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Investigation of stamping tool wear initiation at microscopic level using acoustic emission sensors

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posted on 2019-01-01, 00:00 authored by Vignesh Shanbhag, Bernard RolfeBernard Rolfe, Arunachalam N, Michael PereiraMichael Pereira
Stamping tools are prone to an adhesive wear mode called galling. Adhesive wear on stamping tools can degrade the product quality and can affect the mass production. Even a small improvement in the maintenance process is beneficial for the stamping industry. Therefore, this study will focus on understanding and detecting the initiation of tool wear at the microscopic level in sheet metal stamping using acoustic emission sensors. Stamping tests were performed using a semi-industrial stamping process, which can perform clamping, piercing, stamping and trimming in a single cycle. The stamping test was performed using a high strength low alloy sheet steel and D2 tool steel for dry and lubricated conditions. The acoustic emission signal was recorded for each stamped part until severe wear on the dies was observed. These acoustic emission signals were later analyzed using time and frequency domain features. The time domain features such as peak, RMS, kurtosis and skewness could identify significant changes in the acoustic emission signal only when the severe wear was observed on the stamped parts for both dry and lubricated conditions. However, this study has identified that a frequency feature – known as mean-frequency estimate – could identify early stages of wear initiation at the microscopic level. Evidence of this early stage of wear on the part surfaces was not clearly visible to the naked eye, and could only be clearly observed via surface measurement instruments such as an optical profilometer. The sidewalls of the stamped parts corresponding to the initial change in AE mean-frequency trend were qualitatively correlated with 3D profilometer scans of the stamped parts, to show that AE mean-frequency can indicate the initial minor scratches on the sidewalls of the stamped parts due to the galling wear on the die radii surfaces. The results from this study can be used to develop a methodology to determine the very early stages of stamping tool wear, providing a strong basis for condition monitoring in the stamping industry.

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Event

Engineering Plasticity and its Applications. Asia-Pacific Symposium (14th : 2018 : Jeju Island, Korea)

Volume

794

Pagination

285 - 294

Publisher

Trans Tech Publications

Location

Jeju Island, Korea

Place of publication

Zurich, Switzerland

Start date

2018-12-02

End date

2018-12-07

ISSN

1013-9826

Language

eng

Publication classification

E1 Full written paper - refereed

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2019, Trans Tech Publications

Title of proceedings

AEPA 2018 : Proceedings of the 14th Asia-Pacific Symposium on Engineering Plasticity and its Applications: Key Engineering Materials

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