Edge Sharpening and Surface Modification of PcBN Cutting Tool by Pulsed Laser Grinding

2012 ◽  
Vol 523-524 ◽  
pp. 131-136 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daisuke Suzuki ◽  
Fumihiro Itoigawa ◽  
Keiich Kawata ◽  
Tetsuro Suganuma ◽  
Takashi Nakamura
Keyword(s):  
Surface Modification ◽  
High Precision ◽  
Chemical Reactivity ◽  
Cutting Tools ◽  
Pulsed Laser ◽  
Tool Material ◽  
Lateral Force ◽  
Hardened Steel ◽  
Rake Face ◽  
Diamond Grinding

PcBN cutting tools have excellent characteristics such as high degree of hardness and low chemical reactivity, so they have potential to replace high precision grinding of hardened steel with high precision cutting. PcBN might be more efficient tool material if improvement in formability, and good surface modification can be achieved. In order to solve these problems, Pulsed Laser Grinding (PLG) is applied to a shape cutting edge and to finish a rake face. After processing by the PLG, shaped cutting edges were observed with a scanning electron microscope (SEM) and measured with contact- type profilometer. As a result, cutting edges processed by the PLG are similar or shaper than that by conventional diamond grinding. In addition, as a one of effects of surface modification, The Vickers microhardness of rake faces increases by about 10 present after PLG. On the other hand, according to frictional test with lateral force microscopy, the coefficient of friction of rake face decreases by half of ordinary surface. Depending on these advantages of PLG, high precision turning of hardened steel with 58HRC in hardness by use of the tool processed by PLG can demonstrate good performance rather than a commercial tool with diamond grinding finish.

Using Pulse Laser Processing to Shape Cutting Edge of PcBN Tool for High-Precision Turning of Hardened Steel

2013 ◽  
Vol 7 (3) ◽  
pp. 337-344 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daisuke Suzuki ◽  
◽  
Fumihiro Itoigawa ◽  
Keiichi Kawata ◽  
Takashi Nakamura ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
High Precision ◽  
Laser Processing ◽  
Chemical Reactivity ◽  
Cubic Boron Nitride ◽  
Cutting Tools ◽  
Surface Hardness ◽  
Hardened Steel ◽  
Cutting Edge ◽  
Precision Turning ◽  
Edge Sharpness

Polycrystalline Cubic Boron Nitride (PcBN) cutting tools have excellent characteristics, such as a high degree of hardness and low chemical reactivity, so they have the potential to replace the high precision grinding of hardened steel with high precision cutting. However, there are some problems inherent in so-called sintered materials, including low formability and unsteady wear. In order to solve these problems, pulsed laser processing is applied to shape a cutting edge. In this study, first PcBN cutting tools processed by lasers are adopted to the high-precision turning of hardened steel with 58HRC. As the result, these PcBN cutting tools provide a steady cutting state and a smoother finished surface. Second, in order to investigate these advantages of PcBN cutting tools processed by laser, individual requirements of the cutting tool are investigated: edge sharpness, surface quality including micro-defects, surface hardness, and friction coefficient. The results indicate that tools processed by laser have sharper edges and smoother, harder, and lowerfiction surfaces, compared to ground tools. Above all, the increase in surface hardness improves cutting performance because of it provides higher wear resistance.

High Precision Cutting and High Speed Interrupted Cutting of Hardened Steel With PCBN Tools

1999 ◽  
Author(s):  
Katsuhito Yoshida ◽  
Satoru Kukino ◽  
Takashi Harada ◽  
Tomohiro Fukaya ◽  
Junichi Shiraishi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
High Precision ◽  
High Speed ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Cubic Boron Nitride ◽  
Cutting Tools ◽  
Hardened Steel ◽  
Precision Machining ◽  
Polycrystalline Cubic Boron Nitride ◽  
Interrupted Cutting ◽  
Pcbn Tools

Abstract PCBN (Polycrystalline Cubic Boron Nitride) cutting tools have become very familiar in the industries for cutting hardened steel parts and the demand for PCBN tools is growing rapidly. One of the reasons for this is the trend of replacing grinding processes with cutting. Although the trend of processing is to use more cutting, there still remains grinding in many processing fields. High precision machining and high speed interrupted machining have been such fields. In this study it has been verified that a novel cutting method can be applied to high precision machining with the smoothness of Rz 0.8 μm and that a new PCBN has sufficient reliability against tool failure in high speed (< 250m/min) interrupted cutting. Thus cutting has become applicable to those machining and the trend of replacement of grinding with cutting will be enhanced. Those new technologies will be introduced in this report.

scholarly journals Additive surface texturing of cutting tools using pulsed laser implantation with hard ceramic particles

2020 ◽  
Vol 14 (5-6) ◽  
pp. 733-742
Author(s):  
S. Böhm ◽  
A. Ahsan ◽  
J. Kröger ◽  
J. Witte
Keyword(s):  
Flank Wear ◽  
Cutting Tools ◽  
Surface Texturing ◽  
Pulsed Laser ◽  
Ductile Cast Iron ◽  
Surface Structures ◽  
Rake Face ◽  
Dry Cutting ◽  
Ceramic Particles ◽  
Flank Face

AbstractIn recent years surface texturing of the cutting tools has proved to improve tribological characteristics at tool/chip and tool/workpiece interface and help to reduce cutting and feed forces as well as tool wear. Most, if not all, of the studies have focused on subtractively made textures whereby the material is removed from the surface. This study investigates the performance of additively made surface structures whereby hard ceramic particles are dispersed in the form of dome shaped textures on the surface of the cutting tools using solid state millisecond pulsed laser (pulsed laser implantation). Dry cutting tests were performed on ductile cast iron. The results show a greater reduction of process forces with implantation of flank face as compared to rake face. Both cutting and feed forces were reduced by 10% compared to the non-structured tool. In addition, the tool life increased by a factor of 3 whereas the average flank wear reduced by as much as 80% and cutting edge rounding by up to 60%.

Hardened Steel Turning by Means of Modern CBN Cutting Tools

2013 ◽  
Vol 581 ◽  
pp. 188-193 ◽  
Author(s):  
Łukasz Ślusarczyk ◽  
Grzegorz Struzikiewicz
Keyword(s):  
Cutting Tool ◽  
Cutting Tools ◽  
Tool Material ◽  
Chip Morphology ◽  
Cutting Parameters ◽  
Hardened Steel ◽  
Cutting Depth ◽  
Cutting Rate ◽  
Steel Turning ◽  
The Impact

The paper presents an analysis of the impact of cutting parameters such as cutting rate, feed rate, cutting depth and cutting tool material grade for surface roughness, the components of the total cutting force and chip morphology. We analysed the process of rolling 145Cr steel with a hardness of 55HRC with Wiper type tools with different percentage of CBN. The results and conclusions were presented.

Research of Technology of Cutting Hardened Steel in HSM

2011 ◽  
Vol 338 ◽  
pp. 701-705
Author(s):  
Xiao Jun Zhu ◽  
Wen Sheng Xia
Keyword(s):  
High Speed ◽  
Cubic Boron Nitride ◽  
Cutting Tools ◽  
Tool Material ◽  
Main Tool ◽  
Hardened Steel ◽  
Detection Methods ◽  
Tool Geometry ◽  
High Speed Milling ◽  
Coated Cemented Carbide

The key technology of the cutter that cutting hardened steel was researched by high speed milling machining method. At first ,three cutting elements of high speed milling machining was narratived, and we can obtain the principle of selection of parameters of cutting velocity, feed per tooth, longitudinal cutting depth and cutting width of axial, etc. With HSM ,we discussed the performance and selection points of tool material of coated cemented carbide, ceramic, cubic boron nitride , synthetic diamond and so on, and obtained the effect of the main tool geometry for the cutting process in HSM. The second, it analysised type and reason of damage of high speed cutting tools, and introduced three detection methods of tools. Finally, it was summarized and concluded.

scholarly journals Contact stresses on the rake face of cutting tools with PCBN in turning of hardened steel

2017 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. F 8-F 14
Author(s):  
S. A. Klimenko ◽  
◽  
S. An. Klimenko ◽  
A. S. Manokhin ◽  
Yu. A. Mel’nichuk ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cutting Tools ◽  
Hardened Steel ◽  
Contact Stresses ◽  
Rake Face

Thermodynamic, Tribological and Chemical Interdiffusion Study of Ultra-Hard Ceramic AlMgB14 in the Machining of Aerospace Alloys

Manufacturing ◽  
2003 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vikram Bedekar ◽  
Deepak G. Bhat ◽  
Stephen A. Batzer ◽  
Larry Walker ◽  
L. F. Allard
Keyword(s):  
Titanium Alloys ◽  
Cutting Tool ◽  
Wear Behavior ◽  
Chemical Reactivity ◽  
Cutting Tools ◽  
Tool Material ◽  
Work Piece ◽  
Tool Materials ◽  
Aerospace Alloys ◽  
Cutting Tool Materials

There has been a growing concern about the reactivity at the tool/work-piece interface during machining, leading to lower tool life. The problem is more severe especially in the case of aerospace alloys such as Ti-6Al-4V and stainless steels. Recently, a new ultra hard ceramic material, AlMgB14, was reported with properties that show considerable promise as a cutting tool material for machining titanium alloys [1]. This paper investigates the chemical wear behavior of AlMgB14, in the machining of aerospace alloys. The mechanical properties of AlMgB14 are compared with leading cutting tool materials (WC-Co, Al2O3SiCw-TiC and Al2O3-TiC), which are used extensively in machining titanium and ferrous alloys. Materials characterization of candidate tool materials shows that AlMgB14 exhibits superior hardness, fracture toughness and abrasive wear resistance as compared to the other cutting tool materials. We also report on a study of chemical reactivity of tool materials (AlMgB14 and WC-6%Co) in machining various alloys such as Ti-6Al-4V and Fe-18Ni-8Cr. The chemical reactivity was investigated using diffusion tests conducted in vacuum at 1000°C for 120 hrs. Transverse sections of couples were characterized using electron probe micro analysis (EPMA), to determine the extent of diffusion zones. The results show that AlMgB14 shows considerably less reactivity with titanium alloys when compared with cemented carbide cutting tools. It was also observed that the boride reacts significantly with the iron based Fe-18Ni-8Cr alloy. The paper also reports on the evaluation of the free energy of formation of AlMgB14 using the thermochemical software program FactSage™.

Surface modification of sintered magnesium oxide (MgO) with chromium oxide (Cr2O3) by pulsed laser irradiation in air and liquids

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Katia del Carmen Martínez Guzmán ◽  
Sadasivan Shaji ◽  
Tushar Kanti Das Roy ◽  
Bindu Krishnan ◽  
David Avellaneda Avellaneda ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Surface Modification ◽  
Laser Irradiation ◽  
Magnesium Oxide ◽  
Chromium Oxide ◽  
Pulsed Laser ◽  
Pulsed Laser Irradiation

scholarly journals Hardened Steels and Their Machining

Crystals ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 182
Author(s):  
Karel Osička ◽  
Josef Chladil
Keyword(s):  
Cubic Boron Nitride ◽  
Tool Material ◽  
Hardened Steel ◽  
Engineering Industry ◽  
Technical Equipment ◽  
Correct Operation ◽  
Assembly Unit ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Bearing Rings

This article discusses the issue of hardened steel machining. Many components in the engineering industry use hardening as the final heat treatment. These components usually occupy a significant position in a given assembly unit. They guarantee the correct operation of the entire technical equipment in total cooperation with other components. The quality of these components depends on the integrity of their surface. The production of these parts is usually carried out by traditional technological procedures. Clearly, an example of such a technology is grinding. However, this article discusses the application of other finishing technologies using a tool material made of cubic boron nitride (CBN). The technology used is finishing turning with subsequent tumbling technology. The subject of the evaluation is the integrity of the surface. In this part of the experiments, there are mainly individual parameters of surface roughness. Compared components are bearing rings, in this case the inner surface of the housing ring.

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