racławicka 15-17, 75-620, Koszalin, Poland

Subject Group of Metrology and Quality, Department of Production Engineering, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Koszalin University of Technology, Racławicka 15-17, 75-620, Koszalin, Poland

Measurement Science Review

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The following work is an analysis of flatness deviations of a workpiece made of X2CrNiMo17-12-2 austenitic stainless steel. The workpiece surface was shaped...

Analysis of Flatness Deviations for Austenitic Stainless Steel Workpieces after Efficient Surface Machining

Published Online: Aug 23, 2014

Page range: 204 - 212

Received: Nov 19, 2013

Accepted: Jul 31, 2014

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/msr-2014-0028

Keywords
Flatness errors, stylus profilometry, surface topography analysis, austenitic stainless steel, surface machining

© by K. Nadolny

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Analysis of Flatness Deviations for Austenitic Stainless Steel Workpieces after Efficient Surface Machining

Published Online: Aug 23, 2014

Page range: 204 - 212

Received: Nov 19, 2013

Accepted: Jul 31, 2014

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/msr-2014-0028

KeywordsFlatness errors, stylus profilometry, surface topography analysis, austenitic stainless steel, surface machining

© by K. Nadolny

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
Flatness errors, stylus profilometry, surface topography analysis, austenitic stainless steel, surface machining