Influence of Material Microstructure on Machining Characteristics of OFHC Copper C102 in Orthogonal Micro‐Turning

Abstract

Micro‐cutting is different from conventional cutting in its mechanics. The workpiece material is not considered to be homogeneous in the micro‐cutting process. As a result, it is critical to comprehend how microstructure affects surface integrity, cutting forces, and chip formation. In this paper, we experimented with micro‐turning on oxygen‐free high‐conductivity (OFHC) copper with different microstructures after annealing. Feed rate parameters were smaller than, larger than, and equal to the grain size, respectively. Experimental results show that when the feed rates are equivalent to the grain size, the surface roughness of the machined surface is low and the width of the flake structure on the free surface of chips is minimal, and the explanations for these occurrences are connected to dislocation slip.