Effect of Cutting Parameters on Nano-Cutting of Single Crystal γ-TiAl Alloy with Water Medium via Atomistic Simulation
Round 1
Reviewer 1 Report
Interesting issue in the field of the simulatation of nano-prossessing.
The application of Molacular Dynamics technique is correct and successable and gives insights to internal defects evolution during the process.
The paper is well-organised and the results are supported by the findings in this research.
The chinese characters/words/sentences must change to the corresponding english ones in all figures and references.
Author Response
Cover Letter
Prof. Dr. Jianhua Li
Key Laboratory of Digital Manufacturing Technology and Application,Ministry of Education
Lanzhou University of Technology
Lanzhou 730050,P.R.China
October 18, 2022
Dear Reviewer,
We appreciate you and the reviewers for your precious time in reviewing our paper and providing valuable comments. It was your valuable and insightful comments that led to possible improvements in the current version. The authors have carefully considered the comments and tried our best to address every one of them. We hope the manuscript after careful revisions meet your high standards. The authors welcome further constructive comments if any.
Below we provide the point-by-point responses. All modifications in the manuscript have been highlighted in red using the “Track Changes” function.
Kind regards,
Corresponding author: Jianhua Li
Response to Reviewer
[General Comment 1] Interesting issue in the field of the simulatation of nano-prossessing.
Response: Thanks for your comment.
[General Comment 2] The application of Molacular Dynamics technique is correct and successable and gives insights to internal defects evolution during the process.
Response: Thank you very much.
[General Comment 3] The paper is well-organised and the results are supported by the findings in this research.
Response: Thank you very much.
[Minor Comment] The chinese characters/words/sentences must change to the corresponding english ones in all figures and references.
Response: Thank you very much for the reminder. We have replaced all the Chinese elements in the article with corresponding English.
Author Response File: 
Author Response.pdf
Reviewer 2 Report
This paper performed to Effect of Cutting Depth and Cutting Speed on Nano-Cutting of 2 Single Crystal γ-TiAl Alloy with Water Medium via Atomistic 3 Simulation. The article is, in general, well written but there are some issues that authors should consider to revise in order to improve its quality. Some comments were done in this way:
· The title of the article is long and should be shortened to be novelty.
· Abstract should be expanded sentences related to the results. The results of the study should be given as numerical percentages.
· The paper should be also supported by a literature search including relevant and recent papers. Only the most relevant and up-to-date articles on the study should be given. The following recent articles related to optimization may be cited.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.asoc.2015.09.034.
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00521-014-1721-y.
· Let's fix grammatical errors throughout the article.
· Include the language of the figures in English throughout the article. not chinese.
· Give the finite element analysis parameters in a table.
· Give the parameters of the material model used in the finite element analysis in a separate table.
· The article should be edited completely according to the journal writing guide.
· Throughout the article, the words table and figure should start with capital letters (Table, Figure).
· Fractions should be given with dots throughout the article, including figures and tables.
· Use a different term instead of "water medium". For example "wet cutting".
· Explain in more detail the decrease in the coefficient of friction with the depth of cut.
· Give clearer and higher resolution images for Figure 6-8, 10, 14 and 16.
· Expand the discussion section using current literature.
· Conclusions should be written in more detail adding numeric data.
Author Response
Cover Letter
Prof. Dr. Jianhua Li
Key Laboratory of Digital Manufacturing Technology and Application,Ministry of Education
Lanzhou University of Technology
Lanzhou 730050,P.R.China
October 18, 2022
Dear Reviewer,
We appreciate you and the reviewers for your precious time in reviewing our paper and providing valuable comments. It was your valuable and insightful comments that led to possible improvements in the current version. The authors have carefully considered the comments and tried our best to address every one of them. We hope the manuscript after careful revisions meet your high standards. The authors welcome further constructive comments if any.
Below we provide the point-by-point responses. All modifications in the manuscript have been highlighted in red using the “Track Changes” function.
Kind regards,
Corresponding author: Jianhua Li
Response to Reviewer
[Summary comment] This paper performed to Effect of Cutting Depth and Cutting Speed on Nano-Cutting of 2 Single Crystal γ-TiAl Alloy with Water Medium via Atomistic 3 Simulation. The article is, in general, well written but there are some issues that authors should consider to revise in order to improve its quality.
Response: Thank you for your comments. We have gone through your comments carefully and tried our best to address them one by one. We hope the manuscript has been improved accordingly.
[Minor Comment 1] The title of the article is long and should be shortened to be novelty.
Response: Thank you very much for pointing this out. We have simplified the title of the article, and the new title is as follows:Effect of Cutting Parameters on Nano-Cutting of Single Crystal γ-TiAl Alloy with Water Medium via Atomistic Simulation.
[Minor Comment 2] Abstract should be expanded sentences related to the results. The results of the study should be given as numerical percentages.
Response: Thanks for your suggestion. We have added the suggested content to the manuscript.
[Minor Comment 3] The paper should be also supported by a literature search including relevant and recent papers. Only the most relevant and up-to-date articles on the study should be given. The following recent articles related to optimization may be cited.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.asoc.2015.09.034.
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00521-014-1721-y.
Response: Thank you for your nice reminder. We have cited the articles you listed and added relevant content in the Introduction.
[Minor Comment 4] Let's fix grammatical errors throughout the article.
Response: Thank you very much for the reminder. We were really sorry for our careless mistakes. We have tried our best to correct these grammatical errors.
[Minor Comment 5] Include the language of the figures in English throughout the article. not chinese.
Response: Thank you very much for the reminder. We have replaced all the Chinese elements in the article with corresponding English.
[Minor Comment 6] Give the finite element analysis parameters in a table.
Response: Sorry, we can't clearly understand your suggestion. May I ask whether the parameters given in Table 1 and the new Table 2 can meet your expectations.
[Minor Comment 7] Give the parameters of the material model used in the finite element analysis in a separate table.
Response: We have given the material model parameters in the new Table 2.
[Minor Comment 8] The article should be edited completely according to the journal writing guide.
Response: Thank you very much for the reminder. In view of the article format, we carefully read the requirements of the journal writing guidel and made corresponding modifications.
[Minor Comment 9] Throughout the article, the words table and figure should start with capital letters (Table, Figure).
Response: Thanks for your careful checks. We are sorry for our carelessness. Based on your comments, we have made the corrections to make the unit harmonized within the whole manuscript.
[Minor Comment 10] Fractions should be given with dots throughout the article, including figures and tables.
Response: We have carefully checked the manuscript and corrected the errors accordingly.
[Minor Comment 11] Expand the discussion section using current literature.
Response: Revised accordingly.
[Minor Comment 12] Give clearer and higher resolution images for Figure 6-8, 10, 14 and 16.
Response: Thank you for pointing this out. We have replaced the images in the article with higher-resolution versions.
[Major Comment 1] Use a different term instead of "water medium". For example "wet cutting".
Response: Thank you for your advice. We think "wet cutting" is the addition of coolant, and there is a wide range of coolants, including water medium. Considering the potential function, we only use water medium as the coolant, but water medium cannot replace the coolant. So, we think "water medium" is more appropriate.
[Major Comment 2] Explain in more detail the decrease in the coefficient of friction with the depth of cut.
Response: Thank you for this suggestion. We have added some numeric data and explanations in the corresponding paragraphs of the article.
[Major Comment 3] Conclusions should be written in more detail adding numeric data.
Response: Thank you for the nice reminder. We have supplemented the conclusions and added relevant numeric data.
Author Response File: Author Response.pdf
Reviewer 3 Report
The work is based on simulation, using molecular dynamics(MD). However, the authors have done well.
I will recommend that the author improve this manuscript before acceptance with the following
1. the introduction should be improved with related work. The author should review a minimum of 5 articles in a related area in the introduction section.
2. The graphs labeled in the non-English language are not okay. The authors should edit and use English. This is a standard journal.
3. This is a simulated work, every simulated software has its mathematical expressions, therefore, the authors should include the mathematical expression in the methodology and show how it is related to the machining parameters, medium of cutting, and response parameters.
Author Response
Cover Letter
Prof. Dr. Jianhua Li
Key Laboratory of Digital Manufacturing Technology and Application,Ministry of Education
Lanzhou University of Technology
Lanzhou 730050,P.R.China
October 18, 2022
Dear Reviewer,
We appreciate you and the reviewers for your precious time in reviewing our paper and providing valuable comments. It was your valuable and insightful comments that led to possible improvements in the current version. The authors have carefully considered the comments and tried our best to address every one of them. We hope the manuscript after careful revisions meet your high standards. The authors welcome further constructive comments if any.
Below we provide the point-by-point responses. All modifications in the manuscript have been highlighted in red using the “Track Changes” function.
Kind regards,
Corresponding author: Jianhua Li
Response to Reviewer
[Summary comment] The work is based on simulation, using molecular dynamics(MD). However, the authors have done well.
Response: Thank you for your comments. We have gone through your comments carefully and tried our best to address them one by one. We hope the manuscript has been improved accordingly.
[Minor Comment 1] The introduction should be improved with related work. The author should review a minimum of 5 articles in a related area in the introduction section.
Response: Thank you very much for pointing this out. We have supplemented 2 articles references in related fields in the Introduction.
[Minor Comment 2] The graphs labeled in the non-English language are not okay. The authors should edit and use English. This is a standard journal.
Response: Thank you very much for the reminder. We have replaced all the Chinese elements in the article with corresponding English.
[Minor Comment 3] This is a simulated work, every simulated software has its mathematical expressions, therefore, the authors should include the mathematical expression in the methodology and show how it is related to the machining parameters, medium of cutting, and response parameters.
Response: Thank you very much for your nice reminder. We have supplemented the mathematical expression of Potential functionl and explained its parameters in Section 2.2.
Author Response File: Author Response.pdf
Round 2
Reviewer 2 Report
The authors have fully made all the previously mentioned corrections. The article can be accepted for publication as it is.
