Investigation of residual stresses induced by turning of hot forged and heat treated AA7075

This study investigates the impact of cutting parameters on residual stress in components made from AA7075 material, which were hot forged and subsequently subjected to T6 heat treatment. Using the Taguchi experimental design, two distinct cutting cases—face turning and circumferential turning—were devised to assess residual stress at different sections of the part. During the turning process, force measurements were conducted with a dynamometer, and residual stress was subsequently measured using the X-ray diffraction method. The results indicate that both mechanical and thermal loadings significantly influence residual stress. Notably, spindle speed has the most substantial effect on residual stress in both face turning and circumferential turning, with an observed increase of up to 30% and 20%, respectively, in tensile residual stress for Case 1 and Case 2. When thermal loads are predominant, residual stress tends to be tensile, with measurements reaching as high as 89 MPa. © The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer-Verlag London Ltd., part of Springer Nature 2024.