Prediction of Tool Life for Cemented Carbide Cutting Tools

1997 ◽  
Vol 138-140 ◽  
pp. 395-416
Author(s):  
Victor A. Pushnykh
Keyword(s):  
Tool Life ◽  
Cutting Tools ◽  
Cemented Carbide

scholarly journals Study on Technological Effects of a Precise Grooving of AlSi13MgCuNi Alloy with a Novel WCCo/PCD (DDCC) Inserts

Materials ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (11) ◽  
pp. 2467 ◽  
Author(s):  
Szymon Wojciechowski ◽  
Rafał Talar ◽  
Paweł Zawadzki ◽  
Stanisław Legutko ◽  
Radosław Maruda ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Tool Life ◽  
Cutting Tools ◽  
Cutting Speed ◽  
Fold Increase ◽  
Cutting Parameters ◽  
Cemented Carbide ◽  
Machining Parameters ◽  
Tungsten Carbides ◽  
Machined Surface ◽  
Cutting Path

The WCCo/PCD (Diamond Dispersed Cemented Carbide—DDCC) manufactured with the use of PPS (pulse plasma sintering) are modern materials intended for cutting tools with the benefits of tungsten carbides and polycrystalline diamonds. Nevertheless, the cutting performance of DDCC materials are currently not recognized. Thus this study proposes the evaluation of technological effects of a precise groove turning process of hard-to-cut AlSi13MgCuNi alloy with DDCC tools. The conducted studies involved the measurements of machined surface topographies after grooving with different cutting parameters. In addition, the tool life and wear tests of DDCC inserts were conducted during grooving process and the obtained results were compiled with values reached during machining with cemented carbide tools. It was also proved that grooving of AlSi13MgCuNi alloy with DDCC inserts enables 5 times longer tool life and almost 3-fold increase of cutting path compared to values obtained during grooving with H3 and H10 cemented carbide inserts. Ultimately, the feed value of f = 0.15 mm/rev and cutting speed in a range of 800 m/min ≤ vc ≤ 1000 m/min during grooving with DDCC inserts can be defined as an optimal machining parameters, enabling the maximization of tool life and improvement in surface quality.

scholarly journals Surface Layer States of Worn Uncoated and TiN-Coated WC/Co-Cemented Carbide Cutting Tools after Dry Plain Turning of Carbon Steel

2013 ◽  
Vol 2013 ◽  
pp. 1-10 ◽  
Author(s):  
Johannes Kümmel ◽  
Katja Poser ◽  
Frederik Zanger ◽  
Jürgen Michna ◽  
Volker Schulze
Keyword(s):  
Surface Layer ◽  
Tool Wear ◽  
Tool Life ◽  
Metal Cutting ◽  
Cutting Tools ◽  
Cemented Carbide ◽  
Machining Parameters ◽  
Surface Layers ◽  
Cutting Inserts ◽  
1045 Steel

Analyzing wear mechanisms and developments of surface layers in WC/Co-cemented carbide cutting inserts is of great importance for metal-cutting manufacturing. By knowing relevant processes within the surface layers of cutting tools during machining the choice of machining parameters can be influenced to get less wear and high tool life of the cutting tool. Tool wear obviously influences tool life and surface integrity of the workpiece (residual stresses, surface quality, work hardening, etc.), so the choice of optimised process parameters is of great relevance. Vapour-deposited coatings on WC/Co-cemented carbide cutting inserts are known to improve machining performance and tool life, but the mechanisms behind these improvements are not fully understood. The interaction between commercial TiN-coated and uncoated WC/Co-cemented carbide cutting inserts and a normalised SAE 1045 steel workpiece was investigated during a dry plain turning operation with constant material removal under varied machining parameters. Tool wear was assessed by light-optical microscopy, scanning electron microscopy (SEM), and EDX analysis. The state of surface layer was investigated by metallographic sectioning. Microstructural changes and material transfer due to tribological processes in the cutting zone were examined by SEM and EDX analyses.

Effect of Grain Refinement and Composition on the Wear of Cemented Carbide Cutting Tools

2013 ◽  
Vol 456 ◽  
pp. 507-511
Author(s):  
Jian Bing Cheng ◽  
Si Qin Pang ◽  
Xi Bin Wang ◽  
Qi Xun Yu
Keyword(s):  
Grain Size ◽  
Grain Refinement ◽  
Tool Life ◽  
Cutting Tools ◽  
Cobalt Content ◽  
Cemented Carbide ◽  
Cutting Inserts ◽  
Stereo Microscope ◽  
Different Grain Size ◽  
Flank Surface

Tool life tests of continuous cutting superalloy GH2132 were carried out by WC/Co cemented carbide cutting inserts of different grain size and cobalt content, and flank surface wear morphology of the cutting inserts were observed by ZEISS continuous zoom stereo microscope and microphotograph system. The results show that grain size and cobalt content strongly influence the cutting tool life and tool wear, grain refinement and proper cobalt content are help to improve the tool life and the wear resistance of WC/Co cemented carbide. The wear mechanisms of different grain size and cobalt content of ultrafine cemented carbide tools were adhesion and notch, among them, adhesive was the main wear mechanism at higher cutting speeds.

scholarly journals Wear Analysis of Cemented Carbide during Turning of Cast Iron Considering Economical Machining Speed

2017 ◽  
Vol 37 (1) ◽  
pp. 27-34
Author(s):  
Natalia Znojkiewicz ◽  
Dariusz Korzeniewski ◽  
Martyna Wiciak
Keyword(s):  
Cast Iron ◽  
Tool Life ◽  
Cutting Tools ◽  
Cutting Speed ◽  
Angular Speed ◽  
Cemented Carbide ◽  
Literature Analysis ◽  
Piston Rings ◽  
Wear Analysis ◽  
Machining Speed

Abstract The purpose of this paper is to find economical machining speed during turning of grooves for piston rings with various feeds. In the first part of the paper, literature analysis concerning durability of cutting tools is presented. Next, the wear of cemented carbide cutting tools during turning of cast iron is researched. The research has been done for seven cutting tools. During conducted turning trials, angular speed has been altered from n=530rev/min to n=710rev/min and feeds from f=0.007mm/rev to f=0.105mm/rev. On the basis of Taylor’s equation, which relates cutting speed to tool life, the economical cutting speed is established with the application of two various methods.

Experimental Study on Turning Nickel-Based Superalloy GH4033 with Coated Cemented Carbide Tools

2014 ◽  
Vol 800-801 ◽  
pp. 191-196
Author(s):  
Bin Zhao ◽  
Han Lian Liu ◽  
Chuan Zhen Huang ◽  
Bin Zou ◽  
Hong Tao Zhu
Keyword(s):  
Surface Roughness ◽  
Tool Life ◽  
Failure Modes ◽  
Flank Wear ◽  
Cutting Performance ◽  
Cemented Carbide ◽  
Nickel Based Superalloy ◽  
Coated Tool ◽  
Optimal Cutting Parameters ◽  
Coated Cemented Carbide

The nickel-based superalloy GH4033 is one of the difficult-to-cut materials. In order to investigate the machinability of GH4033, the tool cutting performance, tool failure modes, tool life and the relationships between surface roughness and tool flank wear were studied by using different coated cemented carbide cutting tools under dry cutting. Aiming at the amount of metal removal combining with the tool life and surface quality, the better cutting tool coating type and optimal cutting parameters were obtained through the orthogonal experiments. The results showed that the cutting performance of TiCN coated tool (GC4235) was better than that of TiAlN coated tool (JC450V). With these two kinds of tools, the machined surface roughness decreased to a minimum value and then increased with the increase of flank wear. When cutting GH4033, the main wear mechanism for both of the two types of tools included adhesive wear, diffusive wear, abrasive wear, edge wear and coating peeling.

scholarly journals Wear Resistance of (Ti,Al)N Metallic Coatings for Extremal Working Conditions

Coatings ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 157
Author(s):  
Jarosław Mikuła ◽  
Daniel Pakuła ◽  
Ludwina Żukowska ◽  
Klaudiusz Gołombek ◽  
Antonín Kříž
Keyword(s):  
Wear Resistance ◽  
Functional Properties ◽  
Tool Life ◽  
Cutting Tools ◽  
Hard Coatings ◽  
Metallographic Analysis ◽  
Process Conditions ◽  
Tool Materials ◽  
Coated Materials ◽  
Wide Range

The article includes research results for the functional properties achieved for a wide range of sintered tool materials, including sintered carbides, cermets and three types of Al2O3 oxide tool ceramics ((Al2O3 + ZrO2, Al2O3 + TiC and Al2O3 + SiC(w)) with (Ti,Al)N coating deposited in the cathodic arc evaporation (CAE-PVD) method and comparison with uncoated tool materials. For all coated samples, a uniform wear pattern on tool shank was observed during metallographic analysis. Based on the scanning electron microscope (SEM) metallographic analysis, it was found that the most common types of tribological defects identified in tested materials are: mechanical defects and abrasive wear of the tool side, crater formation on the tool face, cracks on the tool side, chipping on the cutting edge and built-up edge from chip fragments. Deposition of (Ti,Al)N coating on all tested substrates increases the wear resistance and also limits the exceeding of critical levels of permanent stresses. It even increases the tool life many times over. Such a significant increase in tool life results, among other things, from a large increase in microhardness of PVD coated materials compared to uncoated samples, increased resistance to thermal and chemical abrasion, improved chip formation and removal process conditions. Use of hard coatings applied to sintered tool materials is considered to be one of the most important achievements in improving the functional properties of cutting tools and can still be developed by improving the coating structure solutions (sorted and nanocrystalline structures) and extending the range of coating applications (Ti,Al)N in a variety of substrates.

Kantenpräparation durch Formschleifprozesse*/Cutting edge preparation by form grinding

2017 ◽  
Vol 107 (06) ◽  
pp. 453-460
Author(s):  
E. Prof. Uhlmann ◽  
J. Bruckhoff
Keyword(s):  
Tool Life ◽  
Cutting Tools ◽  
Cutting Edge ◽  
Grinding Processes ◽  
Form Grinding ◽  
Cutting Edge Preparation ◽  
Edge Preparation

Angesichts steigender Anforderungen an Zerspanwerkzeuge nimmt die Schneidkantenpräparation einen immer größer werdenden Stellenwert ein, da sich so die Standzeit von Zerspanwerkzeugen erhöhen lässt. Die bisher eingesetzten Präparationsverfahren eignen sich meist nur für einfache Verrundungen an der Schneidkante. In umfangreichen Untersuchungen wurde die Eignung von Formschleifprozessen zur Herstellung definierter Schneidkantenmikrogeometrien anhand von Arbeitsergebnissen analysiert.   Due to increasing demands on cutting tools cutting edge preparation has a high priority because it influences the tool life. Current cutting edge preparation processes can only generate simple roundings on the cutting edge. By extensive investigations the suitability of form grinding processes for the production of defined microgeometries on the cutting edge was analysed.

scholarly journals Performance of Al2O3 nanofluids in minimum quantity lubrication in hard milling of 60Si2Mn steel using cemented carbide tools

2017 ◽  
Vol 9 (7) ◽  
pp. 168781401771061 ◽  
Author(s):  
Duc Tran Minh ◽  
Long Tran The ◽  
Ngoc Tran Bao
Keyword(s):  
Surface Roughness ◽  
Tool Life ◽  
Minimum Quantity Lubrication ◽  
High Hardness ◽  
Cemented Carbide ◽  
Cutting Fluid ◽  
Hard Milling ◽  
Minimum Quantity ◽  
Coated Carbide ◽  
Lubrication Conditions

In this article, an attempt has been made to explore the potential performance of Al2O3 nanoparticle–based cutting fluid in hard milling of hardened 60Si2Mn steel (50-52 HRC) under different minimum quantity lubrication conditions. The comparison of hard milling under minimum quantity lubrication conditions is done between pure cutting fluids and nanofluids (in terms of surface roughness, cutting force, tool wear, and tool life). Hard milling under minimum quantity lubrication conditions with nanofluid Al2O3 of 0.5% volume has shown superior results. The improvement in tool life almost 177%–230% (depending on the type of nanofluid) and the reduction in surface roughness and cutting forces almost 35%–60% have been observed under minimum quantity lubrication with Al2O3 nanofluids due to better tribological behavior as well as cooling and lubricating effects. The most outstanding result is that the uncoated cemented carbide insert can be effectively used in machining high-hardness steels (>50 HRC) while maintaining long tool life and good surface integrity (Ra = 0.08–0.35 µm; Rz = 0.5–2.0 µm, equivalent to finish grinding) rather than using the costlier tools like coated carbide, ceramic, and (P)CBN. Therefore, using hard nanoparticle–reinforced cutting fluid under minimum quantity lubrication conditions in practical manufacturing becomes very promising.

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