Machinability of extruded and multi-directionally hot forged eco-friendly brass alloys

ABSTRACT

Brass alloys assign a considerable portion of the industrial components’ material due to their outstanding characteristics. These materials are manufactured using hot forging or extrusion techniques, according to the application for different purposes. In this work, the metallographic and mechanical characteristics of three environmentally friendly brass alloys – CuZn40Pb2 (CW617N), CuZn38As (CW511L) and CuZn21Si3P (CW724R) – extruded and multi-directionally hot forged have been examined. By focusing on the flat bottom drilling operation, the effects of the process and type of alloying have been investigated. The examination has been accomplished on experimental data about tensile strength, impact fracture energy, cutting forces, entrance and exit burr diameters, as well as hole quality. The findings demonstrate that the most crucial criteria impacting the machining outcomes are the presence of limited Pb element and material microstructural phases, their content and mechanical characteristics, as well as the type manufacturing process.

KEYWORDS:

• Extrusion, hot forging, eco-friendly brass alloys, lead-free brass alloy, twinning, machinability

Acknowledgements

The authors thank TUBITAK (The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey) for partially supporting this work under project number 118C069.

Disclosure statement

No potential conflict of interest was reported by the author(s).

Additional information

Funding

This work was supported by TUBITAK: [Grant Number 118C069].