Higher temperature assisted processing of silicon, such as heat-assisted diamond turning, is often being considered to improve surface integrity. At higher temperatures and under mechanical loading and unloading, caused by a moving tool, silicon deforms plastically often in association with occurrence of phase transformations. This paper investigates such phase transformations in rotational scratching of single crystal (100) p-type silicon with a conical diamond tool under various furnace-controlled temperatures ranging from room temperature (RT) to 500 °C and at scratching speeds comparable to that used in the diamond turning process (1 m/s). Phase transformation study, using Raman spectroscopy, at various crystal orientations, shows differences in phases formed at various temperatures when compared to that reported in indentation. The tendency to form phases is compared between scratched and diamond turned surfaces at RT, and also with that reported at low scratching speeds in the literature. Analytical indenting-based pressure calculations show that at higher temperatures, phase transformations can happen in silicon at significantly lower pressures. Analysis of depths of the scratched groove indicates that at temperatures beyond a certain threshold, plastic deformation and significant elastic recovery may be causing shallow grooves. Abrasive wear coefficients are thus seen to decrease with the increase in temperatures. This study is expected to help tune heat-assisted diamond turning conditions to improve surface formation.
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December 2018
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Low Pressure Phase Transformations During High-Speed, High-Temperature Scratching of Silicon
Chirag Alreja,
Chirag Alreja
Manufacturing Engineering Section,
Department of Mechanical Engineering,
Indian Institute of Technology Madras,
Chennai 600036, India
Department of Mechanical Engineering,
Indian Institute of Technology Madras,
Chennai 600036, India
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Sathyan Subbiah
Sathyan Subbiah
Manufacturing Engineering Section,
Department of Mechanical Engineering,
Indian Institute of Technology Madras,
Chennai 600036, India
e-mail: sathyans@iitm.ac.in
Department of Mechanical Engineering,
Indian Institute of Technology Madras,
Chennai 600036, India
e-mail: sathyans@iitm.ac.in
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Chirag Alreja
Manufacturing Engineering Section,
Department of Mechanical Engineering,
Indian Institute of Technology Madras,
Chennai 600036, India
Department of Mechanical Engineering,
Indian Institute of Technology Madras,
Chennai 600036, India
Sathyan Subbiah
Manufacturing Engineering Section,
Department of Mechanical Engineering,
Indian Institute of Technology Madras,
Chennai 600036, India
e-mail: sathyans@iitm.ac.in
Department of Mechanical Engineering,
Indian Institute of Technology Madras,
Chennai 600036, India
e-mail: sathyans@iitm.ac.in
Contributed by the Manufacturing Engineering Division of ASME for publication in the JOURNAL OF MICRO-AND NANO-MANUFACTURING. Manuscript received June 20, 2017; final manuscript received August 12, 2018; published online October 10, 2018. Assoc. Editor: Don A. Lucca.
J. Micro Nano-Manuf. Dec 2018, 6(4): 041001 (10 pages)
Published Online: October 10, 2018
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Received:
June 20, 2017
Revised:
August 12, 2018
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Alreja, C., and Subbiah, S. (October 10, 2018). "Low Pressure Phase Transformations During High-Speed, High-Temperature Scratching of Silicon." ASME. J. Micro Nano-Manuf. December 2018; 6(4): 041001. https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4041508
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